Special Recomendations
If you are thinking of a Safari in Kenya then go with one of the best. Their expertise will get you up close to the animals of the Masai Mara.
http://www.freemansafaris.com/Local to us we use these printers for all our print requirements. They print our greeting cards and the company has a policy of protecting our environment sourcing all the paper it uses from FSC sources.
http://www.michaelburbridge.com/
Accessories
The best tripods in the world, look out for the carbon models easy to carry and built to last. We generally use two carbon fibre models the Explorer and a 1439.
http://www.gitzo.com/Kata video and photographic bags. We have tried others but sofar these are the most comfortable and easy to carry.
http://www.kata-bags.com/Tripod heads, plates and many other accessories. When Wimberley don’t make it then Kirk will. We use camera plates tripod collars. You name it we use it.
http://www.kirkphoto.com/Lens covers, treat your lens to a coat that won't frighten the horses or other wildlife for that matter. All our long lenes have a Lens coat to protect them from bumps and scratches the len hoods are an effective way to protect your glass in hostile enviroments.
http://www.lenscoat.com/These are the best cases in the world. Dust water snow and bad driving nothing is going to get to your cameras and gear if you store it in a Peli case. We use 1610 as carry ons when we are travelling by air.
http://www.peli.com/If you own an DSLR then you need this company. The only safe way to clean dust from the sensor. We use a range of Visible Dust products in a effort to keep our cameras as clean as possible.
http://www.visibledust.com/A USA company that design and manufacture tripod heads and quick release clamps and plates. We use the sidekick on our ball head to mount lenses up to 500mm on. We also have a collection of brackets lens plates etc all from Wimberley. The must have accessory for flower photographers the Wimberley plamp.
http://www.tripodhead.com/We use the Eye One profile hardware and software and the ColorChecker Passport. See our blog for how we use the ColorChecker passport and Adobe Lightroom.
http://www.X-Rite.com/
Cameras
Cameras, lenses and accessories. We own a lot of Canon camera bodies and lens they are one of the best systems for wildlife photography on the market today.
http://www.canon.co.uk/
Clothing
Stockists of the famous Swanndri shirts, some of the best outdoor clothing you can buy. We both use the Swanndri Ranger shirts.
http://www.bushwear.co.uk/Makes of the Paramo directional clothing system. We both use trousers shirts and underware from Paramo. The clothing keeps you comfortable all day long.
http://www.paramo.co.uk/
Computer
Everything for your computer. External hard drives and Seagate internal drives are purchased from Dabs.
http://www.dabs.com/High photographic quality printers from A5 to A0. We use two of their printers for printing all our fine art and framed prints.
http://www.Epson.com/
Photographic Resources
Nature photographer network NPN is a USA based organisation, its Nature Photographers Online Magazine is one of the best on the web. If you have a question that need answering the Forums will supply the answer. You can also get your photographs critiqued in the galleries.
http://www.naturephotographers.net/NatureScapes is a monthly nature photography online magazine with online forums, discussion and image critique and nature portfolios.
http://www.naturescapes.net/
Wildlife
Berksbirds.co.uk is a free to use web site that reports sightings in Berkshire. Because we live in the county it is always helpful to know what’s been around.
http://www.berksbirds.co.uk/The Turst aims to act as a focal point for the gathering of all types of information about hares and to convey that information to members through a quarterly newsletter, plus updates posted on this website.
http://www.hare-preservation-trust.co.uk/The RSPB maintains so many essential habitats for birds and wildlife in this country. There is hardly a month goes by when we don’t visited one of its reserves. Join up today and help support British wildlife.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/The British Deer Society is a charity promoting deer conservation. If like us you are interested in deer behaviour and their morphology then the society is the resource you need.
http://www.bds.org.uk/The Wildlife Trusts partnership is the UK's leading conservation charity. Berkshire Buckinghamshire and Oxford Wildlife Trust is our local, known to everyone as BBOWT. The Wildlife Trusts operate in many counties and by joining your local trust you will help wildlife in your area.
http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. WWT preserves and protects our wetland habitats. The London Wetlands centre built on reclaimed reservoirs is a wildlife haven in a big city. You can sit and watch birds only a few miles from the city centre.
http://www.wwt.org.uk/
