Wildlife Photography across the Water: Badgers,Fox and birds

Thursday 22 July 2010

Badgers,Fox and birds

Yesterday i went to see my buddy Phil Shaw in Essex, I teamed up with Phil last year in Colorado when we shot the Mountain Goat, Phil is a very technical photographer and has some stunning images on his new website www.naturephotopro.com , Phil took me to his 'own' reserve where he has worked for many years, He has transformed the place for wildlife and his hard work and dedication has really paid of, In a few hours we had taken both fox and badger and at one point we had 4 badgers and 2 fox in front of us at the same time-in daylight!! truly fantastic and i think most of my time with him i had my mouth open in amazement, I only have my uncalibrated laptop with me but it will give you some idea, The Nikon D3s really shone as the light dropped and the badgers were shot with a mix of ISO 3200 and 6400 and then some with a multi flash set up, Phil runs workshops for the badgers and foxes along with various species of bird that i will come to in my next blog, Check out his website and if you want images like his then drop him a line and enjoy a great day out

ISO 3200-No Noise Reduction

ISO 6400-No Noise Reduction

The images above were taken with a Nikon D3s and 200-400+1.4x

Dave

1 comment:

Amila Kanchana23 July 2010 at 01:01
Amazing! The first and the last are the best.
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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.