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Andy spent five weeks watching the mountain hares near Tomatin in the Scottish Highlands, waiting patiently for any movement – a stretch, a yawn or a shake – which typically came every 30 to 45 minutes.
As he watched, frozen and prostrate, with 50 to 60 mph winds surging relentlessly around him, the cold started to distract and his fingers clasping the icy metal camera body and lens began to burn. Then relief came as this little female moved her body into a perfect spherical shape. A movement of sheer joy. Andy craves such moments: the isolation, the physical challenge and, most importantly, time with nature.
Behind the lens
Andrew Parkinson
UK
Andrew is a Nikon Ambassador, a National Geographic photographer and previous Wildlife Photographer of the Year jury member. His passion is the wildlife that he finds close to his Derbyshire home in the UK but he also spends extended periods every year leading photographic safaris all over the world. His desire to share his knowledge and photographic experience led him to create photo tutorials on his YouTube channel.
Image details
- Canon EOS-1DX Mark II
- 200–400mm f4 lens
- 1/1250 sec at f5.6, ISO 800
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