Wildlife Photography across the Water: Lens hood and Lens Coat

Friday 24 July 2009

Lens hood and Lens Coat

I received a package from Nikon yesterday and apart from 2 small screws that are back ordered i had all the parts to put the lens hood for my 600VR together, Not a difficult job but very fiddly,The last time i said that they had sent the worlds smallest screws well i was wrong as 2 screws 1/2 the size came yesterday,anyways although i am 2 screws short its still usable, The only problem is that when the hood went flying over the mountain side it had a lens coat on it,Now the lens coat kit for this lens is in about 6 pieces-i only need 1 piece so i contacted lens coat yesterday and explained the situation expecting a 'sorry but we only sell full kits' but the nice people there responded quickly and said that they would in this instance make a custom piece for me, Great customer service from a company making a great product, The lens coats look and feel great-fit well and will over time pay for themselves by protecting your investment, Their range is for ever growing so check out their website here

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.