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Fancy yourself as a bit of a wildlife photographer? There’sloadsofamazinganimalsandplantsyoucantakepicturesof,rightinyourbackgarden!GregArmfield,afilmandphotographyexpertatWWF-UKshowsyouhow.

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Greg has over 12 years experience in photography. He really knows his stuff – he has a real ‘eye’ for a great picture, as it’s his job to choose amazing images and to create videos that show the work that WWF does. His job has taken him all over the world, up the Himalayas, and into the Amazon jungle to direct photo shoots.

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Tip 1 It’s all in the timingThebestlightforgardenphotosisintheearlymorningandlateafternoon,onsunnydays.Thelight is too bright in the middle of a sunny day and willmakecoloursfaded.Ifyouwanttotakephotosinthemiddleoftheday,it’sbestifit’scloudy.

Tip 2 Plan your perfect shotIfyou’rearetakingapicture of a plant or ananimalclose-up,check that there are no distracting things like plant labels, or broken petals, creeping into the picture, particularly inthebackground.Itmight mean you have togiveaflowerbedaspring clean to get the pictureyouwant.

Tip 3 Clever compositionTheworldisfullofthingsthatmakeperfectnaturalpictureframes,liketrees,archwaysandholes.Byplacingtheseround the outside of your image, your eye is naturally drawntoyoursubject.Ifyouframeyourpictureinanunusual way, it can make your image really interesting and unusual!Tryitout.

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Tip 7 Be patientIfyouwanttotakepicturesofanimals,youwillhavetobepatient.Youmighthave to wait a long time before garden birds, squirrels and other animals appear, and when they do, you have to be careful not to scare them away with any sudden movements!Isometimeshavetowaitfordays for an animal to show up, and even thenImightnotgettherightshot.

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Tip 4 Try some different anglesGet down low by lying on the ground on your tummy, or climb a tree to get up high (alwaysbecarefulthough).Itwillgiveyouareallydifferentkindofphoto.

Tip 5 ExperimentDigital cameras mean that you can take lots and lots of photos and only print the ones youwant.Thismeans you can experimentwithoutworryingaboutit.Youneverknowifan idea will work unlessyoutryit.

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Follow your emotionsDoyoufindthatrose very beautiful? Do you think that squirrel is really cute?Thentakeapictureofit.Themore beautiful or interestingyoufindsomething, the better the picture youwilltake.

Why not enter your snaps into our Go Wild photographycompetition?Simplysendyourphoto to us at: Go Wild, Panda House, Weyside Park, Godalming, SurreyGU71XR*.Professionalwildlifephotographer,RogerHooper,isjudgingthecompetitionandwehavesomegreatprizestogiveaway.Thecompetitionclosesonthe31stJuly2012.

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