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-CHA
Jun 21, 2004

State-of-the-art
home video technology

Red Panda by cha_reckoning, on Flickr


Macaque baby by cha_reckoning, on Flickr


mandrill by cha_reckoning, on Flickr


gorilla lounge by cha_reckoning, on Flickr

-CHA fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Jun 1, 2017

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EL BROMANCE
Jun 10, 2006

COWABUNGA DUDES!
🥷🐢😬



William T. Hornaday posted:

Went to Alaska.

Saw some seals.


Saw some sea lions.


Saw some puffins.


Saw some bears.



Saw some sea otters.



One otter was lunching on an octopus.


And saw a bunch of whales.


It was fun.

I just came back from a similar looking Alaskan tour and I'm so jealous at your results compared to mine. I even rented a 200-500mm to strap to my DX body and only saw 2 otters and 2 sealions the whole time and they were both far out enough I have to 1:1 and crop the images a ridiculous amount, and all the detail is lost. Your whale shots rule too, we did a whale watch and all mine are just the same looking images of them just barely coming out of the water - I just wasn't fast enough to get any clear tail flips and there was no full breach. Practice makes perfect I guess!

huhu
Feb 24, 2006
DSC_0026 by Esa Foto, on Flickr

spookygonk
Apr 3, 2005
Does not give a damn

July 1st by Spookygonk, on Flickr

Cacator
Aug 6, 2005

You're quite good at turning me on.


Lucky, the Three-Legged Llama by Cacator, on Flickr

Cacator fucked around with this message at 07:42 on Jul 4, 2017

torgeaux
Dec 31, 2004
I serve...
Pretty Ugly by B. B., on Flickr

Melancholy by B. B., on Flickr

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.

Please give this depressed grizzly a pat on the head.

Ignore those claws. They're just for show.

torgeaux
Dec 31, 2004
I serve...

Dick Trauma posted:

Please give this depressed grizzly a pat on the head.

Ignore those claws. They're just for show.

With the temps in Denver going way over 100 this week, I think he'd just sit in that cool water and watch me. Not worth the movement.

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Big kitties





Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Where was that taken zero one?

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Disney World

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Thats what I figured; I don't remember there Cheetahs there though! I'm going to have to look for them.

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
They are on the safari and very hard to see sometimes.

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Huh i'll have to check them out. I hope bad pictures are allowed here!

I went to Busch Gardens today to look at some of my favorite animals there; the cheetahs. I'm a weird cheetah lover. :shrug: Managed to snag one good picture though of a flamingo thing, or atleast I think it's a good photo. Definitely the best photo i've taken yet in my whole 1 month career! Wish I panned down more though. Oh well.



this one i had to really edit lol and i even managed to mess up the focus, oh well.








I need to learn how to make my photos pop lol and learn how to focus better.

Lutha Mahtin
Oct 10, 2010

Your brokebrain sin is absolved...go and shitpost no more!


hhhehehe i see u

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Lutha Mahtin posted:

hhhehehe i see u




wish they came out clearer

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
I need to go back to Busch soon.

You need to work on getting focus.

Beyond that... keep in mind that animals are VERY hard to get good photos. Especially when they are moving. They are fun to take but you'll go through hundreds of horrible shots to get just a few good ones. For example of my 3 nice pictures above came from a collection of 50 I liked which were narrowed down from 400 I took in one day at Animal Kingdom last week.

Keep your shutter speed high and just keep shooting.

A few more:







Zero One fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jul 11, 2017

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
if you get out this way let me know Zero One. Busch is always a pleasure to visit IMHO, plus you can get p close to the animals there.

Yeah Im gunna try going again tomorrow and work on focusing.

marshmonkey
Dec 5, 2003

I was sick of looking
at your stupid avatar
so
have a cool cat instead.

:v:
Switchblade Switcharoo

BrainMeats
Aug 20, 2000

We have evolved beyond the need for posting.

Soiled Meat
Looks like rocket powered take off.







Butterfly garden at the Minnesota Zoo.

marshmonkey
Dec 5, 2003

I was sick of looking
at your stupid avatar
so
have a cool cat instead.

:v:
Switchblade Switcharoo
Those are great! I love the second one.

InternetJunky
May 25, 2002

I've been so busy I've had to resort to digging through old shots to find interesting images.

