Wildlife Photography across the Water: Views

Friday, 6 November 2009

Views - Forums

I have been an avid user of some photographic forums over the past few years. They have been extremely educational for certain aspects, it has been good to get some decent critique on some images, made some good friends and had a few decent social and photographic outings.

But like many things they are only as good as the inputs into them, the comments and contributions from others Like all things dynamic, they have a natural life cycle or shelf life.

Dave and I met through the old EOS forum, and I am grateful for that, and we know that very many of the readers of this blog originate from contacts via the forums.

So to any regular readers who use the photographic forums that I have been on in the recent past, you won't be seeing any further contributions from me for the foreseeable future.

I have enjoyed and benefited in the past, but it is time to do other things photographically.

Nevertheless we would be happy to hear from you via the comments options on here if there is anything you want to say to us, and as long as it is clean and considered, then we will publish it.

Martin

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Anonymous10 November 2009 at 16:32
Bad experience? Outgrown them photographically? Or simply bored?
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WPATW10 November 2009 at 19:21
Bad experience? - No, nothing that I haven't witnessed before

Outgrown them photographically? An element of that

Or simply bored? Probably - certainly not getting anything much from them

Plus a genuine desire to spend more constructive time on other things both photographically and non photographically

Martin
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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.