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(Photo taken by Amanda Hayes - Bempton
Cliffs, June 2010)
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Born
into the world - Cornwall, United Kingdom.
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Learning - I left School and studied Land Use until 1986. By 1988 I had
completed a full time course in Conservation Management. In recent years I
studied surveying and in 1997 gained an RICS accredited Diploma in Building
Surveying.
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Travels - I had a phone call in 1997 asking me if I wanted to build a
casino in The Bahamas. Five days later the plane touched down on New
Providence. I spent the following two years on Paradise Island, just off
down-town Nassau, learning how international project management teams do
it (A great experience, but not for me now).
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Voluntary conservation work - 1986 saw me spend a great summer at
Radipole Lake RSPB Bird Reserve in Weymouth..my regular outings on the beach
dressed as a Rook to promote the RSPB went down rather too well (dogs liked the taste of my legs and children enjoyed tripping me up
and generally giving abuse). 1987 - spring & early summer was spent at Kilcoole, South Ireland as a warden on a Little Tern breeding colony.
Other hands-on bird conservation work include time at Arne Heath,
Dorset for the RSPB, with many hours spent pulling invasive tree species
from the heath.
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Voluntary surveying & architectural work for conservation bodies - Since
training formally as a surveyor I have given non paid professional time to
the RSPB (carrying out building conditional surveys on their built stock) -
this included prestigious buildings like the wc block at Titchwell RSPB
Reserve in Norfolk!!. I have also helped the National Trust by carrying
out measured surveys and alteration works to historic properties in Cornwall.
Most recently, I was involved with architectural work for The Wildlife Trust
in Northants/Peterborough.
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Conservation - Enthusiastic about it?...DEFINITELY, however there is a serious side to my
character. Conservation is important to me.
I pass on my work to conservation bodies, but ask
for a £10.00 cheque (per image used) , made out to 'The Wildlife
Trust for Northamptonshire' to be given in return. If no paid
designers or printers are involved, I will give certain
images free of charge.
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Bird
photography - I am as keen as you're likely find anywhere and always try
to promote amateur bird photography & photographers where ever I go. I thoroughly recommend bird photography, it has had the added bonus of
gifting me with many new friends throughout the country. Most I have never
physically met, but I will, & it will be good when I do!
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Motivation - To be the best
flight & action bird photographer I can, not just in terms of images gained
but also by having a good attitude and outlook, the latter two being most
important to me.
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Inspiration - Without doubt
Markus Varesvuo. He's a Pro. bird photographer who has produced some of the best flight & action bird
photography I have ever seen.
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Gear - Nikon.
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Partner - I share my life
with Amanda Hayes, another keen amateur bird photographer based in Suffolk.
If you do see us out and about please
stop and say hello, if you're prepared to talk all things bird photography for
20 minutes that is!!
Richard
2010.
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