<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:15:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/dawnsphotographyandart/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Into the Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Produced by Dawn McCall (See full film below) I want to share my first film with you, made in Cumbria and parts of Scotland as part of my university course. Hope you enjoy and maybe even learn something.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145540/@dawnsart/into-the-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-145540/@dawnsart/into-the-forest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-145540]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4Zp8YChhvmYsnuD929Ke7xNBsH6htpEshvDVrrSPks2s2teXaq8VFmUXdW3A6rJAWVKAWj9SS87o3mDHVvD91Vf7YbhUD5zj5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest Artwork: Red Kite Painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Year (June 2023) I was lucky enough to see Red Kites in Dumfries and Galloway. Here there is a Red Kite feeding station on Bellymack Farm where you can see lots of Red Kites. I took lots of photos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@dawnsart/latest-artwork-red-kite-painting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-156509/@dawnsart/latest-artwork-red-kite-painting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-156509]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 20:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkEK9A6cd1Ne4QMkTRxPmUky4SGvVDFdKbN8XZfiyX8BcXhS5WqCLLRWVr53wHYnE7YQ16mx26pxgZRp34BF4te4vWhjGep9949jkUvzTmD98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Lincolnshire_ Overview]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the first of 4 posts about as the title suggests Lincolnshire's wild side. This first post is an overview of what I want to cover in the other 3 posts. Introduction Situated on the middle east]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/wild-lincolnshire-overview</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/wild-lincolnshire-overview</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4Z4aPkz6HJCwXxe9MngSggeuPuv1HNfS74eoTy4B2XL9kuujeUaS8qu79Zd68GAq4PM1SjN1QQyL33N6JVEDTUQFEP9xiQX8z2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Bird Watch: Birds of Ennerdale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in May, I went to Ennerdale Nature Reserve in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria for a university project on rewilding. Here as well as my university project I looked at the birds of freshwater]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@dawnsart/my-bird-watch-birds-of-ennerdale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@dawnsart/my-bird-watch-birds-of-ennerdale</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4aQ6MA9Xr15birBJnKQBSaJCZz8Su7Pbqgd4QneEBM4mXwoj71d784hijABjPzPPf71xGjt9zVYAGxE5g2dK8Zbu7sUJ7sDSsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far Ings Nature Reserve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I went up next to the River Humber near Hull to look at birds from Far Ings Nature Reserve. Fars Ings is made up of wetland habitats such as Reedbed, Wet Grassland, many lakes and Mudflat next to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@dawnsart/far-ings-nature-reserve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106444/@dawnsart/far-ings-nature-reserve</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106444]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4ZeW74UJyBfGLnKwcPfF9g7pFo1LXSWYTLja6bjxbxh5rQLW6gmoRQ4zBJMZrkpmxXJe8BoCu9KoTyYv52EdNo9awaqJm2Ef6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RSPB Frampton Marsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I went to RSPB Frampton Marsh, which is a nature reserve near Boston next to the Wash. 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Gelt Woods is a ancient wood make up of beech, oak and pine and is hidden in an old quarry that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/i-visit-gelt-woods-cumbria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/i-visit-gelt-woods-cumbria</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Eq23UMwg3ThHzyUmVa5szWnfaTPAxwq9ZthXckxdWuvPjBk6RSGEorpmhTPEDySeyL4ueWJDpZeyjQgZvnLNKiHByYS7bsjmfzjWkVL3HaqzYUCW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Visit Miltonrigg Wood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Above: Pond in Miltonrigg Wood Today I went and explored Miltonrigg Wood near Brampton off the A69 in Cumbria. 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In this post I am going to show you how to use it and set]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/how-to-set-up-a-dslr-camera-trap-in-the-field</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/how-to-set-up-a-dslr-camera-trap-in-the-field</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4Ze2JkWS2ZgPmSWzndbBkRqgZNTTeHeQxLvcwuANt4hGeSbX3efzVTJQkHqqTbq5wwVHd2kLid71XHVKcYNRYM35eTA1ie1dDp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Equipment do you need for a DSLR Camera Trap?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction I first started camera trapping in 2018 in my parents garden. At that time there was limited information on DSLR camera trapping available. Now camera trapping has become more popular and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/what-equipment-do-you-need-for-a-dslr-camera-trap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/what-equipment-do-you-need-for-a-dslr-camera-trap</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4aNU72pE8Qri2qwHbpQA7JLH5Y1y8GVVoCRApZ6woaQWFAFmsRa1zR425KgRANXLFixqtwSZyvzwZZwW63xMMt8c5v9bzAUEHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography Workshop- Soft proofing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to print a picture and it looks totally different from what is show on the computer screen? Well you're not alone, many people have this problem. This is because our screens have more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/photography-workshop-soft-proofing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/photography-workshop-soft-proofing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 19:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97oTPWffkc3nYG4ZnuGrGocqHNbB27KgcKzvRGmUMTaHEH6ZSAqtaMj1kMtHSuQS2ot4kGhCdDmQUCBvoLNuPJD9KdYGMAZZLcAyyqMzRagnPPsU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heathland Species Hunt _ Green Tiger Beetles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday (10th April 2022) I went for a walk around some of the nature reserves around Woodhall Spa. One of these was Ostler's Plantation which is a good place to see Green Tiger Beetles. A bit about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/heathland-species-hunt--green-tiger-beetles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@dawnsart/heathland-species-hunt--green-tiger-beetles</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3ba2VJAE1ZhN2oVhekeqoshg9DUnSyUd2Cnt4YtUMpZp3rY2D8BeybZfrCvwuTzCTjZToVbbae98LhsfpRLUMa7hpF6zSUbGKqB3M51k7egPXrK63uJqDfosEKNWtHuf7aCowow7Q9f8dzikiYhSN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artwork 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is some of my artwork from 2021 Commission: Monarch of the Glen Red deer stag painted in acrylic. 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The first one has all your darks or shadows information, the second has all your mid-tones and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/how-to-exposure-blend-to-improve-your-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@dawnsart/how-to-exposure-blend-to-improve-your-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawnsart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2022 16:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Eq23UMwg3ThHzyUj2eHSrq4JJtQ32rixvN7pGkMNi5GtcaN22qSakbjPis5DM5dXRx3nUkf14vTBZGRgvP7tbQ43iy1FR56WCyHJeR5r8Rm99C11p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 Calendar Now Available in shop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I now have my first calendar now available for sale, It includes thirteen stunning images of wildlife and landscapes from my travels around Britain. 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