http://www.thepriceofphotography.com en-gb thepriceofphotography.com 2009-11-8T00:00:00Z thepriceofphotography.com http://www.thepriceofphotography.com/page3.htm#52171 On the 27th October 2009 I visited the Natural History Museum in London England. I went with my older daughter. The main purpose of our visit was to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 exhibition. Ive not been to the exhibition in previous years. I was very impressed by the exhibition. All the images were displayed with back lighting as if looking at a lightbox except that there was only one image. The image was a good size which made viewing easier. My favourite was Puffin in the Snow by Jan Vermeer and a close second was Killer in the Mist by Stefano Unterthiner. My daughter liked The Plunge Diver by Alexander Safonov. All the pictures were of a high quality. I guess you will probably have a different favourite. We ended up buying the book so we can look at the pictures whenever we like. 2009-11-8T00:00:00Z http://www.thepriceofphotography.com/page3.htm#51520 Welcome to my blog. I am just starting my blog. I shall be discussing many issues relating to photography and wildlife as they arise. Last Friday and Saturday 23rd 24th October 2009 I went to WildPhotos 2009 . This was an event attended by some of the worlds top wildlife photographers. They talked about their pictures and how they managed to be in the right place at the right time to get the image. Each one put in the time and effort to improve the odds that they would get a stunning shot. You can never guarantee what animals are going to do. Many but not all were professional photographers who could afford to spend weeks at a location to wait for the right light and conditions to allow them to get the great shot of a particular creature. For me I have a full time job that I need to pay the mortgage and the bills etc. So I only have a few weeks a year to be out and about trying to get these stunning images. The other interesting thing was that these top photographers went to... 2009-10-28T00:00:00Z