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About me

I am a semi-professional photographer based in the north of England. My main interests are wildlife and landscape photography.

I describe myself as a "semi-professional photographer" because:
♦ I always aim to produce photographs of a professional standard;
♦ I earn money from photography, but it's not my main source of income.

You can view a selection of my published images here.

Equipment

I first started taking pictures when I was a kid. At the age of sixteen, I bought my first proper camera: a second-hand Russian Zenit 3M. I also learnt how to develop and print my photos in a friend's darkroom.

Three decades on, I switched to digital - and I haven't looked back since!

I have used various different cameras over the years. These days I mostly use an Olympus E-3, but I occasionally use my old E-500 for monochrome work.

Copyright

ALL of the images that I publish on the web are copyrighted: © Roger Butterfield, all rights reserved.

Please do not download or use my pictures in publications, presentations, websites or blogs without first obtaining my express permission. If you do wish to use a picture, please contact me and I will respond as quickly as I can.].

Please note that I do not normally permit commercial enterprises to use my images free-of-charge.

Comments, Invitations and Awards

I welcome constructive comments, but please do not use my photostream to promote your own Flickr group(s) or award schemes. Any comments containing icons or images (including animated gifs) will be deleted.

Family Photos

I have a large collection of family photographs, both old and new. For privacy, viewing is restricted to people on my "family contacts" list. If you would like to view the pictures, please contact me.

Photos of Roger B. (2)

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Contacts (541)

Gareth Horne Gareth Horne
Nachosan Ignacio ayestaran
Kevin Keatley1 Kevin Keatley
Jim Horsfall Jim Horsfall
naturalengland Natural England
GARETH_AP_IFAN Gareth Evans
Robbie Shone Robbie Shone
Victoria Hillman Victoria Hillman
tomaspinall Tom Aspinall
Derek Whiteley Derek Whiteley
lahvak No real name given
Neil Bygrave Neil Bygrave

Groups (50 50)

Bees, bees, bees! 49,211 photos, 11,110 members
Yorkshire Garden Wildlife 41 photos, 14 members
A New Flora of the Sheffield Area 95 photos, 17 members
Chester Zoo 11,272 photos, 736 members
The Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield 745 photos, 31 members
Scottish Wildlife 22,596 photos, 1,046 members
The Moss Valley, Sheffield/Derbyshire 92 photos, 12 members
Moorland Restoration / Moors for the Future 73 photos, 9 members
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) 511 photos, 14 members
Heather Moorland UK 1,075 photos, 90 members
Sheffield 34,399 photos, 1,876 members
RSPB Leighton Moss 2,520 photos, 190 members
Countryfile 116,225 photos, 2,339 members
Thorne and Hatfield Moors Conservation Forum 145 photos, 17 members
RSPB Anglesey South Stack 268 photos, 48 members
Farming Life 11,081 photos, 827 members
Then and now: family stories 18 photos, 27 members
ARKive - images of life on Earth 35,595 photos, 902 members
European Birds and Wildlife 46,404 photos, 920 members
Close Up and Macro Photography 5,803 photos, 156 members
Seeds 8,731 photos, 1,593 members
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserves 712 photos, 33 members
Adobe Lightroom 20,111 photos, 20,379 members
Anglesey (Ynys Môn) 7,941 photos, 428 members
Fruit & Veg 148,737 photos, 28,281 members
Biodiversity and Biological Recording 332 photos, 23 members
Orobanchaceae 4,819 photos, 216 members
Parasitic Plants 495 photos, 95 members
The Natural World of Cornwall 1,875 photos, 89 members
The Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, UK 2,122 photos, 180 members
Iris Flowers 9,889 photos, 1,599 members
St Just in Penwith Cornwall 594 photos, 49 members
Carnivorous Plants 10,014 photos, 1,284 members
Aquilegia - Akelei 903 photos, 135 members
Conifers 830 photos, 103 members
Allium 832 photos, 136 members
Mosses & Liverworts 770 photos, 147 members
Sheffield City of Culture 255 photos, 52 members
Seabirds 15,523 photos, 1,799 members
ID Please 5,868 photos, 687 members
Nature conservation in action! 315 photos, 35 members
Sheffield in Black and White 3,417 photos, 270 members
BBC Springwatch (Official) 178,067 photos, 18,192 members
Tracking 1,421 photos, 292 members
Spectacular Nature-invited images only (15/ month) 21,530 photos, 7,496 members
Wildlife & Nature UK 36,745 photos, 445 members
Olympus UK User Group 571 photos, 23 members
FIELD GUIDE: FLOWERING TREES of the WORLD 11,844 photos, 1,322 members
Fungi UK 6,192 photos, 333 members
Lubitel 26,045 photos, 3,858 members

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Testimonials (6)

Gigglejuice says:

"A delight to follow Roger's photostream as the wonderful photographs are always accompanied with information about the subject. As a fellow 'Sheffielder' too it's inspiring to know whats out there local to me. Great stream of photo's, especially for nature lovers."

17th December, 2007
Faunagraphic says:

"A amazing eye for nature! - Always looking forward to your photographs"

23rd September, 2007
publicenergy says:

"I discovered Roger's photographs here on Flickr not long after I joined early in 2005. Since then it's been an absolute pleasure to see the constant stream of high quality images - not least of which is one of my favourite sheep shots taken near Derwent Reservoir.

One of Flickr's best for sure. Thank you for continuing to share your images with us."

3rd September, 2007
Son of Groucho says:

"Roger's pictures of plants, animals, and the natural world in general amply demonstrate that for him ecology is not just a profession, but a passion. The quality of his images is consistently high, giving the rest of us something to aspire to, but rarely match.

He's also quite an amusing bugger----sorry, I mean blogger!"

22nd January, 2006
Trois Têtes (TT) says:

"Roger's photography skills make me very jealous. This is true, if a little shameful."

2nd August, 2005
*LINNY * says:

"roger b. was one of the first people on flickr to ever leave a comment on my work, so you could say he was my first....he has been an inspiration, a very helpful and nice person, love his work. linny"

13th July, 2005