Freebies, Recommended Books 11 March 2010

I downloaded this free eBook which has some handy tips on taking photographs of wild flowers. Written by Steve and Vic Berardi.

 Featured, Recommended Books 11 March 2010

National Geographic photographer and biographer Paul Nicklen has been making bold expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic for many years, documenting the lives and habitats of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded seals and narwhals and how they are threatened by climate change.

 Art and Photography, Featured, News from the Studio, Recommended Books, Wildlife 7 March 2010

If you love animals, nature and art you will enjoy these quarterly eZines published by Oz Wildlife Art.  These gorgeous magazines are designed to be read using your computer which eliminates packaging, postage, paper and printing which is good news for trees and the planet.  Your purchase will also help …

 Competitions 27 February 2010

The inaugural 2010 EPSON International Pano Awards is dedicated to the art of panoramic photography. Advances in digital photography and software such as …

 Art and Photography, Featured 27 February 2010

I got a lovely surprise to find out my blog has been included in “50 Amazing Nature Photography Bloggers” which is on a site that aims to find the top online photography schools and colleges.

 Art and Photography, Featured, News from the Studio 22 February 2010

This DVD Rom contains 460 high resolution, 300 dpi photographs of animals, insects, flowers, birds, feathers, reptiles and fish. These photographs have been taken by Lesley Smitheringale and are totally copyright free for both personal and commercial use so you can use them as reference for your artwork, in scrapbooks, projects, wallpapers etc.

 News from the Studio, Recommended Books 21 February 2010

This eZine just keeps growing and this edition is jumbo sized with 62 pages of inspirational goodies for you to enjoy. I would like to thank all of the talented artists who have very kindly contributed to this edition.

 Competitions 15 February 2010

Now in its 46th year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is an international showcase for the very best nature photography. The competition is owned by two UK institutions that pride themselves on revealing and championing the diversity of life on Earth – the Natural History Museum and BBC …

 Competitions, Featured 15 February 2010

Here’s a competition for all of the wildlife photographers out there. Go on, grab your camera, get out and about among the wildlife in your area and take some photographs.

 Competitions 3 February 2010

I’ve just caught up with this news which is really sad, not only for Spanish photographer, José Luis Rodriguez but also for the competition itself and all of the other participants. The winning “disqualified” photograph of an Iberian wolf jumping over a gate is suspected to have featured a “trained animal” which the competition rules will not tolerate.