Welcome to Harlequin Pictures photographic web site, which features the work of wildlife photographer Robin Chittenden.

Please contact us directly if you can not find what you require and if you need any help navigating the site. We would be very grateful if you could let us know if you spot any errors, particularly any identification mistakes. Thank you.

Note the PO Box address is no longer available. If you need to contact Robin Chittenden by post please email him at robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk for the details.

Please register at www.harlequinpictures.co.uk for the occasional email newsletter, which incorporates a photographic diary of the very best of the latest images. To register please click on ‘lightbox’ on the home page and then click on ‘sign up here’. Please remember to tick the box at the end of the second page of the registration process, if you want to receive the emails.

Copyright

All images on this web site are protected by copyright. They may not be used, copied, transmitted or reproduced in whole or in part in any form nor may they or any part of them be stored in a retrieval system of any nature without written permission from us. To obtain reproduction rights to these images please contact robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk

Finding an image

To view the latest work simply type the month and year eg 'March 2007' then click on 'quick search’. Assuming any images were taken that month they should then be shown.

quick search

You can locate a particular image by using the search engine on the home page headed ‘quick search’.

Perhaps the simplest way is to type either the common name or scientific name. Then click the words ‘quick search’ or hit the return button on your computer. The images will then appear. You can use keywords such as for behaviour (eg yawning, flying etc).

If you are after portrait images only as opposed to landscape images enter the word ‘portrait’.

The categories of keywords we use, with some examples, are:

common and scientific species names
type of animal (birds, insects, mammals, reptiles)
country names and county names in UK
habitats & natural features (waterfalls, saltmarsh, icebergs)
time (date taken)
colour
parts of plants (flowers, leaves)
animal behaviour (flying, feeding)
animal anatomy (eyes, skin)
moods (cute, humorous, sad)
media (close-ups, abstract patterns)
environmental (conservation, wind turbines etc)
inserting the most recent month will bring up the most recent work by Robin Chittenden
typing a minus sign (-) gets everything except (Sandpiper-Wood will show photographs of all the Sandpipers other than the Wood Sandpiper)
typing a * allows a wildcard search (sand* will get all images with sand eg Sandhill Crane, Wood Sandpiper, Sand dunes etc)

Note 'least' and 'little' can not be searched for.

index box

Scroll through the list of photographs using the index box.

Choose the type of animal (eg insects, mammals, birds etc).
Then clicking on the index search again will reveal the species in alphabetical order of their family (eg Albatross, Antbird etc).
Clicking on the family will reveal the species.

Once you have located an image click on it to enlarge it.

If you would like to order a print or request to image for publication then follow the instructions that appear below the image. We will then contact you to confirm your order.

Lightbox

The lightbox can be used to consult other people about your selection. With the large image click ‘add to lightbox’ below the image. The lightbox page will then appear complete with a specific web address. You can then send this address to your clients for their confirmation of your choice, before submitting your order. Alternatively you could print the images.

To add more images to your lightbox select an image as before, click on it to enlarge and then, click on ‘add to lightbox’ again.

To delete click on the image in the lightbox and a delete request will show below the image.

Once you are happy with your selection click on the order button. Staff at Harlequin Pictures will then contact you to confirm your order.

Note you can only have one lightbox and associated address at a time. So to get a new lightbox you will need to delete all the images in your original lightbox before selecting again.

If you have more than one on going selection process, please contact us and we can email you a selection direct, which you can then forward to your clients.

About Robin Chittenden

He has been taking wildlife photographs since childhood and has built up a substantial stock of photographs taken in several countries around the world (including the UK). Most of his photographs are of birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants and include habitat, landscape & environmental shots.

If you have any questions drop him a line at robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk

In the UK he works as a freelance photographer for Natural England and the Broads Authority. He is a photographic consultant for 'British Birds' magazine and one of their judges for their annual 'Bird Photograph of the Year' competition.

His work and written articles regularly appear in the 'birding press' and other publications. He was the main photographer for the embarrassingly titled 'Blokes & Birds' published by New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd. He also wrote ‘Birds of Prey’ published by Warrender Grant Publication Ltd in the US.

In 1989 he set up Birdline East Anglia, which features local and UK birds news that can be listened to by anyone via a premium rate number. It is well respected among birders for its reliability and up to the minute bird news http://www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk

He is one of the principle tour leaders for Limosa Holidays and regularly travels for them overseas as well as more locally and he leads a ' wildlife walks for photographers’ for the National Trust at the Brancaster Millennium Centre.

Harlequin Wildlife Tours

Bird and Wildlife Tours & Wildlife Photographic Tours led by Robin Chittenden

For further information please contact us direct or take a look at the news page at

www.birdlineeastanglia.co.uk

t 01603 633326 e robin@harlequinpictures.co.uk