Wildlife Photography across the Water: Beware the scammers

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Beware the scammers

One of the great things about the internet is that it has changed our way of shopping and bargains can be had without the hassle of traipsing around shops, The down side is that there are plenty of scammers out there looking to cheat you out of your hard earned cash, I fell prey to this just before my trip to Japan when i ordered a coat for the trip, Luckily i acted very quickly by informing the bank and credit card company and after i had sent it back to the bastards in China the bank informed me that it had been dealt with, A couple of years ago it came to light that there were fake Sandisk CF cards hitting the market, They worked ok but were not made by Sandisk and the differences were subtle, Yesterday i saw that the scammers had upped their game and were selling look alike Nikon products, This is very worrying that they are getting to a stage where its difficult to tell the real thing from fakes, Take a look here
It almost makes you by at your local store, All i would say is only buy from reputable dealers if you buy online and be careful out there

Dave

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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.