Monday, April 18, 2011

My first interview!

A big thanks to Amanda Street!! Wow, I still can't believe it!



Sunday, April 17, 2011

Nature Photography Products - Latest Addition!


The new Apex Mini is truly a better mousetrap. Incorporating 
the most versatile and functional design to date, it addresses 
the mobile support needs of the photographer like no other on the 
market.  After the original Apex penetrated the market, we listened to
what our customers were saying. 

One of the main suggestions was to create a bean bag with all the 
same great features, in a smaller package. It is now
reality. The Apex Mini is perfect for lenses smaller
than 500mm, but still offers the same strength and
durability of our larger version. 

We created a smaller custom aircraft-grade aluminum plate to 
fit the Apex Mini. Each aluminum plate is hand-made with the 
assistance of a 100,000 pound press right here in the United States.
The Apex Mini weighs in at 5.5 pounds compared when filled, so
look forward to a very easy to handle package!

The Apex Mini will be offered in the following new 
camouflage patterns: 

Realtree Max-4, 
Realtree APG (All Purpose Green), 
True Timber Concealed Green, 
and Black.

Please note the head that is attached in the above image is not included.

The retail price for this complete
package is $83.00 for black and $87.00 for Camo.

Please email me for more information.  ray@raymondbarlow.com


Monday, April 11, 2011

Busy Weekend!

2 Workshops this past weekend, the first one at the Mountsberg Conservation Area, the second at the Canadian Raptor Conservecy, south of Simcoe Ontario.  Thanks to all my awesome guests, we had a great time!  And thanks to rick Quirk for lunch yesterday!  Rick hosts the Raptorfest this weekend in Grimsby, Ontario... April 16, 2011.  This show takes place at the Grimsby Community Center, in the Arena.  And its free!! James Cowen will be flying his birds there, inside the arena, so please join us at this cool event.

I will be there with some prints for sale, and also for a full day Q and A session, so please stop by for a visit!  Also, the Muskoka Wildlife Center will be there with some animals too!

Below is my first edit, and I will hopefully be presenting more images from myself and my guests later on...   have a good week!

Just click each the image for a larger view! 
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Barn Owl - by Jen St. Louis


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Bald Eagle by Sue Ratcliffe


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Great Horned owl by Ron Goodlin  

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Red-tailed Hawk by Greg Harvy

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Raymond Barlow


thanks for looking!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Thanks to David Sparks!

On our recent photography tour to Tanzania, 
Africa my friend and awesome photographer 
David Sparks treked along with us for 
the 10 day adventure.  He told me he was 
pleased with the way we handled  the tour, and 
wow, just take a look at his images!

(click 2 times on each image to see the full size, then use your
back button to return to this page!)



David`s comments about his experience:

Everything about the photo safari exceeded my 
expectations. Both Nas and Nickson were very
 knowledgeable guides and did an outstanding 
job of locating the large animals. 
Their ability to spot and identify the amazing 
variety ofbirds was an unexpected bonus. Ray 
constantly "tweaked" the position of our vehicle so 
that we had the best possible lighting and background
for our photos. I learned a lot by 
observing his approach to photographing 
the wildlife, scenery, and people we encountered. This 
was my first trip to Africa, but I hope it is not my last.