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TonySnow posted:Iditarod is in Fairbanks this year. Just look at these doggies. Nice! They look so excited. Do you live in Fairbanks year-round?
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They really are excited, all they want to do is pull that sled. Was really cool to watch. I do live in Fairbanks year round, here because of the military.
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Mar 10, 2015 17:49
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TonySnow posted:They really are excited, all they want to do is pull that sled.
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Animals at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, from about a month ago. Bison 1 by Execudork, on Flickr Bison 2 by Execudork, on Flickr Moose 1 by Execudork, on Flickr Caribou 1 by Execudork, on Flickr Ratcicle by Execudork, on Flickr Arctic Fox by Execudork, on Flickr Musk Ox Butts 2 by Execudork, on Flickr
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Mar 17, 2015 05:32
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Went out looking for something other than deer. Found only deer. DSC_6776.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Mar 30, 2015 20:03
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That deer thinks it's a dog yo.
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Mar 31, 2015 06:41
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Apr 4, 2015 04:28
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I am not the best photographer and that is apparent with my gear (T2i with Tamron 70-300 for these; also have the 17-50 and Canon 50 1.8 and 100 2.8). I am pretty happy with these shots from Savannah GA, but I feel like I could have done better. Baby Gator in Red Algae Savannah NWR by HungryMedusa, on Flickr Savannah Great Blue Heron Flapping by HungryMedusa, on FlickrMy gear is not great, obviously; and I have a tripod but could not take it with me on this trip. Any suggestion to what I should target for gear next? I shoot hand held a lot so am thinking a used 50d body or something for better focusing? I have about 200 to spend now but can save for a better solution.
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Apr 5, 2015 03:47
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I wouldn't worry about the gear too much. You've clearly got some skills and are in a good place to take advantage of some opportunities. More 'gator pics, please!
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Apr 5, 2015 03:50
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ExecuDork posted:I wouldn't worry about the gear too much. You've clearly got some skills and are in a good place to take advantage of some opportunities. More 'gator pics, please! Thanks, that means a lot to me seeing what you have posted in the bird thread. Here are a couple more gators. These are cropped more, what with having only 300mm and all.  Double Baby Gators 3CROP by HungryMedusa, on Flickr Big Gator in the Rain SavannahCROPPED by HungryMedusa, on Flickr
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Apr 5, 2015 04:29
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Some Roosevelt elk from this evening: elk-yearling by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  elk-nuzzle by Redwood Planet, on Flickr The rut is over what are you doing  elk-mount by Redwood Planet, on Flickr And a couple from a recent trip to Oregon  pacific-treefrog by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  fence-lizard by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Apr 5, 2015 23:08
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Livestock aren't really pets or wildlife, so I was a bit torn. You can have it this time, wildlife thread!
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Apr 13, 2015 23:41
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I consider them pets that end up on the dinner table.
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I had two river otters catch and eat large sculpins right in front of me yesterday.  otter-face2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  otter-fish-struggle by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  otter-munch-cu by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  otter-maw by Redwood Planet, on Flickr and just for fun: 
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May 7, 2015 22:25
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Mad jealous of the river otter pics.
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May 8, 2015 17:39
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TLG James posted:Mad jealous of the river otter pics.
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Moon Potato posted:It was a pretty amazing encounter. The second one came to eat its fish right at the base of the bank I was sitting on, and I had to scoot back a bit to get it outside of my lens' minimum focal distance. Great work. Also jealous.
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Back from Wyoming. On the way back we drove through Jackson and a bit of Teton NP. Between Dubois and Jackson we saw 6 species of (wild) ungulates. Light was crap but I'm never going to be disappointed in seeing this big wildlife. Dubois Buck growing out 2068 on Flickr Ewe herd me? on Flickr Dubois Rams kinda scenic 2067 on Flickr Bison in front of some hills 2071 on Flickr Teton Bison 2072 on Flickr Teton Moose 2070 on Flickr
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Nice Wyoming photos. I especially like this one. I lucked out big time yesterday, and had a long-tailed weasel mother move her young into a new burrow right in front of me.  Long-tailed Weasel by Redwood Planet, on Flickr I missed a lot of the action while I was setting up my tripod and camera, but captured her moving the last two kits across the road. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HM-0P96MkQ Before the clouds broke, I found an otter at their favorite fishing spot in the tidal slough again.  otter-open-mouth by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  otter-chew by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  otter-swim by Redwood Planet, on Flickr After it caught a bunch of fish and shrimp, it swam right up to the bank I was sitting on and bobbed there for about 10 seconds staring at me. It was well within my lens' minimum focal distance, so I just sat there staring back until it dove again. It caught another mouthful of fish, then swam out into the bay.
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May 31, 2015 23:48
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Did you set up a blind to get that close?
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-CHA posted:
Yeah I'm really curious about this. How were you so close to a cat that seems so unaware of your existence?
