Wildlife Photography across the Water: Ramblings 2

Thursday 2 June 2011

Ramblings 2

I am still stuck behind the PC processing a huge backlog of images taken over the last year, The weather is 97 so too hot to go out in the day time but i will get the Kayak out over the next couple of days, my foot is 95% better so thats at least something positive
I have been scootching around the forums and talking to some people i know and there are some strongish rumours coming from that Canon camp that things may be shaken up at the end of this year, There were also some rumours on the Canon rumour site yesterday saying things similar to what i had already heard,
Video in a Dslr is still a love/hate thing and one of the rumours was that Canon may bring out a stills camera and a video option of the stills camera, I guess that it could happen, Many years ago i bought a Canon 1V film camera, It came in 2 versions, The small IV and the large 1VHS the difference being that the 1VHS had the battery pack built in like the 1D series that we have today, Video seems to be the big selling point for todays stills camera which is ironic to say the least and Nikons latest advert on TV for the D5100 is shot purely on that camera, Video is defiantly here to stay and i would guess that if you had the chance of a Dslr with or without video you would still take the video equipped option for when you come to sell it-unless there was such a big price difference that made it worth buying without, Nikon say that there release schedule will stay the same so there should be replacements for the D300s and D3s this year and maybe a D700 replacement, i think that even if they do announce new models they will be in very short supply for a long time due to low volume production after the problems in Japan
I hope to get some photography done over the couple of day, I could really do with the Macro lens but as its at Sigma i doubt i will see that for another week or 2
My California images are now all sorted and processed so its back to the Japanese trip, Here are a couple of images from California that have never seen the outside of a hard drive
Willet up close

Wet Whimbrel

Red Winged Blackbird

Marbled Godwit feeding

All images Full Frame taken with Nikon D7000

Dave

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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.