Wildlife Photography across the Water: Pop up Hides

Friday 11 June 2010

Pop up Hides

Since arriving in the states i have been using 'pop up' hides, They are inexpensive at under @$70 but i am finding that they are not lasting too long and am currently on my 4th one in 18 months, The main problem i am finding is that the fibreglass arms that form the dome in the roof snap, One broke twice and went straight through the roof leaving a nice big hole for the rain to come through, I did repair the arms but then one of the 4 side coils did the same, I kept the broken hide in my garage and when the other hide roof bars snapped i took the old hide and removed the side coil and cut it to the same length as the broken arm, I took the plastic ends off of the broken arm and put them on the cut metal coil and used them in stead, The metal coils are nice and flexible,cant snap and will last as long as the hide itself and saves on the recycling so there you have it-being green and saving some money

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.