Wildlife Photography across the Water: The Outer Banks PT2

Friday, 1 January 2010

The Outer Banks PT2

Well a very Happy New Year to all our readers, I am now back at home after a whistle stop tour of the Outer Banks with my Brit friends, All in all i managed about 2 hrs of serious photography and an hour of that was spent searching the area, My best shots came with my wifes compact camera, Its very handy to have a small camera around for those times that you least expect, On the first evening of arriving there we were going out for a meal and i noticed that there would be a nice sunset so we nipped down a small lane and found a jetty and a couple of palm trees, I let the camera do what it wanted as it was just a point and shoot and the results were pretty good, The second evening we spent driving around the area where i normally see bear but they just werent around but we did see a distant Red Wolf-one of the rarest animals in the world, We viewed it through the binoculars as it headed across a field into the distance-Fantastic,Yesterday i awoke to heavy rain and fog so we headed back once again checking the bear area but we found hunters walking through the crops-i dont know what they were after as there are signs saying its a no hunting zone but it explained why there were no bears to be seen, There were definantly bears in the area by the poo on the roads but i guess they only moved at night, The last of the Xmas pressies arrived whilst we were away and i will tell you about those next time

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.