Accessories for nature and wildlife photography
Wimberley The Plamp II
● £52 ● www.wexphotovideo.com
If you enjoy shooting nature and macro shots and feel like you could do with an extra pair of hands to support a backdrop, hold a reflector or keep a subject in place, this accessory can be a huge help. It’s designed to be bent any way you like thanks to its flexible loc-line tubing and, with a large orange clamp at one end and a smaller clamp at the other that offers adjustment over how tightly subjects are clasped, it can leave your hands free to control the camera and concentrate on getting the shot. Wimberley also makes a ground spike and plamp stake for anyone who’d like a stable, stand-alone pole for attaching their plamp just above ground level.
Thermos Ultimate Flask
● £24 ● www.thermos.co.uk
It’s amazing what a warm drink can do to raise your spirits when you’re sitting patiently waiting to capture a shot in the wild. It might be the thing that makes the difference between staying out and packing up and heading for home. Keeping well hydrated should be at the top of your list on any adventure and Thermos’s Ultimate flask remains cool to the touch when filled with hot liquids
