Friday, March 23, 2012

Thanks to Gilles

I am very lucky to have such a good friend. Gilles and 2 of his friend came to meet me for a tour in Costa Rica.  We spent 9 days touring north, west, and south in the mountains, and had a good time with such fun loving fellows.  These guys have great equipment, and they know how to use it., technically sound, so this makes my job easy!  

The shooting conditions, weather could not be much better, we had fantastic food, and they did enjoy a few of the local beer products!  Here are a few of Gillies edits, and some more soon from Bernard, and Christian.







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Monday, March 19, 2012

India Newspaper: "The Sunday Post" - Interview

One of India's national papers " The Sunday Post" published this story about my visit to India, and a bit of background on myself, very nicely done. Thanks to Dr. Caesar Sengupta, and the Sunday Post writer Soumyabrata Gupta for everything!

I am very lucky to be so recognized!






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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Nikon D4 Images from a friend in France.

Please have a look at these high 
iso shots from Stany.







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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Costa Rica Images

Still recovering from a nasty cold / fever, so the editing is slow these days, but I have a lot of time during the next couple weeks, so I will try to get things going soon.

Maria is home with me now on March break, so she will keep me motivated and sharp!

I am gearing up for another adventure in Costa Rica starting April 7th, for 9 days.  Researching some new locations and photo opportunities. This tour is looking really cool. I can't wait!

So, I am still reviewing 10,000 images from these past 2 tours. Lots to delete and tons to edit.  Everyday was good fun and challenging.  Each location had some really neat subjects to work with.  During February, we found some really excellent holiday climate and temperature, but also a lot of light at times too harsh.  

I think this April, we will find a better balance of overcast and sunlight, with more hummingbird action.
The colours are so bright on some of these birds, we need to be especially careful in direct sunlight.  During these two tours, the hummingbird action was slow due to bright sunlight providing a lot of natural flower feeding for the birds.

So, a few edits here, more coming soon.

Best wishes.


Left to right, Raymond, Bernard and Christian (my guests from France)
Thanks to Gilles for the image!




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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Three articles from Peter Burian

A recent guest, and now friend, Peter Burian is a freelance 
photographer and  contributing editor for several magazines.

Peter has published information on the new full-frame 
cameras from both Nikon and Canon, the
36 megapixel D800 and the long-awaited 22 
megapixel EOS 5D Mk III with major 
upgrades over the Mk II: 


Here's How:   EOS 5D Mk 111
 Also an article that covers the controversial subject of photographing
captive animals and birds.

Photolife







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Saturday, March 3, 2012

A big thanks to my guests!

Costa Rica February Tours

This recent pair of tours in Costa Rica has been more then excellent.  Doing what I love is cool, but doing these adventures with the best people is pure fun.  The drawback?  Missing Daisy and Maria is tough, I am on a jet now heading home from Costa Rica, so we will go out for a nice Valentines Dinner to celebrate another successful program.

A big thanks to my US friends Mike and Dawn, from Maryland, Wayne and Carmen from Ontario,... from France: Christian, Bernard, and my great friend Gilles.  Tons of laughs, birds, and pure fun. 

What a pleasure to have these folks helping make my work a real pleasure.

I need to say that Gilles was especially a big help!  Some really extensive language issues were resolved as Gilles speaks fluent French, English, and Spanish.  Making constant conversions for everyone had to be tough, and a lot of stress, so thank you my friend!

We ventured off to a few new shooting locations. The next tour will also include some new adventures, so more fun ahead in April.

Costa Rica is a destination that is very hard to describe.  Yes, there are serious issues, where and when to travel, safety, banking, credit cards, sur-charges, theft issues, driving there is a whole new world.  Simply put, it is not easy.  There is much more then what meets the eye!

After one personal trip (holiday in 2007), and four completed tours, I feel I have most of the bases covered. 

First hand experience is the finest education.  Also, local connections that I can trust provide an excellent sense of security.  My friends and partners in Costa Rica are fantastic.  Honest, and dependable, so my business there is a pleasure.

Special thanks to all my support for all the great advice, service, and friendship.  I look forward to many more  tours in Costa Rica, and possibly moving there for three to four months a year some day.  Daisy and Maria would really enjoy wintering in the great weather.

I am already looking at buying a good tour vehicle, and a secure rental location near my favorite location, Buena Vista Hotel.

So, 10,000 images to cull, probably 30-40 to edit, hopefully by the end of next week, I can't wait to hook up my hard-drives to the iMac and see what shots are worth a look.






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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Short Notice Costa Rica Tour!

April 7th - 15th... ( days and 8 nights)

All inclusive tour to the best bird 
photography locations!

Only $2,500.00 per person
(flight not included)






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