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I'm jealous of that otter picture - at the zoo both of them were out and playing, but I couldn't get a good shot over the glass, and hundreds of kid hands smearing the glass made it impossible to get a decent shot. Oh well. These are from the San Francisco Zoo.  Chimpanzees at San Francisco Zoo by wanderingaperture, on Flickr  A beautiful Macaw at San Francisco Zoo by wanderingaperture, on Flickr This one was another bother, the new baby Tiger was out and about and totally inquisitive about people, but the drat glass made this one turn out to be the best, unfortunately.  San Francisco Zoo by wanderingaperture, on Flickr I love the fishing cat. My mind was blown that it was out and about and actually social this time.  Fishing Cat at San Francisco Zoo by wanderingaperture, on Flickr  Monkey at San Francisco Zoo by wanderingaperture, on Flickr
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Green frogs! Protofrogs, minifrogs, big frogs! 20130708-_MG_6607 by wallofinsanity, on Flickr  20130705-_MG_6491 by wallofinsanity, on Flickr  20130704-_MG_6345 by wallofinsanity, on Flickr
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William T. Hornaday posted:
Hay lapa no ya, Solo! Ha ha ha ha ha
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A few from the California Coast. Never thought I'd see pups this close. Wish the lighting was better but that's what I get for being lazy on vacation. sea-otter-pups2 1450 on Flickr  sea-otter-pups4 1452 on Flickr  sea-otter-pups5 1453 on Flickr
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Bugs kinda count, right? DSC_1682 by dedianmn, on Flickr
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I work at a zoo, so when I get off work early some days I change into my civvies and see what the animals are up to. DSC_1250 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr  DSC_1213 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr  DSC_1135 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr  DSC_1179 by Robert_Guzman, on Flickr
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dedian posted:Bugs kinda count, right? Probably more for the Wildlife thread or the macro thread. Great shot though, well done. Edit: Holy poo poo I'm retarded. Ignore me.
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Anyone using a full frame body? Would a Canon 400mm f/5.6 provide enough reach on one? I'll be primarily shooting small mammals and birds.
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That's pretty close to my crop + 300mm. It works most of the time although I certainly wouldn't want to go shorter. Unfortunately for longer reach you can go a little farther with one of the Sigma zooms, or shell out major money for something longer (or similar length and fast/good enough to take a TC). I'm still half-considering getting something like an OM-D + an old Nikon 400 FD for a manual focus solution. e: and I end up having to crop most of my wildlife pics BetterLekNextTime fucked around with this message at 00:16 on Jul 26, 2013 |
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BetterLekNextTime posted:A few from the California Coast. Never thought I'd see pups this close. Wish the lighting was better but that's what I get for being lazy on vacation. Very cute! The lighting looks fine too - you have shadow and highlight detail in there, which is not always the case with pictures taken on water. Did you take these near Monterrey? The weather's been pretty consistently grey up in Humboldt so I haven't been out filming much, but I like these shots from the undergrowth: Scaly chanterelles:  A banana slug peering out from the shadows of a fallen log: 
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Moon Potato posted:Very cute! The lighting looks fine too - you have shadow and highlight detail in there, which is not always the case with pictures taken on water. This is amazing. Thanks- this was actually Morro Bay this time. Monterey and Moss Landing are also great places to see them though.
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Instrumedley posted:Anyone using a full frame body? Would a Canon 400mm f/5.6 provide enough reach on one? I'll be primarily shooting small mammals and birds. I'll sometimes use a 5DIII with a 300 f/4L + 1.4X extender, which would be very similar to your plan, but I rarely start that way because of it's shortness. I'll normally start with the same lens combo on a 60D and only switch bodies if light dictates it, or the subject is close. I can tell you that the main thing I've learned from this is that I want a used 500 f/4L version I and/or a 7DII (when one comes out). =)
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Not really the best content for this thread, but it reminds me too much of the title not to be posted.
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Looks like four guys didn't read the pamphlet on dealing with bear encounters.
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TLG James posted:Where do you live? I'm in Humboldt county, California. I had seen a few river otters before, but they fish by swimming around the reeds at the edges of rivers/marshes to scare out fish, so you usually just see the tops of their heads as they go by. I had an encounter with a very patient and calm red-legged frog yesterday: 
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Moon Potato posted:I'm in Humboldt county, California. I had seen a few river otters before, but they fish by swimming around the reeds at the edges of rivers/marshes to scare out fish, so you usually just see the tops of their heads as they go by. That's fantastic. What a handsome looking frog.