ZarathustraFollower
Mar 14, 2009



First time posting in this thread. I like snakes. I also have some ex situ shots I've taken of wild reptiles and some inverts, but don't know if this would be the place for them.


Juvenile Cottonmouth


Eastern Massasauga 1


Eastern Massasauga 2

(I am doing research on venomous snakes for my Ph.D so I have the permits to work with these animals.)

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

ZarathustraFollower posted:

First time posting in this thread. I like snakes.

I am also doing research - do you have a ponytail?

charliebravo77
Jun 11, 2003

Took a trip up Pikes Peak the other day and this guy was walking across the road near the summit. Best I could do with one hand on the wheel, one on the camera and my wife having a panic attack about driving us off the edge of a mountain.

charliebravo77 fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Jul 24, 2017

ZarathustraFollower
Mar 14, 2009



VelociBacon posted:

I am also doing research - do you have a ponytail?

God no. Are you referring to that simpson's clip, or do you know someone in the venomous world?

torgeaux
Dec 31, 2004
I serve...
Big Family by B. B., on Flickr

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

ZarathustraFollower posted:

God no. Are you referring to that simpson's clip, or do you know someone in the venomous world?

No my friend just shared an epiphany recently that all guys with ponytails love snakes. Was just trying to collect data!

Helen Highwater
Feb 19, 2014

And furthermore
Grimey Drawer
If you had had a ponytail, the next question would be to ask how many White Wolf roleplaying books you own.

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.

ZarathustraFollower posted:

God no. Are you referring to that simpson's clip, or do you know someone in the venomous world?

The Venomous World would be a cool book title.

VelociBacon
Dec 8, 2009

I would like to do that but once you open it all the pics are of toxic animals.

BetterLekNextTime
Jul 22, 2008

It's all a matter of perspective...
Grimey Drawer
Have a squirrel
Paige Meadows Squirrel-2506 on Flickr

and a heavily-cropped coyote
Paige Meadows Coyote-2580 on Flickr

InternetJunky
May 25, 2002

I continue with my trend of going through old photos.




ZarathustraFollower posted:

(I am doing research on venomous snakes for my Ph.D so I have the permits to work with these animals.)
Sounds awesome, please tell more stories about what you're doing. Also, cool pictures.

torgeaux
Dec 31, 2004
I serve...

InternetJunky posted:

I continue with my trend of going through old photos.



Sounds awesome, please tell more stories about what you're doing. Also, cool pictures.

drat, how did that not make the first cut?

neckbeard
Jan 25, 2004

Oh Bambi, I cried so hard when those hunters shot your mommy...
Plains Bison by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
Plains Bison calf by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
Plains Bison by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
Plains Bison by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
Plains Bison by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
Plains Bison by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Western Lowland Gorilla by Colin Chardavoyne, on Flickr

Sumatran Tiger by Colin Chardavoyne, on Flickr

Finger Prince
Jan 5, 2007


I went to Kruger National Park in South Africa at the beginning of the month. It is a magical place, and I highly recommend it to anyone who's not interested in expensive and all expense paid safari vacations. We rented a car in Nelspruit and put 1500km on it in 10 days.

P1040248 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr

P1040571 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr

P1040698 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr


P1040049 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr

P1040486 (2) by King Dugga, on Flickr

There were so many animals, and I wish I'd shot some video, but here's a small sample. There were plenty of elephant and giraffe as well, but I don't want to photo dump. There were lion as well, but this was the best photo (but not the best look) I got of one.

Spot the Lion by King Dugga, on Flickr

Verman
Jul 4, 2005
Third time is a charm right?
Kruger is an awesome place. I would go every year if I had the funds.

A Handed Missus
Aug 6, 2012


wake up sheeple!!!

DSC08839 by Enver Hoxha, on Flickr
DSC08854 by Enver Hoxha, on Flickr
DSC08860 by Enver Hoxha, on Flickr

:sigh:

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BetterLekNextTime
Jul 22, 2008

It's all a matter of perspective...
Grimey Drawer
Finally saw the coyotes in my local park.

Wildcat Canyon coyotes-3672 on Flickr

Wildcat Canyon Coyote-3622 on Flickr

Bonus red-tailed hawk
Wildcat Canyon RTHA Hunting Series-3505 on Flickr

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