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WATCH THE bIRDIE
PhoTo oF The MonTh
Every week readers’ pictures taken in and around Lewes are published on our web magazine at vivalewes.com,
and also on our facebook page, and from these we choose the image to grace this monthly slot. This month’s
picture – bang on our ‘sky’ theme’, is of a wheatear, resting on a fencepost near Rise Farm (during its long
journey from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Arctic), taken by Russell Tuppen.
Russell spends much of his spare time in the countryside, and takes his Olympus DSLR E510 wherever he
goes, snapping wildlife, landscapes and flora close-ups. “I took this shot using the telephoto lens, on an aperture
setting,” he says, “which gives it that shallow depth of field. I know fairly well how wildlife behaves, and I
knew that this bird wasn’t bothered about me being fifteen or so yards away, so I took my time about it. As soon
as I pressed the shutter, I knew that I had a nice image.”
“Lewes is a countryside town,” he says, “and it’s great how quickly you can get away from the urban area and
see all sorts of wildlife, like yellowhammers, fieldfares, various owls, larks, waders, dippers and differing birds
of prey.” We’re looking forward to seeing some more of his shots in our web magazine. Meanwhile, you can
check them out at rmtphotography.co.uk.
Send your pictures to alex@vivalewes.com. Our favourite wins the photographer £20. Unless otherwise arranged
we reserve the right to use all pictures received in future Viva Magazines Ltd publications.
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