Hi all! I'm John and I'm an Australian currently living in Japan. I live on the southern island of Kyushu, which is the second-best Japanese birding location (first being Hokkaido), probably most famous for wintering Hooded and White-naped Cranes. I am self-employed (teaching, interpretation, guiding, website development), so I am lucky in that I can often take time off when I want, so I have lots of chances to seek out rare species. My wife is Thai, so I also spend several weeks a year in Thailand visiting exotic birding locations like Doi Inthanon and Liam Pak Bia. While I usually photograph birds, I basically photograph anything that moves, and have a particular fondness for herps. I hope forum members will find my images interesting and give me lots of constructive criticism so that I can improve my photography. I also hope to be able to offer suggestions to other members.
Lastly, my current equipment is a Canon EOS 7D which I use almost exclusively with an EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM. I also often use a 1.4x teleconverter and more rarely a 2x TC. I usually shoot handheld. Sometimes I use a 580EX Speedlite either on-camera with a Better Beamer or off-camera using the 7D's wireless flash capability. I don't use a blind or hide as yet - any suggestions on a good one would be welcomed!
Thanks for reading! :)






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