Wildlife Photography across the Water: Mid Week quickie

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Mid Week quickie

Just a very quick quickie from me tonight.

Seeing as though we have had the announcements of the Nikon D4, and a couple of months before of the Canon 1Dx, I guess it is quite natural to get into spec comparison.

This site, Northlight Images has compiled this table so you can see the differences and similarities side by side. While the prices are shown in Dollars, for our UK readers, the best £ comparison is here on Camerapricebuster. A £500 lower starting price for the Nikon is a healthy advantage and it will be interesting to see where retail prices go, and who wins the race to get them onto the dealers shelves. I have my views on that which I will keep to myself for now.

While I am in a chat mode, I have found a great way that you can reduce the weight that you have to lug across the countryside when you are heading out on your shoots. Wildlifing gear weighs a ton and every pound that can be shed is a bonus

Its very simple, and should save you money. Its called a diet!!

Having surprised myself with my post Christmas weigh in, it showed that happy married life, and great food having spent too much time watching Masterchef and the like, I have set to in the last two and half weeks with cutting back onthe food intake and doing some exercise, so now me and my kit is eight pounds lighter, with another three to go.

Another great tip from Wildlifephotographyacrossthewater!!

Right time for supper and then Masterchef on the telly.....oooops!!

Martin

1 comment:

robbieb18 January 2012 at 20:34
Nice one Martin, I was going to cut back on chocolate - that lasted three days ! So now we're (the wife and I) having two nights a week alcohol free . Off for a beer now :)
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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.