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I went to the Fort Worth Zoo about 2 months ago and these are some of my favorites from that day. IMG_8670 by SwiftTheFox, on Flickr  IMG_8529 by SwiftTheFox, on Flickr  IMG_8621 by SwiftTheFox, on Flickr Then this weekend I crawled around my backyard chasing rabbits.  IMG_9311 by SwiftTheFox, on Flickr
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They're good. I like 'em. Last one is the best. Wish the second hoof was in the frame on the zebra photo though.
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Little crabby in Cinque Terra
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Who wants to see Kangaroos? Of course you do... Orroral Valley, ACT. Site of a former satellite tracking station. Very near to Honeysuckle Creek which provided the world with the first pictures from Apollo 11. Fun fact.     I have never seen so many of them anywhere.
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Skunk near the visitor center at a nearby regional park. Pretty funny to see several grown-rear end men lying prone on the ground taking pics, then when the skunk started wandering our way, getting up and backing away really quickly. Probably would have been even funnier if we'd let the 5 year olds with the water pistols get their wish to see what happens if you shoot a skunk with water. skunk at coyote-hills 1455 on Flickr  skunk at coyote-hills 1456 on Flickr
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I'm coming to the realization that it's really difficult to do good insect macro shots without a proper macro lens, and without focus stacking. LiterallyABee by TCZPhotography, on Flickr  Goositude by TCZPhotography, on Flickr I liked how you can see the horizon line (and a white honkey with a d7k if you zoom) in the goose's eye.
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Cross-posting from Critterquest because Borneo is amazing! Save up some dollars and go!Picnic Princess posted:Here's a bunch of awesome animals I saw in Bako National Park, Borneo, Malaysia on May 14. We were there to study and have lectures on biodiversity, and I have to say that there's really no better place to do it. We arrived mid-morning to the park by boat.
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Interesting, I've never heard those guys referred to as 'silverlight' before.
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With some research, I agree with you. Apparently they're more commonly known as silver leaf monkeys. My guides were 100% saying silverlight, but I should probably change it.
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Oh, I'm not saying it's wrong at all; most species of leaf monkeys can have any number of names, depending on where you are in the world. I just never heard that one before and thought it sounded cool.
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I had another otter encounter at sunset yesterday.
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Have a lazy, lazy seal Evening at Alexandra 4 by Execudork, on Flickr and an inquisitive hare  Working on Dome 86 by Execudork, on Flickr Both taken with my ancient Takumar 500mm f/4.5; the hare hand-held. I got some reactions when I dove into my tent and came out 10 seconds later waving that thing around - the hare went right through our campsite.
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ExecuDork posted:
Owns. Is that one of those gigantic, bash someone's head in and keep shooting lenses?
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Casu Marzu posted:Owns. Is that one of those gigantic, bash someone's head in and keep shooting lenses? Flickr says the focal length was 100mm.  So it could have been a giant lens, but wasn't necessarily.
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xzzy posted:Flickr says the focal length was 100mm. He said it was taken with the tak 500/4.5 They are definitely of the kill everyone in the room and then take a picture of a bird across the street variety. 
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A couple critters from a short trip to Big Sur: California ground squirrel  A bobcat came slinking past camp before the sun was all the way up  And back in Humboldt County, a bull elk with some grass and ferns still on his antlers from rutting  I'm trying to get some footage of bulls locking horns this season - the herds have been mostly absent from their usual spots as of late, probably due to an influx of tourists, but I'm hoping that changes after Labor Day. The red-legged frogs are out in force in the coastal spruce forests now   
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 Took this while on safari last January in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Just started a 500px account, so there's nothing else on there yet. Really trying to keep it clean, unlike my Flickr.
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Lovely photo. Looks like I'm going to be hitting the Galapagos Islands next year. Having recently retired, my parents are in a phase of holidays to once-in-a-life-time locations. So far this has been with friends, but my Mum decided this one should be a family holiday and so I get to blow some of my own inheritance. Got a week long cruise booked up that should let us see most of the major species, but missing the breeding albatross being my excuse to go back someday. Before get to the Islands, we're be spending some time in the Ecuadorian jungle.
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Moved to Fairbanks, Alaska 10 days ago, bought my first DSLR only a couple days ago, came home last night to find a moose in my backyard. Oh Alaska!    
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Moose are only cute the first few times. Eventually you'll regard them as pests that will kick your rear end if you mess around with them.
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