Wildlife Photography across the Water: Japan Travelogue-Tales from a travelling photographer

Wednesday 9 February 2011

Japan Travelogue-Tales from a travelling photographer

From JFK Airport New York
I have travelled pretty extensively over the last 15 years but the one thing that i never look forward to is the air travel and the older i get the less i enjoy it, But its a means to an end and that's the only way i have looked at it, If i could drive i would, I took off early this morning on a very small plane-39 seats and apart from me there was only 8 other passengers on the plane, the flight was uneventful which is a good thing, i watched the sun rise in the east and come over a blanket of cloud and made them glow in the early soft light, It can be incredibly pretty up there and the sun always shines but i still like my feet on terra ferma, I didn't have any problems with the camera gear and although the plane only had tiny luggage holders-just big enough for a laptop bag they took my Think tank off of me and put it in a storage area and then gave it back after we landed, The landing was one of those ones where you are constantly looking for land but as the cloud was so think we broke through about a minute before we touched down, The pilot was obviously a Valentino Rossi fan as be banked the plane hard every time we changed direction, I had a vision of him hanging off of his seat with his knee sticking out, Few times i have been pointing directly down in such a plane and he did it time and time again, So here i am sitting waiting for the next leg which will be around 14+ hours so time to switch the brain off and look out of the terminal window at the snowy dreary landscape and dream of what's to come

From Tokyo
I arrived early in Tokyo yesterday after the nicest flight i have ever had, Even the 13.5 hours somehow seemed to slip by, Its the first flight i have ever had with zero turbulance-amazing, If only all flights were so nice, Pete picked me up and we went back to his house and spent some time talking and looking at each others gear, Its been some time since i have laid my hands on Canon gear and as Pete has a tonne of it it was good to catch up, I took some shots on the plane when we were flying over Russia, Mile upon mile of frozen nothingness but very pretty when we were over the mountain areas
Time to relax and get stuff ready for our flight to Hokkaido on Saturday and we are off to the trade show in Yokohama tomorrow to have a look at all the new Canon super lenses, i will take a camera and get some shots if possible

Dave

1 comment:

Ritchie10 February 2011 at 07:21
Hi,

The ice is so cool and white, it is good have some knowledge about the wild life. I loved all of these posts. A lot of these things we have, but I got some really great ideas.

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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.