Wildlife Photography across the Water: A wet night

Thursday 1 March 2012

A wet night

I have shot every night in the garden for the last week, Usual suspects with the deer, fox and opossum coming every night and i just missed the raccoon the other night and watched it arrive 30 minutes after i had packed up, We have had plenty of rain this week which is much needed but unusual, You do not realize how much it rains in Europe and especially the UK until you live somewhere like North Carolina, I am not complaining by any means, My set up is dry as i am basically shooting from under the house and with the use of some ziplock freezer bags the flash guns stay nice and dry as well, I used Lumiquest diffusers on the from flashguns and had 2 flashguns at the back with 1 one them pointing back towards the baited area to lighten any heavy shadows on the back of the animal, I at first had some problems in setting up with the flashgun pointing back as the light would bleed into the picture, I used the center out of a toilet roll and cut it in half length wise and tapped it to the side of the flashgun to stop the light coming directly back at me and it worked a treat,

The image wasn't exactly how i planned it but is ok and nice just to have the chance to photograph these guys, The other fox comes and goes and although you see them in the garden together they seem to have some room between them so i am not sure if its 2 males or a male and female, I think due to the size difference it a pair,
I have started to squeeze some food into the bark of the tree in the hope of the opossum climbing or the fox standing up against it

Dave

2 comments:

Millhouse Photography1 March 2012 at 08:28
It's a beautiful shot Dave. Looks like he/she's tasting the air with mouth slightly open.
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WPATW1 March 2012 at 18:56
I think hes tasting some tiny bits of dog food that i put down-looks happy enough though

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.