Throughout the last thirty-five years I have bought and sold many different cameras from large format to 35mm. Although I have often taken pictures of animals, it is only recently that I have begun to specialise in images of wildlife with an emphasis on birds, so subject matter has now dictated my equipment.

I love digital cameras and the freedom of computer editing. I am currently using a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III which is capable of taking 21 megapixels images, giving me plenty of room to move with cropping and editing birds.

I always shoot in RAW and edit in the RAW editor in Photoshop CS3. I also use various plug-ins such as PhotoKit Sharpener and Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 Standard.

Cameras

• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III back (21 megapixel)
• Canon 5D back (12.4 megapixel)

Lenses

• Canon 600mm F4L prime telephoto lens
• Canon 400mm F5.6L prime telephoto lens
• Canon EF 70mm-300mm F4.5-5.6 DO telephoto zoom lens
• Canon EF24-70mm F2.8L telephoto zoom lens
• Canon 1.4x converter
• Canon 2x converter

Tripod

• Gitzo 320 tripod with a Benbo ball head
• Wimberley Head with quick release plate

Computers, Printers and Storage

• Epson 3880 A2 K3 Ultra Chrome pigment ink printer
• Eizo 22inch monitor which has dedicated displays for five different modes including one set at a calibrated printing mode
• ASI computer processor with 1TB hard drive and 4.00 GB RAM
• Maxtor 300 GB Back-up hard drive
• Epson P-6000 Multimedia Storage Viewer