Alice & Dan {Scarborough Wedding Photography}

Neil Jackson August 4, 2014

From first meeting Alice & Dan, I just knew their wedding was going to be special. From Alice's bridal prep at the Crown Spa Hotel, through to their party on the beach with all their family & friends, the whole day was so relaxed and personal to them. Just how I like it! Here's some of my favourites:

The light came good for us, just before sunset | Lotte & Thomas | Oudewater, Netherlands

Thanks to Lotte & Thomas for inviting me along to their wedding in Holland. I had a blast! More to come soon...

Another image of the Tigress Noor, leaping at full stretch, in pursuit of rival female T60. To say it was a privilege to be literally within a few feet of this kind of action, is the understatement of the year. She's definitely been working out! 🏋
Currently on the ferry to Holland for this season's latest wedding adventure, so looking forward to sharing more from that, plus more from my India trip, asap. Just 9000 pictures to get through first! 😬

Zone 3's Queen, Arrowhead, didn't disappoint us on our last morning - 14 drives and Tigers on every single drive, including several mind blowing encounters. When you consider that many come to Ranthambhore and see nothing, then you really appreciate how truly lucky we've been. Again, this is testament to being guided by the very best team in the park, by a country mile. Andy, Dicky, Salim, Rajkumar & The Boss - legends!

Tomorrow morning is our last drive in Ranthambhore. It's been an absolutely incredible week and way, way beyond anything I could've hoped to experience. What an absolutely magical place and what an amazing group of people I've had the pleasure of meeting.
Here's a portrait of the young Tigress Arrowhead, the current Queen of Zone 3 and where we're heading for tomorrow's final drive.
Keep your eyes out for a blog with lots more pictures very soon; Ranthambhore, I will definitely be back...

We've witnessed a very rare event in Ranthambhore today, two adult Tigresses fighting over territory. After a week full of unlikely encounters, to witness these two titans, Noor & T60, chasing, posturing and roaring at each other was beyond anything you'd expect to be lucky enough to see. Despite all that aggression and phenomenal strength and power, Noor is an excellent mother and, as we've witnessed today, will defend her territory at all costs, to protect her cubs.

Not every wildlife image is cute & cuddly; one of the most fascinating things about a park like Ranthambhore is how the food chain and hierarchy works from day to day.
Whilst with Noor & her cubs yesterday, we heard alarm calls in the distance. As we left the park that evening, we came across the source of those calls, a Leopard on a Spotted Deer kill. It turns out that later that night, Noor had left the cubs to check out the area she'd heard the calls earlier and had stolen the kill from the Leopard - the remains of which were being finished off today, when we found her and the cubs.
In Ranthambhore Tigers are absolutely the top cats and Leopards are very wary for that very reason - there are lots of Tigers around here!

After spending our first two days with T60 and her 15/16 month old cubs, our last two have been in the privileged presence of the legendary tigress, Noor, and her three 6 month olds. Being at this younger age means having lots of fun and one of the highlights has definitely been the regular play fights that break out, in the midst of cooling down in their nearest waterhole. You really do have to pinch yourself at times being here, it's an astonishing place. More to come tomorrow.

I have so many Tiger images to work through, it's insane! Whilst many will be for the bin, I'm just trying to process a very small selection that catch my eye. The rest I'll sort when I'm home. Whilst I have loads of close ups, it's shots like this that really do it for me, so hope you guys like it to!
These last two days have been so fantastic and beyond anything I could've hoped for. That's absolutely testament to Andy, Dicky & the amazing team they have in place here. The very best.

Childhood dream realised 👊🙀.
Whilst this encounter with T60's 15 month old cubs wasn't out in the open, it was truly incredible to witness and this image really tells the story of just how large and boisterous her cubs are getting. The male cubs particularly, suffer no rival at the kill and being just feet away from the ferocious snarls and roars was awe inspiring. The strength and power of these animals is beyond belief and you REALLY appreciate that, when you're as up close and personal as this. As we've only completed our first morning drive, I can't wait to see what the rest of the week has in store. Check back for more later...