Photography in Richmond Park

The_Special_One
The_Special_One Posts: 108
edited August 2012 in The cake stop
Will be spending sometime in the West London area in September, I dabble in a bit of wildlife photography so was going to have a trek round Richmond Park, ideally shoot some deer pictures.

Never been before, any advice of the best location to head too.

Thanks in advance.

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  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    I drove through there on Saturday a couple of weeks ago, and there was a deer, complete with antlers and everything (no red nose though) having a bite to eat at the side of the road. Massive bu66er he was too. Totally unphased by the traffic and cameras.

    I'm guessing that you'll be ok getting photos pretty much everywhere !
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  • kentphil
    kentphil Posts: 479
    Last time I went we saw a few deer right by the path. They're not too scared of people either as long as you don't approach them.
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  • TheEnglishman
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    Plenty of 'wild' life in Richmond Park

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpONxJ7JSw

    Still makes me chuckle :lol:
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  • redvee
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    I was in the park last weekend and saw the big stag posing for photographs close to the road and a herd of deer were blocking the road further on just asking for photos to be taken. I did manage to get within 8 foot of them but felt any closer would have spooked them.
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  • dw300
    dw300 Posts: 1,642
    TheEnglishman wrote:
    Plenty of 'wild' life in Richmond Park

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmpONxJ7JSw

    Still makes me chuckle :lol:

    I love that video!
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    Is it the little kid poking the other little kid in the eye :?:
  • priory
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    on a bike you can do the whole the whole park so find the deer where-ever they are. Otherwise you could drive round on the park roads and pick a car-park.
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  • Monkeypump
    Monkeypump Posts: 1,528
    Not sure where exactly where you'll be staying, but it might be worth making a trip further west to Windsor Great Park. You'll need a bike or be prepared to walk longer distances, as no cars are allowed in the park without permits. However, I tend to see much larger groups of deer in Windsor, and there are more open spaces so it tends to look a bit more of a natural habitat (IMHO). And much less traffic, of course.

    As for RP, I'd agree with general opinion - you'll find deer all over the place.
  • onehipwonder
    onehipwonder Posts: 129
    Loads of deer in Bushey Park, too which is only a short distance from Richmond Park. There is also Home Park across the road from Bushey, behind Hampton court Palace, which also has deer.
  • beverick
    beverick Posts: 3,461
    The deer (especially in Windsor Great Park) seem fairly docile but watch out for the Hinds if they have young with them as they can go on the offensive and chase anything they think is too close.

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  • The_Special_One
    The_Special_One Posts: 108
    Thanks for the replies, I'm down in London Town for a while, so will no doubt be able to check out Richmond, Bushey and Great Windsor parks.

    Will be shooting with my Canon 7D with a 100-400 telephoto zoom, so I can easily keep my distance should I need too.

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