The Seagull Whisperer Wallpaper giveaway

Just came back from a short but lovely family break at Horseshoe Bay in Bowen, Qld, Australia. It is one of my favourite beaches in the world and hopefully it stays just like it is for generations to come. (Read: STAY AWAY DEVELOPERS!)

Shot a nice pic of my daughter Emma chatting to the gulls with my Canon G10 'snap' camera. If you like it feel free to grab a copy that suits your screen resolution by clicking the corresponding link below.

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Nikon D2H giveaway closing tonight!

UPDATE - Congratulations to @desherinka, winner of the Nikon D2H body - Can only be 1 winner, thanks guys for your entries and twitter follows!

UPDATE II: Congratulations to Gonzalo Villegas (@desherinka) from La Paz, Bolivia who won the camera, it is now on the long haul to South America!

Closing at 23:59 AEST (13:59 UTC) tonight (31 March 2009) is my D2H giveaway

And, unlike a TWiP/Scott Bourne giveaway, I am happy to send the camera to any corner of the earth! I won't pretend it is the 'lawyers' who say it is restricted to my country only, I am happy to pay the postage whether you live in the street next to me or on a mountain-top in Nepal. Follow the instructions at this link and I will announce the winners tomorrow. (and no, it won't be an April Fool's joke!)

Nikon D2H giveaway closing soon!

I have set a closing time for entries to win a Nikon D2H (info here). No entries will be accepted after 23:59 AEST on 31/03/2009 (13:59 UTC on 31/03/2009). I will tally up all the entries (in traditional fashion) and I plan to draw it live on air (if it works) on 01/04/2009. (Yes I know it is April Fools Day but this is no joke, there will be an actual working Nikon D2H given away - it's just a coincidence that the draw is on that day!)

I will update this post and Twitter to let you all know about the draw.

Good luck guys!

Grab extra chances to win a Nikon D2H!

I am running a Twitter/web competition to win a used but working Nikon D2H body - info on the competition is here and pics of the actual camera (and my ugly mug!) are here.

To increase your chances three-fold follow the instructions below.

1. Retweet this tweet by clicking here (easy to do, already filled in!)
2. Head over to my website at www.cameronlaird.com and have a look at some of my pics.
3. Put a link to my website on your blog or website (link to Cameron Laird - Photographer http://www.cameronlaird.com)
4. Send an email to websitelink@cameronlaird.com with details of where you have placed the link.

To increase your chances five-fold follow the instructions below.

1. Retweet this tweet by clicking here (easy to do, already filled in!)
2. Head over to my website at www.cameronlaird.com and have a look at some of my pics.
3. Write a post on your blog or website about my photography, mention I am a commercial and editorial photographer from Townsville, Australia and include a link to my website in the post and also in the links section of your blog or website (link to Cameron Laird - Photographer http://www.cameronlaird.com)
4. Send an email to websitelink@cameronlaird.com with details of the post and where you have placed the link.

Best of luck guys, make sure you are following me on Twitter to see who wins, it will be revealed in coming days!

Pics of the Nikon D2H I am giving away

As you may have read yesterday on my blog post here I am giving away a much loved working Nikon D2H. I thought it only fair that I posted a few pics of the actual camera and document the condition.

As I mentioned previously it has served me well and just prior to switching brands the LCD screen cover on the top display was damaged by an over-zealous baggage inspector. The LCD works faultlessly, just try not to go in pelting rain! The only other noticeable issue is with the card-door rubber. Unfortunately this is virtually an inevitable problem with Nikon D1 and D2 models, the card door rubber fell of a majority of these cameras due to poor adhesive. You can read a bit more about it here. It makes NO difference to the operation of the camera whatsoever. Nikon replaced this rubber twice during regular servicing and it would just keep falling off, in the end I just figured it was destined to stay that way!

Still interested in winning this camera? Simply follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Cammo and click this link to retweet and get your first entry.

Nikon D2H Giveaway!

I will be GIVING AWAY a working Nikon D2H camera very soon. There will be a few simple conditions like following me and retweeting on Twitter as well as linking to my website but I will send it anywhere in the world without fail. The camera has served my very well but I have changed over to Canon and this body is just sitting alone in a cupboard and it is itching to get out and shoot! Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Cammo and click this link to retweet and get your first entry.

Update: After you get your first entry head to this post to see pics of the camera and this post to get more chances to win!

Update II: Congratulations to Gonzalo Villegas from La Paz, Bolivia who won the camera, it is now on the long haul to South America!

Note: The giveaway is a body only, no lens - the pic below is not of the actual camera.