{"id":585,"date":"2010-06-19T11:02:47","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T11:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=585"},"modified":"2011-06-09T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T09:15:44","slug":"landscape-photography-and-birdwatching-on-the-northumberland-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/birdwatching\/landscape-photography-and-birdwatching-on-the-northumberland-coast","title":{"rendered":"Landscape photography and birdwatching on the Northumberland coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has been one of our busiest weeks since we started NEWT, and I&#8217;ve only just got around to finding the time to sit in our office and blog about the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday saw Mike, one of our returning clients, coming for\u00a0his\u00a0second\u00a0day out with NEWT, including\u00a0some photography tuition in the Northumberland Coast AONB and a birdwatching trip across to the Farne Islands.<\/p>\n<p>After a session on exposure theory, covering topics such as exposure values, ND filters and average metering (the bane of photographers everywhere) and a bit of practice with slow shutter speeds to creatively blur the rising tide it was time to head across to Inner Farne.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how many times I visit the Farne Islands, I&#8217;m always awestruck by just how good the experience is;\u00a0 <strong><em>Grey Seals<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Common, Sandwich <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Arctic Terns<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>Eiders, Kittiwakes, Fulmars, Guillemots, Puffins <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>Razorbills<\/em><\/strong> all offer excellent photo opportunities so plenty of memory cards are a must.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-586\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2155web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-586\" title=\"Common Guillemot [Uria aalge], Staple Island, Northumberland 15\/06\/2010 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2155web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2155web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2155web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common Guillemots (including a &#39;bridled&#39; Guillemot) after a successful fishing trip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2187web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-587\" title=\"Razorbill [Alca torda], Inner Farne, Northumberland, 15\/06\/2010 (c)Martin Kitching\/Northern Experience Images\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2187web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2187web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC2187web-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Razorbills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been one of our busiest weeks since we started NEWT, and I&#8217;ve only just got around to finding the time to sit in our office and blog about the last few days. 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