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Verman posted:Yeah I'm really curious about this. How were you so close to a cat that seems so unaware of your existence? Easy. Zoom lens at a wildlife center. Doubt it even noticed or cared about me since I was on the other side of the glass. Probably cheating, but if I was outside with a mountain lion nearby I wouldn't stop for pictures.
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Ahh okay, I was going to say that if this was a wild cat ... you must have been waiting it out for a while or just got really lucky. I was just on an African safari earlier this month and the only big animal we didn't see was a cheetah. We had a layover in Amsterdam and we almost went to the zoo just to finally see one. 
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^^ Where did you go? Did you get any good shots? Here's a cool example of non-gimmicky usage of light painting: http://thesmallermajority.com/2012/07/08/improvising-with-light/
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Verman posted:Ahh okay, I was going to say that if this was a wild cat ... you must have been waiting it out for a while or just got really lucky. It's probably a good thing you didn't, zoos in European cities are like hands down the most depressing things you will ever see, in my experience.
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Bubbacub posted:^^ Where did you go? Did you get any good shots? Three days in Cape Town South Africa and 3 days on safari at Kapama game reserve in Kruger National Park (still in SA). My wife earned the trip through her work. She works for Starwood hotels (Sheraton, Westin, W, A Loft, St Regis etc) and it was an all expenses paid. They covered everything from the moment we left home (aside from our extension in Amsterdam). It was the first time she's earned an incentive trip in the 3 years she's worked there so we didn't really know what to expect. She's worked her rear end this past year so all those long hours finally paid off. I convinced her to let me purchase a new lens (Canon 70-200 2.8) and a Sony RX100m2 for the trip. I don't know how I would have done it without a telephoto. I wish I had some more reach (200mm on a canon 50d body) but the 70-200 2.8 is more practical for my uses than a slower 300mm or any huge 400mm lenses. I also shoot weddings so it was important to me to buy something that I could use after the safari. I shot so many photos that its going to be a lot of work to go through rate and edit, not to mention the video. In all honesty though I could have been on the safari for a week. I loved seeing the animals in that setting. I had pretty high expectations before going down there and it blew anything I expected completely out of the water. Here's a tiny sample. I'll upload everything to flickr at some point and post it in here. There is literally no color correction or anything done to these. When I got home I simply converted from raw to JPG so that I could upload to facebook to show my parents. I pulled these from FB so the quality is sacrificed a bit from the original. Honestly though if you have ever debated a safari ... it was without question one of the greatest trips I've ever been on. I've traveled quite a bit through Europe but this was something else entirely. I've heard how they're so expensive etc but really it wasn't unreachable for most people. I know people who drop crazy money going to disneyworld. Our flights were $1500 USD each to capetown, Johannesburg would have been cheaper and closer but our trip brought us to Capetown first. The accommodations weren't ridiculously expensive either, around $200 USD/night in the off season and $300 USD/night in peak season and everything is included. There are cheaper resorts/reserves so its definitely possible for the average person.                
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HookShot posted:It's probably a good thing you didn't, zoos in European cities are like hands down the most depressing things you will ever see, in my experience. Netherlands has some phenomenal zoos. You want depressing? Check out some Chinese zoos.
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William T. Hornaday posted:Netherlands has some phenomenal zoos. I realized I've never actually been to one in the Netherlands. The one in Copenhagen was the most depressing thing I've ever seen. I can only imagine Chinese zoos. Australia has the best zoos. Australia Zoo especially is probably my favourite on the planet. The animals have so much space to roam around in for the most part.
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Jun 18, 2015 02:37
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Verman posted:I convinced her to let me purchase a new lens (Canon 70-200 2.8) and a Sony RX100m2 for the trip. I don't know how I would have done it without a telephoto. I wish I had some more reach (200mm on a canon 50d body) but the 70-200 2.8 is more practical for my uses than a slower 300mm or any huge 400mm lenses. I also shoot weddings so it was important to me to buy something that I could use after the safari. drat, you did great with 200mm! If you go on another wildlife trip, it'd probably be worth renting an extender for your telephoto.
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The Canon 200-400 has to be the current safari champion lens. Rent one of those (although renting a canon big white is dangerous. It's a gateway drug...)
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Moon Potato posted:Nice Wyoming photos. I especially like this one. Where as this at?
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TLG James posted:Where as this at? There are three calves in one of the Roosevelt elk herds by Prairie Creek now. The cows are keeping them near tree cover most of the time, so I haven't been able to get a shot of them out in the sun yet.  elklets by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  elk-kiss by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A few from the Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve: A black-tailed doe was grazing on the trail  doe-blacktail by Redwood Planet, on Flickr As she snuck off into the brush, two fawns followed her (although I never got a clear view of them both together)  doe-fawn by Redwood Planet, on Flickr I'm pretty sure this is my first dusky-footed woodrat sighting. The coloration and proportion look right, and this was shot pretty close to one of their nests.  woodrat? by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A coyote looking for gophers in a fallowed field in Half Moon Bay  coyote-trot by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A gopher hitching a ride with a Red-tailed Hawk  rth-gopher3 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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