Wildlife Photography across the Water: Project Pond

Sunday, 3 April 2011

Project Pond

The weather has been pretty naff all week but today its bright and sunny, The temperatures are starting to rise again and the spring flowers are enjoying the first sun for some days, I think they also enjoyed all the rain as they have really sprung up, This morning after watching the Moto GP i went back into the garden to add a bit more to the pond, The pond had been up a couple of weeks and showed no leaks so i built one end up with top soil and today i added some pebbles to it and a couple of rocks near the middle for birds to land on, I will continue to build the sides up with soil and have pebbles at one end and grass at the other giving me different options when i shoot, I will need to put rocks or something along the sides to stop the birds and squirrels from drinking in the wrong spot-It all looks a bit messy at the moment but should not take long to finish off-back to work

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.