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18-june 09 where i live. boxing kangaroos
18-june 09 where i live. boxing kangaroos
roz


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Collection: 030 - JUNE 09. WHERE I LIVE
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
Location: at home
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2009

Viewed: 528
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

done for the june - where i live side challenge

i took these shots from just outside our back door .. it was early in the morning and not fully light .. its two juvenile male kangaroos boxing .. i put five shots of them together in one image to show the way fight each other and how they put their heads right back to avoid the claws of the other kangaroo ..
they are totally wild and go thru our fences with ease ..
this is one of the originals to show how dark it was ..


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06/24/2009 01:06:27 PM
Crazy- I love it !!!
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06/19/2009 08:46:51 AM
I had similar scenes outside my backdoor when I was about 9-10 years old. I guess we kind of took for granted the presence of the kangaroos, in fact I loved watching my dog yip and chase after them, but there were always moments when she picked on one too big or her own good...I guess not too many people realise how dangerous these animals can be :P
This is a great shot... it has a time-lapse image kind of feel. Nice action!
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06/18/2009 08:31:11 PM
you live in such an amazing place :)
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06/18/2009 05:52:35 PM
Fantastic to see kangaroos at your back door! It's a different world for me. I love the way you put all shots together, amazing.
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06/18/2009 05:29:32 PM
these animals can really contort. as before, just great!
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06/18/2009 11:50:19 AM
Roz! this is sooo great! LOL too!
great PP woman!

HUGS!!
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06/18/2009 10:17:59 AM
When you do this type of composition in your pictures, is like watching a movie, you show more that just part of the action. Great sequence ;)
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06/18/2009 09:39:33 AM
I love this roz! It's so great how you put together a bunch of images like this, a chorus line of boxing kangaroos...I love the colors you endedup with too out of the underexposed images. Very cool!
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06/18/2009 08:15:44 AM
Really interesting (and cool) shot. Good work pulling all the detail out of the darkness. Thanks for the information as to what they are really doing -- they still look like they are doing a carefully choreographed scene to me.
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06/18/2009 08:07:10 AM
Fascinating, Roz! I love that you caught them and I really like how you put it all together for us!
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06/18/2009 08:04:56 AM
Next week I will be vacationing for a week at a folk dance camp. On first seeing this composition, I assumed the group of kangaroos were all dancing. Could make a good case for it, even without seeing the usual live band and caller, except perhaps for the one punch to the stomach. Guess that which would count as a bit harsher than stepping on toes. Sorry to see it as colflict instead of dancing, but fascinating to glimpse such an unusual bit of nature from your part of the world.
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06/18/2009 08:01:45 AM
HAHAHA A Chorus Line~~~~
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06/18/2009 07:46:41 AM
How bizarre!! If I saw that out my back door I'd run screaming. :)
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06/18/2009 07:25:15 AM
Those are about as rare around here as hen's teeth ;) They look kind of cuddly but I have seen Nature shows on TV showing how tough they are. I like the pair on the right. The one looks like he is standing on his tail!. Thanks for these images and your explanation.
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06/18/2009 07:24:29 AM
This is superb, just soooo funny and very well put together
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