Once again I have returned from a very enjoyable photography holiday run by Natures Lens. Although I missed out on a couple of my target species(this happens when wildlife is involved) I more than made up for it with the other things. Drew proved to be an excellent guide and went out of his way to re-arrange things to suit clients needs.

An excellent few days with a great leader. We were given advice and guidance on the best places to photograph the puffins and techniques we could use. Relaxed and very enjoyable.

Another 2 successful weeks spent in Spain! 16k photos & many new species added to the portfolio.

It was a fabulous location for our week of bird photography. Such diverse natural land catered for many different breeds of birds. The Marsh Harrier hides were fabulous with many birds coming down to feast along with lots of Black Kites. The hydro experience was something completely new for me and I would have loved to do that each and every day. I managed to do all the hides and saw so many different species and just wish I could do it all again. The drivers were so wonderful. Hats off to them - they never seemed to stop: they drove us everywhere and collected us from all over the estate, then drove us back to the accommodation and repeated that for the entire week. Our tour leader did a grand job in arranging the hide visits. The entire estate on El Taray has been left in a natural state to encourage all sorts of wildlife and it certainly does that. I loved it all. Fabulous trip.

A trip to the bird hides of El Taray in Toledo, Spain in July was memorable for many reasons. Foremost of course was the opportunity to photograph a great number of species of birds including Hoopoos, European Rollers, Harriers, Kites, Curlews, Divers and many, many more in their natural surroundings. This trip was organised by NaturesLens and led by Drew Sproule, whose knowledge, experience and easy going nature helped a group of like minded individuals to have fun and enjoy the whole Spanish experience to the full.

Tried posting Part 2 several times, but Trust Pilot seems to be blocking it. Perhaps this summary will get through: First, I'm so sorry to have caused a firestorm. The NaturesLens owner began making up reality the moment he received my original polite, private feedback (most of which was posted in part 1 of my review). Virtually nothing written by him in response to that or the recent reviews is remotely accurate.  It appears we’ve triggered unhinged behavior.  The critical element is/was the timing of the trip.  We’re all wildlife photographers.  We wouldn’t travel 20 hours to a remote island to photograph any birds simply perching on cliffs.  We were promised breeding season behavior with chicks and parents feeding them – the iconic puffin photo experience.  We didn’t get it.  And NaturesLens knew that wasn’t going to happen BEFORE booking the trip.  We were sent a glossy brochure with photos of puffins carrying beakfuls of fish with the comment from NL that “this is to whet your appetite”.  The trip was instead planned for what is essentially off-season in Grimsey, a cheaper alternative to early July.  We didn’t know this and made a poor assumption we could believe the marketing materials.  Certainly, we didn’t do our homework.

We travelled to Grimsey, Iceland with Natures Lens. We absolutely loved it. A beautiful, wild and wonderful place. Lovely guesthouse with hosts who couldn’t have been nicer. Some guests were fed up with sharing bathrooms but this was known beforehand. Small price to pay for being in this remote and gorgeous place. There are only two guesthouses on the island and Basar has superb reviews from guests over the years - including from me. There were SO many birds to photograph. Thousands of puffins (many carrying fish in their beaks as early breeding got underway) and Arctic tern, wonderful snow buntings nesting and feeding young wherever you went. Black guillemot, razor bills, meadow pipits, golden plover and ringed plover and on and on. We thoroughly enjoyed eating at the island’s only restaurant - the staff were so welcoming. The food was limited but delicious. I have a shellfish allergy and the cook immediately made up another sauce for me. Dan, our guide, was a delight to be around. He was very solicitous of all the guests and made sure to give advice to those who wanted it (I tried and failed to replicate an excellent photo he took of a snow bunting). He spent a lot of time worrying about the guests and trying to meet their every need. All the arrangements for the trip went smoothly (once we had all worked out the digital reception at the hotel in Akureyri!) I came away from Grimsey a whole lot fitter from all the awesome walks around this little island. I will never forget the many hours I spent on a beach or a cliff top watching the birds - and particularly the magical nights of the midnight sun. This is a trip for true lovers of nature. I do not hesitate to recommend Nature Lens and indeed we are hatching a plan to go with the company to photograph bears in Finland with a couple we met on the trip. Thanks Dan and thanks Nature Lens.

Had a wonderful time on Grimsey: midnight sun, loads of birds, awesome scenery and meeting great people. Guesthouse was immaculate, staff extremely helpful, and, Dan, we loved your company, admired your knowledge and the way you ran this tour: First Class! Hope to be back. Peter & An

Concerning Natureslens's comments, their response proves my point. No client ever should be addressed the way NaturesLens addressed me here. Their statements are erroneous but that's not the point. The point is, the communication is disrespectful, disparaging, and rude. My original review: The owner of the company and the tour guide were verbally abusive in writing towards the members of a recent tour to Grimsey Island. The general tone of the communications was rude, disparaging, and hostile. No company should treat clients with the kind of disrespect that was directed toward us.

I was a bit apprensive about attending this workshop as a lone photographer from Ireland,but, it was a great weekend with great people. I learned lots from Robin Lowery (NaturesLens guide) over the weekend and other photographers, I have about 10,000 photos to go through, I would have no problem recommending Skomer and NaturesLens, is a magical place with memorable images.