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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 22h

Great tit in amongst the fading bracken.

OM-1, 150-400mm f/4.5

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#omsystem #defythemoment #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #autumn #fall 🪶

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 10d

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Calendar 2026

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 10d

Scottish Wildlife Calendar 2026

Pre order now - shipping starts end of November so that they will arrive before Christmas.

I have chosen some of my favourite images from animals photographed in Scotland and put them together for a 2026 Calendar.

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 13d

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Serengeti Workshop

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 13d

In Serengeti 2024, standing on the back of the Landrover waiting for the bee eater to fly 📷

OM-1ii, 150-400mm f/4.5, Pro Capture
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🪶 #birds
#omsystem #defythemoment #procapture #serengeti #beeeater #birdsinflight

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 19d

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Black Grouse Lek Workshop

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 19d

A battle ready black grouse on the lek.

One of those mornings with dark moody skies and the sun shining through for a brief moment 📷

Dates for April 2026 available on my website.

OM-1, 40-150mm f/2.8
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#omsystem #blackgrouse #lek #birds #birdphotography

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · 26d

Blue tit climbing down the larch.
📷 OM-1, 50-200mm f/2.8

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#omsystem #defythemoment #bluetit #nuts_about_birds #scotland #birdphotography #birs 🪶

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Sep 9

Don’t have many lizards in Scotland, but came across the common lizard on a stone wall last year 📷

OM-1ii, 150-400mm f/4.5
500mm f/9
1/200s
ISO 800

#omsystem #defythemoment #lizard #wildlifephotography #scotland

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 24

Thanks a lot :)

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 21

Food delivery!

Just before the juvenile great spotted woodpecker (flagspett) fledge they come up to the nesting hole to be fed.

OM-1ii, 150-400mm f/4.5 (1.25x)
325mm, f/4.5, 1/4000, ISO 200

#omsystem #birds 🪶 #wildlife #nature

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 19

Great tit leaving the nest after feeding the young 📷
Pro Capture

OM-1ii, 150-400mm (1.25x)
400mm, f/4.5 1/3200s, ISO 5000

#omsystem #birds 🪶 #nature #wildlife

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 14

Wandering through a bluebell forest the other day, I came across a bold wren climbing last years’ bracken 📷

OM-1ii, 150-400mm (1.25x)

#omsystem #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #wildlife #nature

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 12

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Tips for OM System in Low Light | High ISO | DxO PureRaw 5

YouTube video by Espen Helland

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 12

ISO 16000 and ISO 12800 using DxO PR 5 for denoising 📷

Check out my video on YouTube where I share more images and tips for using the OM System in low light conditions.

#birds 🪶 #birdphotography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · May 8

Puffin returning with sandeels 📷

Lunga, 2024

OM-1ii, 150-400mm (1.25x)
400mm, f/4.5, 1/1600s, ISO 800

#birds 🪶 #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nature #wildlife

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thank you 🙂

Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 29

youtu.be/l_L6n2Eyglk

OM-3 & 100-400mm II | 7 TIPS Urban Wildlife Photography

YouTube video by Espen Helland

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 29

More images from my urban wildlife photography session in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago. I photographed a feral pigeon with loch in the background.

Check out the video and blog post for more images and story of my urban wildlife photography in Edinburgh.

#birds 🪶
#birdphotography
#wildlife

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thanks Helen!

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 28

As an added bonus on our workshop in Orkney in March we had some incredible encounters with a large flock of eiders.

Plenty of opportunities for flight images and here’s a male coming into land 📷

#birds 🪶
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#eider

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 22

Great image from the lek 👏

Ali Marley @alimarleyphoto.bsky.social · Apr 19

Another from my amazing morning watching the black grouse lek

omsystem.cameras Om1, M.Zuiko 150-400mm

#birdphotography #bbcwildlifepotd #ukwildlifephotography #wildlifelovers #natgeoyourshot #your_best_bird #wildlifephotographer #wildlifephotography #bird #omsystemcameras #blackgrouse

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 22

It’s showdown.

OM-1
40-150mm f/2.8

#birds 🪶
#birdphotography #wildlifephotography #blackgrouse #sunrise

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 16

OM-3 & 100-400mm II | 7 TIPS Urban Wildlife Photography
youtu.be/l_L6n2Eyglk

OM-3 & 100-400mm II | 7 TIPS Urban Wildlife Photography

YouTube video by Espen Helland

youtu.be

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Espen Helland @espen13.bsky.social · Apr 16

A few weeks back I spent some time in Edinburgh with the new OM-3 camera so I decided to make a video on urban wildlife photography.

I walked and cycled my way around Edinburgh to capture some of the wildlife it has to offer.

#birds 🪶
#wildlifephotography #birdphotography #urbanwildlife

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