JAMIE SCARROW
While Scarrow has photographed animals in exotic locations around the world, the Vancouver Island resident specializes in grizzly bears - especially those that congregate at Knight Inlet on the British Columbia coast. His work has been published in Canadian Geographic and National Geographic.
The camera Canon EOS 5D digital camera and a Canon 300 mm f2.8 lens with image stabilization.
The money shot A grizzly bear fast asleep on a point of Glendale Cove in Knight Inlet. "It's a nice scene that shows a gentle side of the bear and incorporates the beautiful coastal habitat."
How he did it A 70-200-mm lens on a Canon 5D. Shot at midday, with nice, even lighting from the cloud cover. "The bear was one that has grown up in the area I return to each year. He was very tolerant and I could get fairly close to him."
Tips Get to know the habits of the animals you're shooting. Try to get at eye level with your subject. And don't forget patience.
Gallery http://www.jamiescarrow.com
ROBERT McCAW
Based in Guelph, Ont., McCaw is one of the leading wildlife photographers in Canada and the United States. His images have appeared on the covers of more than 300 publications,
including books, magazines and
calendars.
The camera Canon EOS-1Ds Mark 111 digital camera (with a resolution of 21.1 megapixels) and a Canon 500 mm f4 lens with image stabilization.
The money shot Four baby foxes in a row at their den taken near Long Lake, Man.
How he did it "I was driving when I saw the young foxes running and playing about. When I stopped the car, they all ran to the entrance of the den and lined up in a perfect row - each one the same distance from the camera. This was important and lucky, since I was using a 400-mm
telephoto lens to get a shot where all four filled the frame. Telephoto lenses have a very shallow depth of field. If one fox had been a few centimetres in front of or behind the others, its face would not have been in focus. 'Cute' never hurts a wildlife photo
either."
Tips Stay with your subject until it leaves or it gets dark. And keep shooting. With digital photography, you can take hundreds of shots to get a half-dozen that are keepers.
Gallery http://www.robertmccaw.com
ERIC DRESSER
Dresser lives in the Tug Hill Plateau region of New York State and specializes in photographing the wildlife of northeastern North America. In addition to leading photography workshops for the Adirondack Photography Institute, he shoots for publications including National Wildlife Magazine, Ontario Out of Doors and Outdoor Life. A collection of his work, Adirondack Wildlife, is coming out next year.
The camera Nikon D3 digital camera with Nikon 200-400-mm f4 lens with vibration reduction, mounted on a Gitzo tripod.
The money shot A pair of wood ducks - the species, that is - on a log in a beaver pond. "It was spring breeding season and the female was the one doing the courting. The drake acted quite surprised and was pulling back from her. I should have been so lucky when I was a young single man."
How he did it A Nikon F3 with a 500-mm lens and a 1.4 teleconverter. "I was set up in a photo blind, or camouflage tent, on the narrowest point of an hourglass-shaped pond so that any ducks that came from the upper pond or the lower pond had to come close."
Tips When photographing wildlife, luck is the product of persistence. Spend as much time as possible outside to get familiar with your area and learn the travel patterns and location of local wildlife. Move slowly and take notice of tracks, droppings, food sources, dens and nests.
Gallery http://www.NBNP.com