Wildlife Photography across the Water: Where to buy-USA

Sunday 29 November 2009

Where to buy-USA

Whilst i agree with Martins last blog where he says to support your local camera shop, in this day and age its every penny that counts and local stores just cant compete with on line shops, The only reason i have used my local store (wolf camera) is that they managed to locate a 600vr when the other big boys could not and for large prints as i needed some large prints quickly, On line prints are much cheaper and companies like Mpix have a very good reputation, Camera gear tends to come from B+H and Adorama although you will have read my last dealings with BH so now Adorama, Amazon and Hunts will be getting all my business, I purchase a lot of books and magazines and these come from either Barnes and Noble who are local and are good to deal with or Amazon, Whilst we are talking books i have just purchased Art Wolfs book 'Edge of the Earth corner of the sky' which is normally $75 and Barnes and Noble is currently offering for a bargain $14-Even Arts web site shows it for nearly $50-something for Xmas, Its nice to get a good rapport with your local shop but at the end of the day by buying gear on line i have saved $1000's,

The new 70-200 should be with me Monday so look for some images from it some time next week

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.