These photos, shot at a wild animal sanctuary & conservation park were a bonus for my catalogue.
It was a day trip planned for my girlfriend earlier last year but I couldn’t resist taking the camera to capture some of the animals characteristics and personalities.
The park is South Lakes animal park in Cumbria it houses many animals from many parts of the world!
The park was an idea created and developed solely by David Gill. At the time of the construction back in 1993/4, he was an animal nutritionist with no connections to zoos, but a desire to see education and conservation brought into the public awareness by the reality of a close, wild experience, an experience for all to react to assist worldwide conservation issues. The then 32-year-old father of two, built the park with his own hands and to this day, still designs and builds all the facilities around the zoo now with the help and assistance of the large staff.
I was touched by the conservation work done by the park and would recommend visiting the park
In the interests of giving my customers the best I decided the other day to get my kit bag up to modern specifications! I had, up to this point been shooting with my trusted companion the Canon 20D but it arrived in the post today. Shipped out to me in Val D’isere my NEW CANON 5D.
Needless to say I was so excited to take it out for a test drive I only had the chance to snap a few un-planned shots! You can see the results below and by visiting my Photoshelter site.
In December of 2008 I left on a whim to go to Val D’isere for a ski season. Stopping for a short while on a friends floor, soon I had myself a job and a flat shared with two Spanish guys, an Aussie, a Scot, a vain lad and two lasses. The stories that followed could fill a blog on their own.
Unfortunately this blog is just about the photos I took. Some are panoramas taken during the day and night of Val d’isere high street, La Rue Principale showing shop fronts and bars such as The Pacific Bar and Moris Pub. I have also got a couple of the view from my balcony looking out across Val to the Espace Killy.
Val D’Isere
Host to world cup
I return to Val D’isere, packing my Canon gear and meaning business, this winter for the 2009/10 season. I am aiming to shoot as much as possible concentrating on the park scene and the nightlife.
This blog will give me a chance to update you on my photographs that I have shot over the up and comming weeks and tell you in more detail where and why they were shot.
Prior to this I will be uploading my back catalogue of images for you to view. My blog is fully integrated with my photoshelter account which holds all my galleries and makes them available for you should you wish to purchase them or download them for your own personal use.
