Wildlife Photography with the Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS

Lockdowns had me crave nature more than ever.

As a consequence I have found myself capturing so much of it as opposed to urban photography which I’ve been practising successfully for over a decade and most know me for.

You may have read my recent article on my love for handheld macro photography with the Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro G OSS in my secluded Dorset garden where I produce pretty cool images with no fancy set-up other than my camera.

But as much as I freaking love super close-up photography, in today’s article/review I will focus on:

Wildlife Photography with the Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS

The Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS is a telephoto lens for E-Mount cameras such as the one I am using, namely the full frame mirrorless Sony A7RII.

I am not going to go technical on you all, instead I will show you what I capture with this lens and for once let the images do the talking. There are enough websites out there which will give you all the specs you need, but very few will work really hard to bring you enticing images.

I’m here for that!

I may be an urban photographer but my deep love for nature never stops growing and I hope these images will convey that:

A Great Tit Diving into the Great Unknown

A Great Tit Diving into the Great Unknown

A rat challenging stereotypes and acting rather cute

A rat challenging stereotypes and acting rather cute

A Green Woodpecker looking for food among the grass

A Green Woodpecker looking for food among the grass

A gorgeous Gold Finch caught mid-meal

A gorgeous Gold Finch caught mid-meal

A Red Legged Partridge

A Red Legged Partridge

A Female Song Thrush picks bits to build her nest.

A Female Song Thrush picks bits to build her nest.

A Buzzard looking for food in the freshly cut meadow grass

A Buzzard looking for food in the freshly cut meadow grass

A slightly disheveled-looking Robin fledgling observes me

A slightly disheveled-looking Robin fledgling observes me

Now… I never pretend to be what I am not and in terms of wildlife photography I know there are tons of better “true” wildlife photographers.

But as I said, I love nature and for those of you eternal dis-satisfied not impressed with these images

Here’s the twist:

I live secluded these days, away from London, the concrete jungle I once called home.

ALL of these shots were captured from INSIDE my home looking out to the garden over the course of last year. That’s right, inside.

On that note, I recommend you all take-up wildlife photography, to learn about wildlife and to show the beauty of the natural world to some who may not have easy access to it.

Until next time.

Nico