Wildlife Photography across the Water: Good practice

Sunday, 7 March 2010

Good practice

I haven't been out shooting the Opossums for the last couple of nights as i have something called a social life or so my wife tells me, That doesn't mean that the camera hasn't been out, There seem few days lately that i am not shooting something or other, Yesterday it was the first game of the Baseball season for one of the better schools in the area, I shot there last year and thought i would follow their progress this year, There were a couple of other photographers there as well, One of the lucky buggers gad gotten his hands on a D3s whilst the other shot Canon, The weather was great with a cloud free sky so i set it in Manual and shot away without having to change the settings once, So what does this have to do with wildlife you may be asking and the answer is absolutely nothing except that you grab the opportunity to shoot as much as you can as every situation is different and will allow you to get familiar with your gear, For those that may be interested i shot with the D3 and 600 on the gitzo tripod, ISO 400,F5.6 and around 1/2000, I have to say and you will already know that this set up is a killer for sports photography, Using the D3 i often wondered if it could be improved upon and cant wait to get my hands on D3s to see if its as good as people say
Baseball photography is all about timing-getting the ball in the image is a start but to get it in the right place takes some practice and luck, heres one that i liked from yesterday as well as a crop for more impact

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.