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09/03/2009 09:06:15 AM · #101 |
This was shot from the driver's seat, using a monopod. I put the leg on the windowsill on the passenger's side to keep the camera stable. Where I work, there are a lot of farm and grove roads with no traffic, so I can just stop and shoot right from my truck while on the way to and from jobs.
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09/03/2009 09:24:26 AM · #102 |
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09/03/2009 12:53:00 PM · #103 |
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09/03/2009 05:01:55 PM · #104 |
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09/03/2009 09:24:53 PM · #105 |
I was going to post some moose too, but then I found bear images.
I am only posting shots from this last year for the first week, then I will start to show shots from this month I hope.
I got a couple comments on my polar bear shot about being close, I just want to be clear, that I was in a large, safe vehicle when I shot the PB's.
I always chose the animals safety and well being over my getting a shot. If I am distressing an animal I will usually leave.
I was also in my car when I took these. I took them in the same spot, maybe an hour a part, first the sow, then the male showed up, I decided they were likely a pair since they always travel together... so I merged them in the image, something I rarely do to wildlife images.
I will try to find some moose too. It is really great to see everyones images!
Message edited by author 2009-09-03 21:25:52. |
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09/03/2009 09:39:37 PM · #106 |
At the park near my house. Went out to get pictures for a different challenge, but these humming birds were putting on a show I couldn't pass up.
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09/03/2009 10:01:31 PM · #107 |
I shot this egret in full light but stopped down 1 stop .... 4.0 - 1/3200 and ISO 100 - I am posting a small shot of the original just out of the camera to show how much I cropped it ...
Edited: 
This is the original: 
These were shot with the 20D and I believe the 70 to 300 lens (could be forgetting and used the 70 to 200) .. a cheap lens but had some sweet spots - too bad I dropped it. As far as editing, I just sharpened it some, used silver efex, dodged and burned around the eyes and dodged a bit under the dark wing to make it pop. Sorry for posting these older shots - I will try to get out this week and find some new material. ONe good thing is that I am going through old files and finding photos I had forgotten. |
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09/03/2009 10:17:01 PM · #108 |
| Chad, I don't know where to leave comments on your hummers unless I just post them here... Love the colors of the flowers, the catch light in the hummers eye and the b/g sets it all of very nicely. I wonder what it would look like if you cropped it a little tighter ..the flowers flow out into a white patch that distracts from the bird ... |
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09/04/2009 04:55:58 AM · #109 |
One of 5 Black Bear photos I have in my portfolio.
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09/04/2009 05:00:55 AM · #110 |
This is a shot of another neighbor, one of the barred owls that frequent my yard. This fellow decided to hang out in my backyard and let me photograph him for a stretch of 15-20 minutes. At first i thought he was injured, sitting on a branch, but he was fine and flew off without issue. We hear him more than see him these days, especially at 2-3 in the AM. |
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09/04/2009 06:55:55 AM · #111 |
I shot this snowy egret last month during a photo walk with a few other local photographers. I loved so much about the shot but it really lacked detail in his feathers. I ran Topaz Adjust on it with the hopes of getting more detail, and I ended up liking the one with less detail more.
I also cropped the reflection out to make this work as a desktop background, and I it's now one of my favorites (with a black background behind it).
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09/04/2009 09:58:36 AM · #112 |
Back to bugs. Still grabbing things from my old shots since I have no time to shoot right now!
BTW, if anyone has the time or knowledge to ID this little guy, please do :-) |
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09/04/2009 10:42:49 AM · #113 |
A Cape Clawless Otter with the fish it has just caught in the Utaga River where it runs through the Wakkerstroom Wetlands.
wakkerstroom is on the Mpumalanga / Kwa- zulu Natal Border in south Africa it is a Ramsar protected Wetlands. i live in the village of Wakkerstroom.
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09/04/2009 11:16:03 AM · #114 |
A female coyote we saw in the forest just outside of Grand Canyon, AZ. She spent quite a long time watching us watching her (from inside of the truck).
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09/04/2009 01:36:31 PM · #115 |
A bit earlier in the summer I travelled to a symposium on the Greek island of Aegina (I know - what a chore!). We took a ferry from Athens to the island and a number of gulls flew along side us on our journey. This meant that they were virtually stationary relative to us, allowing for some really crisp details to be captured. |
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09/04/2009 01:52:49 PM · #116 |
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09/04/2009 02:34:02 PM · #117 |
| I would like to participate in this one. |
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09/04/2009 03:36:38 PM · #118 |
Originally posted by Shuhescu:
I would like to participate in this one. |
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09/04/2009 03:38:59 PM · #119 |
One from earlier this year, March 2009. A Red Deer doe still in winter coat. Part of the herd of Red Deer that roam Windsor Great Park.
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09/04/2009 06:41:17 PM · #120 |
I hope everyone is enjoying the side challenge! Have a great weekend everyone! Hope you get some good shots :)
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09/04/2009 06:52:56 PM · #121 |
Am enjoying this side challenge immensely..I love wildlife photography!!!!
There are some great shots in here. |
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09/04/2009 07:42:08 PM · #122 |
Canon EOS 5D with Canon 500mm f/4L IS at f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1000s, +1.3 exposure compensation
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09/04/2009 08:39:43 PM · #123 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
Canon EOS 5D with Canon 500mm f/4L IS at f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1000s, +1.3 exposure compensation |
sure nick show off them PBs : )
a definite 'ouch' moment : )
I am going to see spirit and grizzly bears in oct : )
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09/04/2009 08:50:52 PM · #124 |
ok see nick's 2 bears and raise him a sow and 2 cubs : )
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09/04/2009 11:40:18 PM · #125 |
Ok I know it is from earlier this year but I love it! And they eat polar bear scraps!
Message edited by author 2009-09-04 23:40:40. |
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