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 11/03/2010 06:44:12 PM · #1
I wonder if this guy knew about the wildlife challenge going on here...

//www.kpax.com/news/grizzly-versus-bison-the-rest-of-the-story/?ref=nf
 11/03/2010 07:38:19 PM · #2
Originally posted by louinsd:
I wonder if this guy knew about the wildlife challenge going on here...

Bison and grizzly


Fixed link, and wow, what a story
 11/03/2010 09:52:44 PM · #3
It hardly seems fair that the bison lived through a fire, out ran a grizzly and the was put down by the rangers. It probably was the kindest thing for him -- yet it hardly seems fair when he beat such insurmountable odds... What horrible injuries -- poor beastie.

Message edited by author 2010-11-03 21:53:11.
 11/03/2010 10:01:03 PM · #4
Originally posted by vawendy:
It hardly seems fair that the bison lived through a fire, out ran a grizzly and the was put down by the rangers. It probably was the kindest thing for him -- yet it hardly seems fair when he beat such insurmountable odds... What horrible injuries -- poor beastie.


My coworker thought the bison lived through a fire as well... Actually they walk close to the geysers to stay warm. The ground around the geysers is usually just a thin crust that may or may not cover boiling water. The poor critter probably fell in in the boiling water and climbed out.

My partner and I were just there a few weeks ago. There were critters everywhere. Here are a few pictures from your trip.
//louwadzinski.com/yellowstone/yellowstone.html
 11/03/2010 10:13:19 PM · #5
Originally posted by louinsd:
Originally posted by vawendy:
It hardly seems fair that the bison lived through a fire, out ran a grizzly and the was put down by the rangers. It probably was the kindest thing for him -- yet it hardly seems fair when he beat such insurmountable odds... What horrible injuries -- poor beastie.


My coworker thought the bison lived through a fire as well... Actually they walk close to the geysers to stay warm. The ground around the geysers is usually just a thin crust that may or may not cover boiling water. The poor critter probably fell in in the boiling water and climbed out.

My partner and I were just there a few weeks ago. There were critters everywhere. Here are a few pictures from your trip.
//louwadzinski.com/yellowstone/yellowstone.html


I assumed they meant hot spot as in smoldering forest fire areas that still weren't out. My bad.
11/03/2010 10:21:05 PM · #6
Originally posted by vawendy:
I assumed they meant hot spot as in smoldering forest fire areas that still weren't out. My bad.


I wouldn't have known that but for the recent trip... It's interesting to see all the warning signs saying that your 40 pound kids might fall through and then see a 1000 lb bison walk up to the geysers.

I do love the picture that he took with the bear running and all 4 paws are off the ground. Personally I don't think I would have wanted to be any where near a charging bear.
 11/04/2010 08:43:10 AM · #7
It's a shame that the pictures mostly came out so blurry. If I had taken those 'once in a lifetime' pictures I would be haunted for a very long time that they turned out blurry.

I know that it was a spontaneous moment but this supports the suggestion that a photographer know his equipment, how to operate it, and how to change the settings in an instant.
 11/04/2010 11:14:48 AM · #8
Originally posted by yakatme:
It's a shame that the pictures mostly came out so blurry. If I had taken those 'once in a lifetime' pictures I would be haunted for a very long time that they turned out blurry.

I know that it was a spontaneous moment but this supports the suggestion that a photographer know his equipment, how to operate it, and how to change the settings in an instant.


That's a good point, I know I started making sure I set my camera so it is pretty much ready for wildlife shots when I am hiking, you just never know when some wildlife will pop up and having to completely change the camera settings can cause you to miss the shot.
 11/04/2010 11:20:17 AM · #9
Originally posted by PapaBob:
Originally posted by yakatme:
It's a shame that the pictures mostly came out so blurry. If I had taken those 'once in a lifetime' pictures I would be haunted for a very long time that they turned out blurry.

I know that it was a spontaneous moment but this supports the suggestion that a photographer know his equipment, how to operate it, and how to change the settings in an instant.


That's a good point, I know I started making sure I set my camera so it is pretty much ready for wildlife shots when I am hiking, you just never know when some wildlife will pop up and having to completely change the camera settings can cause you to miss the shot.


Indeed, when I'm driving around, I just keep the darn thing set to ISO 800, sure it might be a touch noisy, but at least it'll be sharp...
 11/05/2010 03:29:10 AM · #10
Oops. Wrong forum thread.

Message edited by author 2010-11-05 03:44:33.
 11/05/2010 09:26:37 AM · #11
Originally posted by coryboehne:
Originally posted by PapaBob:
Originally posted by yakatme:
It's a shame that the pictures mostly came out so blurry. If I had taken those 'once in a lifetime' pictures I would be haunted for a very long time that they turned out blurry.

I know that it was a spontaneous moment but this supports the suggestion that a photographer know his equipment, how to operate it, and how to change the settings in an instant.


That's a good point, I know I started making sure I set my camera so it is pretty much ready for wildlife shots when I am hiking, you just never know when some wildlife will pop up and having to completely change the camera settings can cause you to miss the shot.


Indeed, when I'm driving around, I just keep the darn thing set to ISO 800, sure it might be a touch noisy, but at least it'll be sharp...


I'm not sure that you can fault him not having quick reflexes. In most of his pictures, either the bear or the bison was in focus. This leads me to believe that he had a low aperture setting. He probably wasn't anticipating the depth of field that he had to deal with.

Also, can you call this the pic oppertunity of a lifetime??? It had all the action and drama that any of us can hope for. It also had terrible lighting (gray overcast). Terrible setting (critters running down the road are not the norm, and a road generally makes a horrid back drop). Bears are hard to photograph without good lighting. If you go to the link of my pics above, you will see a pic of a bear walking down the road, the picture was taken from the passenger seat of the car. The bear's head looks out of focus, but that is caused by a line going down his snout.

Plus you don't know if the reason why its blurry is because he was outside the range of effectiveness for his lense. Did he do a close crop in photo shop? Personally I might have to change my underwear if there was 1000 lbs of angry bear running in my general direction. I don't think I would be outside the car trying to get a close up shot.

What kind of camera was he using? was it just a simple point and click???

I guess I am a little less critical of his pics. There is a reason why I like doing night shots. You have time to set up your camera, think of the best settings, and if you don't get it right the first time, chances are you can do it again.

Message edited by author 2010-11-05 13:48:37.
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