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Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

Protection from the elements

Wildlife photography hides are not just to keep you hidden from your subjects, they also give you and your equipment protection from the elements. Wildlife photography hides give you and your equipment much lots of protection from, wind, rain, snow while allowing you to get closer to your subjects. Our hides do not come with a base to allow you to move freely inside and even lift the hide while inside if not pegged down. You can peg down and use guide ropes to secure the hides when in bad weather conditions. Our hides give you more than enough room to keep your equipment dry and protected, you can use the hide as a base if you want to keep some equipment in.

Hides For WIld Birds Photography

When photographing timid birds, it's best to photograph them out of a hide or something like that. First it's better for the birds, and second the birds will come much closer to you - the result is, that your shots get sharper and more brilliant. By the way, the best possibility in bird-photography to get shots of timid birds is to shoot them out of a hide or a camouflage tent. Of course it's a little bit awkward to carry a tent on your photo tours, but in most times the results will compensate for the more of weight to carry.

Species vary greatly in their tolerance of hides and the comings and goings of a photographer. Some species are notoriously vulnerable to desertion and should be left well alone. Use of a hide allows you to get close to animals but remember that there is a limit in how close you can get and that every single animal has his/her own tolerance zone.

Hides for your wild bird feeders

A good hide can also make sense at your feeder place. If you're hidden, the birds will behave more natural and of course they will stay longer at your feeder and don't fly off at every move you make.

Our wildlife photography hides appeal to not just the expert wildlife photograpaher but to ameature photographers also. Using our hides gives the ameature photographer time to practise in the garden with the subjects and the feeders regardless of the weather giving them all year round wildlife photography

Hides for your general wildlife

Wildlife photography hides can be used for all sorts of wildlife not just birds. Our hides are portable allowing you to change location very easily. We have had photographers buying our hides to take photos of large wildlife like deers, pine martins etc.

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Old 30-06-2008, 04:43 PM
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Re: Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

Thought i would add my thoughts to this. I bought a two man one so i could spend time with my father as we are both keen birdwatchers. We have only used it in the garden so far but it was great just to sit and relax and spend some time with the old yin.
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Old 01-07-2008, 01:04 PM
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Re: Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

Looking above reading the post i could also agree.
i recently purchased a one man hunting hide,i have to say it has been probaly the most peaceful time in the outdoor pursuit.
Never before have i been able to get up , close and personal with some of amazing animals i did that day.
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Re: Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

They do look interesting has anyone used these out of their garden?
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Re: Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

To escape the nagging wife :?: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thats a good enough reason for me to look at one.
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Old 21-07-2008, 04:24 PM
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Re: Why Use A WIldlife Photography Hide?

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To escape the nagging wife :?: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thats a good enough reason for me to look at one.
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