I am delighted that visiting red squirrels often make for cute subjects to photograph. Additionally, many woodlands birds visit the hide feeders, including various tit species, nuthatches, woodpeckers, treecreepers, the occasional jay, and many more!

The birds and the squirrels are great to get to grips with the focus system and what to do when the subject detection isn’t up for the task.

There will also be plenty of opportunities to practice Pro Capture to attempt for birds in flight. If you arrive in spring time I also tend to seek out natural bird nesting habitats to capture some spectacular flight images as the birds busily fly to and from the nesting holes to feed their young.

Depending on the time of year we can also focus on other wildlife species while going through the settings of the camera. During the summer months this could include seabirds at a nearby colony. In winter the lochs near me often have waterfowl like goldeneye, tufted ducks, merganser, swans and geese which we can photograph from hides.

I find that one of the tricky things for beginners to come to grips with is getting a good exposure. With the OM System cameras it’s actually quite easy to get a good exposure every time as long as you set it up right and make use of the technology in the cameras.