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Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

Photographing otters in the wild, having my D3 fall off the end of my 600mm and actually wanting to get out of the car, in just my underwear to photograph a turtle in the road during a full on tropical storm in Florida (more on that later!)…yep, it’s been a fun year photographically! As we...

Wild Photo Adventures: Season 2

Just a quick heads up for fellow nature and wildlife photographers, Season 2 of Wild Photo Adventures tv/web show has just started. The show follows host Doug Gardner as he explores various locations and species around America, offering shooting tips and advice as he goes…with the first two episodes of the new season concentrating on...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

EDIT: This image has since been disqualified. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. So busy in fact I totally forget the winners of the Veolia Enviroment, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 had been announced! It’s the second year in a row an image has won via a trap-cam which may or...

Nikon D3s, it’s here…sample pictures and video

ISO 102,400…that’s the first thing that jumps out at you from the new specs for the Nikon D3s. Add to that a standard rating of ISO 200 to 12,800 and if nothing else the king of the high ISOs seems to have had his stay renewed! But is that enough? Check out the first videos...

2009 Countryfile photo competition, pre-judging

5, 220, 4 and 31,000. What does that equal? (other than 31,229 of course) Well, here’s what they represent…hours slept the night before, miles driven, number of previous finalists and amount of entries. Also chuck in plenty of tea and biscuits and a small camera crew and the end result…a very long but fun day pre-judging...

Filming with the BBC

Just a quick one, was up early Saturday morning for a day of filming with the BBC. Nothing too crazy but it was a long day, although great fun, and I met some really nice people along the way too. I can’t say what it was for right now, but all will be revealed soon...