I had been camping in a remote valley on the Arctic island of Svalbard for several weeks. As the season warmed and the flowers started to bloom, I noticed a young Arctic fox becoming more and more inquisitive. One day as I sat eating my lunch he curiously approached me. I grabbed my camera, which had a 300mm lens attached but by now he was too close to frame up. As I slowly moved back I took this shot before he dived for my lunch and ran off with a cheese sandwich. #Svalbard #Arctic #Fox #Curious #Wildlife #Nature #BBC #EarthOnLocation #Tundra
Using an infrared light I had been searching for leopards at night in Yala national park, Sri Lanka. We were having little luck when I noticed this eagle owl in a tree. I pointed the IR light at the bird, positioned my IR converted 5D mark II, and waited. Oblivious to my presence it fluffed its feathers, appearing to flash a glimpse of its feathery stockings, before taking flight into the night. #BBC #EarthOnLocation #SriLanka #Owl #Bird #Nocturnal #Comedy #Animal #Wildlife #Infrared #IR #Yala
We intrepidly stepped forwards – to say that the heat hit us like a wall, would be an understatement. My glasses steamed up and their metal frames started to burn my skin - I had to leave them at the entrance. A slightly fuzzy view did not perturb my sense of awe. I was dumbstruck. A torrent of sweat streamed from my head, my energy was being sucked away, and my breathing became heavy. The view was enthralling, my eyes led me forwards but my body wanted to retreat. I was dwarfed by a forest of giant gypsum crystals, some up to 12 metres long - the largest crystals ever discovered, some estimated to weigh as much as 55 tonnes. It was something that had to be seen to be believed and I was doing just that... #BBC #EarthOnLocation #Cave #Naica #Crystals #Alien #Mexico #Selenite #Geology #Mineral #Crystal