World Class Wildlife Photo
contests
These
are the only photography contests of their type. They are extraordinary
experiences; demanding experiences; the ultimate experience for
wildlife
photographers who want a personal challenge.
-Valley Land Fund Wildlife Photography Contest
NOTICE! The Valley Land Fund has decided not to hold a 2010
"South Texas Shootout". This may be the end of one of the best
wildlife photo contests in the country. I will post here if there
is any change in the future.
UPDATE! The Valley Land Fund will hold a contest
in 2010. You will find the details at
www.photoboundtours.com
-Coastal Bend Wildlife Photography Contest
-ICF Pro-Tour Nature Photography contest
MY NEW PRINT SALES SITE
WWW.johnpickles.com
is
my new website devoted to print sales. Prints can be ordered
directly
on this site in a variety of sizes and paper surfaces. I will
still
provide custom prints of my images if requested and when I am not in
the
field. Images will be added to the site on a regular basis.
Take
a look at the site. You will find it another viewing experience
even
if you are not in the market for prints at the moment.
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Website Links
Here are some useful and some interesting sites. I recommend the
interesting. The useful....well,they are useful.
The Interesting:
 --Close to Nature -
Images by Ruth Hoyt
Ruth is an extraordinary photographer and teacher. Do yourself a favor
and visit her website.
Update-- Ruth is now directing the new
Valley Land Fund Photo contest. This a link to the Contest
Webpage
--Fennessey Ranch near Refugio Texas
The Fennessey is a ranch dedicated to wildlife and the environment. It
is a great place for birdwatchers, wildlife observers or photographers
to spend time in their preferred environment. I photographed there with
my partner Ruth Hoyt competing in the 2007 Coastal Bend Wildlife
Photography
Contest. We won First Grand Prize and one of our photographs was
awarded
the honor of "Best in Show". Take a look at the website.
--Chauvaud Photography
Ed and Lorna spend most of their time in the Great North West. Their
dramatic images of the Pacific coast and their bears of Alaska are
excellent. I recommend a visit to their website. I promise you will
enjoy the images
if you like the outdoors.
The Useful:
 --Wimberley Products
Wimberley is world famous for its WH-200 tripod head. This is the
second generation of this unit. It is used by a very large number of
ultra long lens shooters. I used the first generation Wimberley Head
with my 600mm F4 lense for many years until the second generation
became available. The second generation head is even more of a joy to
use with extreme telephoto lenses. I strongly recommend it for anyone
shooting a 500mm or 600mm lens. Take a look at their website for other
great products. I use most of them. You can purchase
Wimberley products from me or go to their website here
--The Vested Interest
I have used photo vests for a long time.
They all seemed to fall short in the abiility to carry enough "stuff"
and they developed holes and tears without much help from me. In
2003 I purchased a Vested Interest Magnum vest. It will hold more
"stuff" than I can carry and the only small hole in it came from a
contest with barbed wire. I still use this vest in the field all
of the time. If you want a heavy duty vest for real life
photography in the brush or on the street you can count on this one.
 --Optimal
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