Wildlife Photography across the Water: Hummingbirds cont

Sunday 4 July 2010

Hummingbirds cont

Well its holiday weekend here-4th July and all that so i have not had time to get the cameras out for any wildlife photography, I am just about to go out and shoot a tennis match but apart from that its difficult to shoot with a wine glass in one hand, I did have another go at the Ruby throated hummingbirds the other day, I did notice that the background plays a very important part in these shots so tried some different ones, Basically i put a khaki top over the board and then swapped it for a green towel, Different colours give the images a completely different feel so i will continue until i am happy with the result, I have ordered a couple of light stands from Amazon to make placement of the flashguns easier and will continue throughout the summer and will keep you informed of my progress
These images were taken with the D300 and 600VR +1.4x and are full frame, The camera set to ISO 200, 1/200@f22 and flashguns set in manual mode and 1/32 to give around 1/22000

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.