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Mike Yip, a nature photographer and columnist from Vancouver Island will be the honored speaker at the 15th April 15 meeting of Comox Valley Horticultural Society. The meeting starts at 7 pm at Courtenay’s Florence Filberg Centre. Non members can also participate for a US$ 5 admission.

The evening event’s focus will be – Backyard and Garden Birds. Mike Yep told that in the spirit of sharing as well as promoting interest in nature, birds, and conservation, it is his pleasure to present Vancouver Island Bird. His target to foster much greater concern for conservation and nature and his remarkable photography skills does just that.

He inspires people all to become more concern of the magnificent array of birds of that they share the planet with. Yep retired from his teaching job in the year 2001 and found out photography and birding in the year 2003.

Since that time, he has made his very own own online magazine revealing his snaps and with his newest March edition totals around 380 journals. Mike Yep also writes a column for North Islander as well as lectures throughout the island. He has already self published 3 books and the last one was – Denman and Hornby Nature that was published in the year 2010, and it was inspired following many excursions with local conservationist and biologist Jenny Balke.

His book shows some of the sensitive ecosystems as well as uncommon fauna and flora on the islands that includes rare wild flowers.

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Robert Macaluso travels from one country to another photographing anything that catches his eye and he graciously shares his works with Patch. This week, Bayport photographer Robert Macaluso is in Florida, US, shooting at the Everglades. He shared an email – trying to avoid alligators, with Patch.

Next month Robert will go to Kentucky’s Great Smoky Mountains to capture pictures of streams as spring approaches. Robert, a former police officer, is now living his life like that – capturing nature and landscape images.

At present, his works are on display at Sayville Library and it will be again displayed in August. His snaps are also on display at the Onancock’s  Red queen Gallery (Virginia).

It was around two years ago that he and his wife went to Bayport area. He told that being retired gave him a scope to capture the natural beauty of the beautiful south shore region. More importantly, he also begun a photography club in Bayport’s Lakeview woods.

He specializes in wildlife and scenic photography, offers a private photography lessons and he is also available for commissioned work.

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Recently, the SANParks (South African National Parks has announced that they have reviewed the rates for photography and filming. They have increased the rate by ten percent for photographic shoots and filming taking place in national parks. This rate increase are effective immediately across all its national parks.

Reynold Thakhuli, the SANParks GM (media, events & stakeholder relations) told that the photography and filming rates have not been reviewed in the past ten years. While recognizing the photographic and filming industries role in the publicity of South Africa’s heritage and natural resources, it is also very important to keep area integrity of the parks and it can only be done by good maintenance which needs financial input, since profit is not their primary motive. This increase is not even near close to what international conservancies are asking for now.

He said that it is also important to note that in initiating the revised rates, the organization kept the filming and photographic industry in mind, so as not to put the industry under financial strain amid the global economic meltdown. Therefore they have decided to increase ten percent in charges.

There are many categories which will be affected in other ways in terms of large and small groupings. Their requirements and period spent in a one park. Thakhuli added that it is for this reason that they have asked the industry to familiarize itself with the new rates that are posted on their website.