Wildlife Photography across the Water: Sunday Quickie

Sunday, 19 June 2011

Sunday Quickie

Well it has been a busy time for a number of things for me of the last week - nearly all of them work related at work or home, so the opportunities to get out and about with the cameras have been limited.Today Jac and I went to the annual Gardeners World Show at the NEC.

One of the things of interest was the WildLife Whisperer stand selling all manner of 'wildlife' stuff.

I was interested to check out their various camera traps that you can check out on their site linked above.

I know Robbie has been trying out one at his home in Shetland. I guess when you have Otters for neighbours, it is a 'must have'. I am in two minds for the application in my wildlife garden. I would expect to get plenty of different cats, and the odd squirrel. The best is likely to be the Foxes passing through.

But I am thinking of other applications that might include remote location photography where I could set it up and leave it, and I have a couple of projects in mind. These will however have to wait for next years breeding season.

There are a number of different specifications on these traps and as always the more you pay the more features you get. Photo quality is never going to be at the standard we are used to with pro DSLR + pro lens kit, but as a great way to study wildlife and check out locations for activity, they could have some decent uses.

It would be good to hear from you if you have any experiences of using these.

Martin

3 comments:

MarkO19 June 2011 at 22:00
I was hoping for a recommendation from you guys - never mind - I might be able to give you some feedback for a change !

Will pop in a purchase and let you know.
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Picture Perfect Online Photography20 June 2011 at 03:51
thank you for sharing..
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WPATW20 June 2011 at 20:14
Hehe - MarkO - sorry about that. I will get one at some point but it is not on my immediate spend list. Too many conflicting priorities with house renovations

Martin
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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.