Welcome to my page ,below are just some of my many images. You can contact me at driver@driverd.fslife.co.uk or visit my webpage www.hobcotestudios.co.uk

Most SLRs cope remarkably well with freezing temperatures. I’ve had no problem using Canon EOS SLR cameras below zero for weeks on end, often down to -20°C and in extreme down to -30°C. This article is for those trying to keep such a camera going under expedition conditions, such as an icecap crossing or mountaineering expedition in the arctic: ie no power sockets, adverse weather, sleeping in tents on the ice and for a period of weeks. However much of the advice also applies to using a camera i… Continue

Malawi has some of the largest concentrations of Hippo in Africa so it was not hard to stumble across these magnificent beasts ,although they can travel up to 15 miles in the dry season looking for food they are easy to locate during the day as they spend most of that in the water a… Continue

Male Elephants grow to a height of 11 feet, can weigh up to 6.5 tons and claim the status of the biggest land mammal their tusks are the most dense organic material on earth so when you see these guys play fighting its best to keep well clear even if you are a hippo !!… Continue

Hi Fellow snappers Just returned from my latest shoot in Malawi The plan was to go right at the end of the dry season so the animals would be forced to be at the river to drink and cool themselves Luckily the weather did not break and we managed to track these magnificent Elephants… Continue