Wildlife Photography across the Water: Monterey Bay

Saturday, 7 May 2011

Monterey Bay

There can be few nicer places to visit and photograph in the spring than Monterey and the bay area, There is a huge variety of wildlife from Sea Lions, Harbour Seals, Sea Otter and an amazing amount of bird life,add to that stunning landscapes and possible trips out to see whales etc and it becomes a wildlife/nature lovers paradise, Monterey is about 2 hours south of San Francisco by car, Straight down highway 101 or the more picturesque coastal Highway one, I have been many times over the last few years but spring is special due to the flowers that line the beaches and can be seen from miles away-stunning, Monterey itself is a big tourist attraction and worth doing the touristy bits along cannery row where you can find the amazing Aquarium-to me its the best one in the world and although not cheap to enter its worth every penny and your jaw is guaranteed to drop, It even has a beach inside where you can see and shoot a variety if waders-amazing, Moving South from Monterey you go through Clint Eastwood country-Carmel and then on to the Big Sur, If you like rugged coastline then this is the place for you

Surfing is very popular along this stretch of coastline

Wild flowers along the coast at Pacific Grove

Brewers Blackbird shot here at sun down

Rugged Coast line from Monterey all the way up and through the Big Sur

Ground Squirrel are everywhere

The Famous Cannery Row now a tourist destination for food and the Aquarium

Behind Cannery Row looking up at the Aquarium -last building and a good place to see sea otters

Monterey and the bay area are good all year but in spring its fantastic and if you dive then you will be in heaven

Dave

2 comments:

Anonymous30 April 2012 at 19:33
Where are all these pretty pink flowers at in Pacific Grove? We are going to Monterey this weekend and really hope to see these. Where about would we get on the trail to see this sight?
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WPATW30 April 2012 at 21:08
Yes they were, Pacific Grove is truly beautiful when in bloom and a lovely place to be at any time, I will be back there in August, Enjoy your time there and please report back on how it is at the moment

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.