Wildlife Photography across the Water: Review of the Year - Part 1

Tuesday 28 December 2010

Review of the Year - Part 1 - January

We started off the year with a catch up from our previous years review, and moved on to some trip reports. Dave went to New Jersey,clearly had a great time and bought us some great images in seven parts.

I went more local for a couple of day trips and caught some Short Eared Owls and some waterfowl from Slimbridge from the daytime, and Starlings flocking at sunset.

As usual there were plenty of news stories from te world of wildlife, and photo gear, along with a few thoughts on the news that the Wildlife Photographer of the Year was stripped of his crown for basically cheating. Having seen a lot of dodgy practice in the camera club and exhibition photo world in the past, it is something I am quite happy not to be involved with.

Anyway, 804 of you visited a total of 2401 times and from 42 countries.

The whole archive for January can be seen here if you want a trip down memory lane.

Back with Feb next time

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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.