Photography

Bird Photography
(Both individuals and groups can subscribe for this event)

Each year we dedicate at least one week to the fastest growing hobby in the world: photography and videography. Very few visitors do not bring a camera nowadays. Some make pretty nice pictures with a small compact, others have purchased a high-end DSLR camera. All of us enjoy making pictures, but it is not an easy thing to do. Color, light, composition, to get them all right can be a difficult task. You might want to improve your skills or just share your passion for photography with others. Then join the photography weeks. Videographers are very welcome too. We have weeks for bird photographers and for those with a more general interest. If you are interested just drop us an e-mail.

Also in 2012 Farm Lator organises a photography tour in co-operation with wildlifeimages.nl. This tour, which is focussed on birds and macro photography, will be from 3 – 10 June 2012. The tourleaders are Rob de Jong and Marco de Paauw.
Rob de Jong is a biologist and running Farm Lator and therefore knows where to find the organisms. Marco de Paauw is a professional photographer with a growing fame, part of it owing to his almost impossible wide angle images of birds, reptiles and mammals: wildlifeimages.nl. His enthousiasm and skills guarentee a productive week. If appreciated, Marco will give instructions and advises regarding technical and esthetical values of your artwork.

Bee-eater in late afternoon light

Target subjects: Red-footed Falcon, Bee-eater, Pygmy Cormoran, Ferruginous Duck, Whiskered Tern, Roller, Middle-spotted Woodpecker, Hawfinch, Collared Flycatcher and raptors. June is a very good period for macro photography too. If appreciated, we will go to locations with Scarce Fritillary, Clouded Apollo, Poplar Admiral and many other interesting animals. For bird photography we rely on our own hides and those of a Hungarian colleague.

Dutch participants should book at: wildlifeimages.nl. English photographers should book at us.

mating Red-footed Falcons

Hides
Farm Lator manages several bird hides:

. in the orchard (Hawfinch, Great and Middle and Lesser spotted Woodpecker, Collared Flycatcher, Serin, Coaltit and other tits and finches)
. a drinking place with the orchard birds drinking or bathing
. in a bee-eater quarry (Bee-eater, Corn Bunting, Red-backed Shrike, Barred Warbler etc.)
. a raptor hide

In addition, we co-operate with a Hungarian agent with an extensive network of hides, so that next to the birds at our own facilities we have a broader spectrum to choose from. The most frequented hides are:

. Red-footed Falcon tower hide (Red-footed Falcon, Rook, Jackdaw, Lesser Grey Shrike, Kestrel etc.)

. Pygmy Cormoran reedbed hide (Pygmee Cormoran, Ferruginous Duck, White Egret, White -winged Black Tern, Whiskered Tern, ducks, grebes)

. Roller hide (Roller, sometimes Golden Oriole)

Both the hides from our colleague and our own hides, outside the workshop periods, are for rent through Farm Lator. When the hides are booked in combination with our accommodation, an interesting discount is possible. Both individuals and groups are welcome to book any of the hides. For more details, please write us an E-mail: farmlator@hotmail.com

Large Copper

Macro photography
Though birds are favorite among most nature photographers, insects, especially butterflies, have a growing popularity. In the coming year we will develop a tour/workshop for macro-photographers. Rob will guide you to locations with much sought after targets for macrophotography, such as Poplar Adimral, Scarce Fritillary, Woodland Brown, Lesser Purple and Purple Emperor, but also Stag Beetle, Rosalia alpina, Green lizard, Aesculapian snake, Red-bellied Toed etc. Keep checking this page for future developments. Check the photography website from Rob de Jong to get inspired: http://www.naturalabstractions.eu/

a nice wide angle of Fire Salamander

Farm Lator

Photography

Wildlife Holidays