Wildlife Photography across the Water: General Update

Saturday, 24 March 2012

General Update

The last few days the camera has stayed indoors away from the heavy pine pollen, Today i drove down a main road near my house and it was like driving through a green mist, This happens every year but this year its early and very heavy, Sit outside with your camera gear for an hour an its covered so i will wait and hope for a very heavy storm to get it over with,
Birds are going mad in the garden chasing each other around and pairing up, We now have a pair of Bluebirds taking nesting material into one of the bird boxes although they come nowhere near the feeders,
The lucky few have now had their D800's delivered but i was one of the many unlucky ones, Nikon have their inventory next week so the warehouses are closed so i guess i am looking at a 2-3 week wait minimum, I read that if you have not ordered by now you could be looking at August!! I have to say that the images that i have seen on the net look amazing and this has been backed up by the DXO mark ratings which came out higher than any other camera full stop see here, This is sensor based scores only but it does seems that Nikon with the D4 and D800 really do have a couple of amazing cameras and it really looks like Nikon is about to have an amazing year,
On a sour note it seems that Nikon are saying that they have fucked up their prices of the D4 and D800 in the UK and yesterday increased the prices by 500 GBP for the D4 and 200GBP for the D800, I sure hope that anybody who has pre ordered doesnt have to pay the extra (edit-it seems that if you have already pre ordered then you still have to pay the extra-Boo to Nikon for that one)

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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.