Wildlife Photography across the Water: Subject is more important than the photograph........again

Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Subject is more important than the photograph........again

Once again it seems that photographers need to be reminded of this. I take a Twitter feed from tthe West Midland Bird Club who have bought attention to this matter in this posting.

It is disturbing that so many birds face so many threats, whether it be persecution such as reported in this latest bit of terrible news from Wildlifeextra.com to photographers causing disturbance, such as I reported last year from Mull. Check out that link too for the Nature Photographers Code of conduct.

We are now coming into a critical stage of the year for breeding species, so please be sensitive, and pass on this message to as many of wildlife photographers in your networks as you can. It will be appreciated.

On a positive note, it is great to see the Peregrines at Worcester Cathedral are doing well according to their own Facebook page, as are the Ospreys on Rutland Water from their Twitter feed.

Martin

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Ashley Hugo20 May 2010 at 20:20
I read yesterday about photographers and birders at Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs ignoring signs saying "nesting birds keep off" and climbing up the bank to get better views of the Oriental Pratincole. The result: 2 destroyed Corn Bunting nests and eggs...
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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.