Photographing Scotland's Mountain Hares - The Adventure

[@russrichards]

WOW! Not only did you get the shot, but you knocked it right out of the boundary Ash. Fantastic capture and a hard earned one! Your greatest asset is the respect you have for your subjects & their environment they are in, and it is showing in your results. It has been an absolute pleasure to follow you on your journey into wildlife photography through this channel my friend. Thank you for taking us all along with you! 💯👏👏👍

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Cheers Russ, that means a lot and thanks for the comment, yeh it has been an experience that's for sure, with a lot to learn and still plenty more to learn also, but I am enjoying the whole experience and sharing my days out with you all. 👍

[@deniscameron3792]

Superb. Thank you for sharing.

[@andywilson3381]

Lovely video, and a great experience 👍

[@jonsinky911]

Great video and that last image is one to cherish. I was up on the 12th of March for my first ever attempt to get the mountain hares, unfortunately not a great deal of snow but plenty of obliging hares and to my surprise a SEO hankered down amongst the heather. Beautiful valley to walk, and i will return next year.

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Hi John many thanks for your comment, yes there's not been a lot of snow up there really this year very sparse, yes there are a couple of hares in that Valley that are quite tame, and allow you to get quite close. I did hear that the was an SEO cited in the valley but I did not see it when I was there. Hope you managed to get some great photos , all the best. 👍

[@keithhumphrey7529]

Great video and amazing images you have captured. Very much enjoyed and plan to go next winter.

[@AndrewStewart-j8k]

Brilliant video, that final image is a calander shot/or greeting card shot well done

[@Trish12303]

You are brave to leave your camera bag. Sadly, here in the U.S., it probably wouldn’t be there when you got back. Beautiful video and excellent images. Thanks for sharing!!

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Hi Trish yeah i did think about that, but then there are not a lot of people around, and I am sure i could catch up with a thief carrying my heavy bag lol. 😜👍

[@Trish12303]

@@WildlifePhotographerUK Those bags do get pretty heavy!! 😂

[@danwillis_photography]

Thanks for the shoutout mate, hope we cross paths again in the future 👍🏻

[@CliveWooton]

looks like find horn valley good luck today ....

[@fraross6212]

Brilliant wee video. The shots of the hare preening are amazing and your attitude to not disturbing the hare is exemplary. Thanks for sharing.

[@stephencooper8565]

Lovely video Ashley

[@MickHoward]

Really enjoyed it.

[@mywildlifeimages]

Great to meet you up there Ashley. Cracking images you captured there 👍

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Cheers, Buddy likewise. hope your workshops went well, not much snow about at the moment hey. 😏👍

[@shauncraffey3580]

Well done very enjoyable nice to see you and Dan I enjoy you two on this 👍

[@jamesbarnes3063]

Thanks for the PS. tips

[@grotemichael]

Top video - excellent quality, superbly edited and wonderfully narrated. Thank you!

[@leehanley71]

Top video Ashley, just stunning scenery and surroundings. Great footage and stills, the way you expanded the portrait of the Hare was class Mate 📸📸

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Cheers Lee, yeh another great trip and well rewarded with some great images, yeh amazing that photoshop fill 😀👍

[@leehanley71]

@@WildlifePhotographerUK Superb feature

[@SharonDale-s4u]

Stunning.

[@joanhuggett5164]

The 'snow burrow' image topped off a most fantastic film. Beautifully filmed from start to finish. It captured the adventure, wild as it was in the beginning, and took us on an experience to want to relive over and over. BTW that 'generative fill' example was truly amazing, especially as the portrait was on a slope and the landscape was flat. Beautifully done, Ashley.

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

HI Joan and Family hope you are all well, many thanks for the comment, yeh a fantastic few days in the mountains, photographing the hares, see you on the next one. take care.

[@joncothranphotography9375]

Great video! I enjoy Dan Willis as well! Too bad Pops wasn't with him. Great to see the hares! Thanks for bringing us along!

[@davespriggs6170]

Great video Ashley, the things we do to photograph wildlife..

[@davehulme3106]

Well done.Great shots and video.

[@trevorburton4429]

Really enjoyed the video and your images, especially the video of the hare cleaning. Before going ahead with the car key safe, I’d strongly recommend you check if it makes it vulnerable to theft. I only need to have the keys in my pocket and I can open doors and start the engine. Looking forward to Dans video experience there too.

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Hi Trevor many thanks for the comments, glad you enjoyed the video, yeh good point about the car key being close to the car, but I suppose if it is a Faraday Pouch it should be ok, I think. 👍😜

[@stefangoldensteinwildlife9929]

Hey. Fantastic Video. The landscape looks so awesome. The conditions were not easy but you managed to film the hares perfectly. Well done. Greets Stefan

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Cheers @stefangoldensteinwildlife9929, yeh such a great trip, many thanks for the comment 👍

[@gordonroach6205]

Great film, we bumped into each other and you pointed out the hare by the rock. 👍

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

HI Gordon, yeh I remember hope you got some great shots with your clients, turned out to be a great day. 👍

[@alantwinney8829]

Fantastic Video and Photos Ashley, well worth the harsh conditions to get those shots 👌

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

cheers buddy 👍

[@clivemear4481]

Your videos are getting better and better... keep going, and well done. Great you caught Dan... though meeting other photographers on location is a double edged sword for wildlife photographers... disturbs the wildlife sometimes... hope it didn't for you! lol

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Cheers Clive thanks for the comment, no if there are other photographers around I generally just move off, and go elsewhere, prefer being alone photographing most of the time, but on this occasion it was fine, I was just looking for additional images nothing special on this occasion. 😀👍

[@peterosborne9802]

Another great video that snow and wind, I felt bloody cold just watching this. Can I ask do you have some ex special forces hardarse background cause we often see you out and about in these videos, and I can't help wandering 😅

[@WildlifePhotographerUK]

Hah lol cheers for the comment @peterosborne9802, not really, tried to get in but they would not have me lol 😂 , so i went climbing instead, I have been rock climbing and ice climbing around the world and climbed a few big mountains the biggest being Aconcagua in Argentina 6,961m, etc, I think it is just nice to get out into the wild to photograph and find the wildlife, along with having mini adventures along the way. 👍😂

[@rasa7338]

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