N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Quack shot

MISSION: Photograph birds in flight while out on wildlife photo walks in rural Wales and England

PHOTOGRAPHER: Robert May

LOCATION: Cardiff

KIT USED: Nikon Z 9, Mount Adapter FTZ II, Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | S

WEBSITE: https://robertmay.photography

YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@robert_may

 get a lot of my love for photography from my parents. They captured loads of photos on film when I was young, and when I reached college and could choose the subjects I wanted to study, I chose photography. I used my dad’s Nikon F-801 a lot (my first Nikon); it was

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