Wildlife and Photography

M & J Bloomfield
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If you’d like to learn a little more about the natural world and how to take better pictures? This is the podcast for you. These podcasts are about inspiring a passion for wildlife. Explaining taking incredible pictures isn’t that difficult. We’re Mark and Jacky Bloomfield, and we take photos of the natural world for a living. We want to help people understand, enjoy and learn about the things we are passionate about, wildlife and photography.

  1. 02/23/2023

    20 - Keep it local

    In our line of work, we have ventured over a lot of the United Kingdom and parts of Africa. We really enjoy going and experiencing new places and wildlife to photograph. The thing about new places is they can be more than a little bit frightening. You don’t know what you have let yourself in for. Is all the time and money you’ve spent going to be worth it?Of course most of the time going somewhere new is worth the effort, but it is impossible to keep going to new places. So we have a fall bac...

  2. 01/09/2023

    19 - A year through our kitchen windows

    Episode 19 “A year through our kitchen window” What an odd subject for a podcast you may think. But we will take you through our kitchen windows and into the woods beyond, which are full of wildlife. The wildlife we are privileged to be able to watch day to day. To witness, dramas life and death struggles, going on just outside our kitchen windows. This episode contains a full year of extracts from our wildlife diary where we record the comings and goings in our garden.There has been a wee bi...

  3. 05/27/2022

    18 - Our kit recommendations for macro photography

    Have you ever stopped and wondered how close-ups of flowers, butterflies, etc., are taken? These pictures are the ones we repeatedly take regularly.Over many years we have tested many bits of equipment. Some have been a help; others have ended up in a box somewhere. In this episode, we will tell you what we carry with us. Why we do it and how we use it. Learn from our successes and failures. You’re going to be surprised by some of the equipment we use. But over the years, we have re...

  4. 04/29/2022

    17 - Trees, myths, legends and the science - Part Two

    Episode 17 part 2 of the wildlife and photography podcast “Trees, myths legends and the science”. We continue where Episode 16 left off with another five tree species, facts, and recent scientific findings, about how woodlands and the trees in them work together. Trees and the products we make from them have been part of our world and homes, for tens of thousands of years. We understand how important wood is when we look for furniture to make life comfortable. We burn wood to keep us warm in the cold or cook our food on. But we don’t really have a deep understanding of how a tree and woodland work. We have lived side by side for 3 mega-annum, but it is perhaps only in the last 100 years that we have begun to understand, just what a complex organism a tree is. Chapter timings Hazel                                     09:10 Horse Chestnut              16:30 Oak                                        22:48 Rowan                                  29:31 Scots Pine                          35:14   Organisations Trees for life - https://treesforlife.org.uk/ Woodland Trust - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/ American Forests - https://www.americanforests.org/ The World Wildlife Fund - https://www.wwf.org.uk/ Wildlife Conservation Society - https://www.wcs.org/   Social media  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MarkandJackyBloomfield/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandjbloomfield Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandjbloomfield/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/m&j-bloomfield/ Buzzsprout - https://wildlifeandphotography.buzzsprout.com/1491085   Donation We have a dear friend who's husband passed away. In his memory, a grove of trees is being planted here in the highlands. If you would like to help with the planting of new trees you can make a donation here - https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/g5891/

  5. 04/04/2022

    16 - Trees, myths, legends and the science

    Episode 16 – of the Wildlife and Photography podcast is all about Trees, myths, legends, and the science that surrounds trees. Trees have been part of our culture and providing us with material goods for tens of thousands of years. Over that time we and our ancestors have revered, and worshiped trees. We have come to rely on the tree to provide warmth comfort and protection from the world.Most of us, however, know very little about the woodlands we love to visit, and even less about the trees...

  6. 02/25/2022

    15 - Beautiful weather for photography

    If you are taking pictures outdoors then this podcast is for you. The weather is an important consideration to the type of picture you are going to get, and it can even determine where you can go.The weather forecasts we had access to were so vague, we found that we were wasting time, by going to places, only to find the weather was not as predicted. Weather is so important to us, we decided that we had to do something to try and increase our odds of getting a get picture. We decided meteorol...

  7. 01/29/2022

    14 - Meadows

    Meadows are the subject of episode 14. Not just that bit of green, that flashes by as we look out of the car window. The subject is a vast one; in this podcast, we take an overview of the different types of meadows. These open areas of our countryside may look empty but, on land and sea, they are full of life and diversity. We consider how important they are, and what it could mean if we lose this valuable habitat. Join us as we take a wander through the fascinating world. Do reach out on social media if you have any questions. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MarkandJackyBloomfield/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandjbloomfield Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandjbloomfield/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/m&j-bloomfield/ Buzzsprout - https://wildlifeandphotography.buzzsprout.com/1491085

  8. 11/03/2021

    13 - Finding wildlife to photograph

    This episode, number 13 is about where to find wildlife and take pictures of it. For us, as wildlife and nature photographers we need to be able to find subjects to photograph. What may seem a simple task is in fact quite complicated and can be a challenge to people starting out in wildlife photography. The episode was inspired by one of our listeners who asked “How do you go about finding your subjects to photograph?” It was such a good question that we decided to do a complete episode trying to explain how we go about it. There are loads of hints and tips for you to try for yourself. And we will explain the different methods we have tried and our preferred way of working. This episode should give you lots of ideas on how to find subjects to photograph and along the way will give you an insight into how we get our images. Images that we like to think are just a little bit different from the norm. You will also get a greater understanding of why we do what we do.   You can find out more about us and our work on social media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MarkandJackyBloomfield/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/mandjbloomfield Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mandjbloomfield/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/m&j-bloomfield/ Buzzsprout - https://wildlifeandphotography.buzzsprout.com/1491085

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3.7
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About

If you’d like to learn a little more about the natural world and how to take better pictures? This is the podcast for you. These podcasts are about inspiring a passion for wildlife. Explaining taking incredible pictures isn’t that difficult. We’re Mark and Jacky Bloomfield, and we take photos of the natural world for a living. We want to help people understand, enjoy and learn about the things we are passionate about, wildlife and photography.

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  • Creator
    M & J Bloomfield
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Wildlife and Photography
  • Show Website
    Wildlife and Photography

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