Wildlife Photography across the Water: Japan Travelogue-Day 9

Monday 21 February 2011

Japan Travelogue-Day 9

We looked at the weather forecast last night and it said that snow was predicted and sure enough before i hit the sack it was snowing, It continued through the night and by daybreak a couple of inches had fallen and would continue to fall for the morning and by early afternoon around 4 inches had fallen, I thought that it would make for artistic and unusual images, We went to the boat and boarded at 6.30am, The harbour here is made up of a very large harbour with a small one in it, The boat was heaving with photographers when we left-mainly Japanese, Imagine our surprise when we round the corner from the small harbour into the main harbour to find out thats as far as we would be going due to the frozen sea, There was already one other boat out and had all the eagles next to their boat, They threw some fish out but that only attracted gulls and crows, The Eagles knew that they were onto a good thing and stayed put, I was very frustrated as the boat trip is around $85, The captain had also carefully positioned us so that we had a nice view of the harbour wall in most images, Eventually some eagles came over but it was extremely difficult to get a clean shot without either the wall,gulls or crows in the way, We both got some reasonable images but it was hard work, Petes 300 F2.8 was a touch short and my 200-400 was a touch slow for the job in hand but we overcame. In the afternoon we drove up and down the peninsula and saw a fox but no images, We shot some eagles that had perched in the trees near the harbour and as we were leaving we managed some lesser scaup in the harbour, Funny that Martin has shot these and the Whooper Swans in the UK and here we were doing the same, Here are a load of images from the day, The next couple of days look dry and clear so fingers crossed that the shooting will be easier

Dave

1 comment:

Jacky Poon21 February 2011 at 09:45
Stunning images! Looks like I need to plan my visit to Japan soon....
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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.