Wildlife Photography across the Water: The PPNC Trade Show

Sunday, 4 March 2012

The PPNC Trade Show

Today i went to North Carolina's biggest camera trade show held in Durham so not too far, It was actually the Professional Photographers of NC trade show, I had free tickets from the Carolina Nature Photographers Association, We arrived at 10.50 as the show started at 11am, Within a few minutes we were registered and waited for 11am, Well to cut a long story short we walked around it 3 times, Had a chat with a couple of people bought a Flashbender and was back in the car at 11.35am, It was hardly photokina, Canon did have a stand.well 2 tables butted together and had a few bodies and some lenses on it and that was it-nothing new like the 1DX or 5D3 but then again i didn't really expect it and Nikon was a no show, Canon was infact the only Camera Manufacturer there, I mentioned the other day that i had made a half snoot out of the center of a toilet roll so when i had a look at the Rogue Flashbender at under $30 it was a no brainer to get one and make my life somewhat easier, So for free it was ok but i am glad that i didnt pay the $10 entrance

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.