Wildlife portrait photographer living in Oxfordshire. All my best images are illustrating Wikipedia articles or have been uploaded in full resolution to Wikimedia Commons.  All images are also in albums on Flickr. Images are sRGB optimised for on-screen viewing. I can provide CMYK optimised images on request - best for print.

 

Please feel free to use any of my wildlife photos in print or digital publications. You may crop them, but not otherwise edit them. Please credit me (Charles J Sharp) -  it’s always appreciated.

 

Do let me know if I have misidentified anything - it's not always easy.

 

I started using a Canon digital camera in 2003 with 300mm my longest lens. In March 2014, I acquired a Canon EF 100-400mm IS lens and 70D body; a Canon EF 100mm 2.8 IS Macro lens in May and a Canon MR-14EX ring flash in September. I've stopped using the ring flash and now prefer to use an off-camera Speedlite.

I upgraded the 100-400mm in 2015 to the MKII and replaced the 70Ds with 80Ds in 2016. For macro photogrpahy, I started using the Helicon Tube in 2018. On burst mode, it shifts the point of focus by, say, 2mm, each shot.

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In 2021, I went mirrorless with the Canon R6. I now use a Canon R6 Mark III body with 100-500mm zoom and an R6 Mark II with the a 100mm macro. The R6 autofocus system is a nightmare, so you need manual work-arounds. The image quality is great.​

 

I use Topaz Photo for initial processing then Photoshop CS6 for editing. Most of my insect photos are taken using in-camera focus bracketing. I use Helicon Focus software for photo-stacking.

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I'm reluctant to endorse Canon as quality problems have got worse and Canon don't care.