Originally Posted by djzuk
The idea of "pixels per bird" is very important. Check Arthur Morris and Markus Jais, they'll second that. In wildlife photography you want the most detail per animal possible, and be able to crop and resize without worry. (Where's Daniel Browning to explain this when we need him!) And pixel density doesn't prevent you from using good composition or telling a story. But it does help, and megapixels DO matter a good amount.
Jordan, I don't think you're a jerk (of course) and this is a very controversial topic as far as photography goes. But I can say for myself (and pros believe the same) that cameras with higher MP counts can lay down more detail per animal and facilitate post-processing. In short, wildlife photographers need as many pixels per animal as they can get. Well, there is a limit to what's reasonable, but at the end of the day an 18mp camera like the Canon 7D has a big advantage over a 12mp camera like Nikon's D300s.
Moose Peterson may use 12mp, but I'm sure he'd agree that a camera with more pixel density can be helpful.
my 2¢
brendan
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