Wildlife Photography across the Water: Finally Home

Wednesday 2 March 2011

Finally Home

Its a long way to Japan from the USA, Infact its a long way to anywhere from the USA, I left Tokyo yesterday and after a 12 and a half hour flight landed in New York, I had 1.5 hours to get through customs and recheck my bags in and then run for my flight home but i made it and boy was it nice to be back in my own bed, I now have a tonne of stuff to get sorted before going to Washington DC on Saturday for a week so i will make this a quick post as i have to drop my laptop in for repair if there is any chance of getting it back before the weekend, I also need to get the D7000 off to Nikon to sort a couple of problems that i had with it whilst away,Both of these images were taken with the D7000 which shows that it can take an excellent image
Good to be back

Dave

4 comments:

iain clyne photography3 March 2011 at 11:52
Hi Dave,

I have enjoyed your Japan trip and the photos you have posted.

I have a D300 that I am thinking of changing for a D7000. Having used both is it worth doing.

Iain.
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Dave3 March 2011 at 14:29
Hi Iain
The D300 is a great camera and i do miss mine, I like the D7000 for many reasons over the D300 like the very quiet shutter and the lower noise with the extra pixels as a bonus, The camera is much smaller and lighter so needs the battery grip when using longer lenses for balance, I prefer the D300 files straight from the camera, They look sharper and the D7000 files need some extra sharpening to bring the detail out, The monkey images are taken with the D7000, The D400 should be out around Sept and i would wait for that if i was you

Dave
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iain clyne photography3 March 2011 at 14:36
Thanks Dave.

Iain.
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mark wood3 March 2011 at 21:27
Dave really enjoyed this series makes me being up mountains in Wales look tame - keep it up mate.
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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.