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They're flashes but also have a 500 lumen video light that cuts out on firing so I can use those to aim, shoot macro video, or see at night. Most animals freak out at continuous lighting but don't mind strobes. Once you get above about 1500 lumens from a single source most animals will try to avoid you, and at night you have a secondary problem of getting swarmed by plankton or sea worms or other things that are attracted to the light. They'll block your shot, and in places where there's a ton of large plankton (usually where mantas live), you'll also get them flailing around in your ears and it's the worst, most distracting feeling in the world. Fish tend not to mind red light so I have a giant red focus light that lets me just use the strobes without continuous lighting and lets me get really close to skittish things.  The only critters that actually react to the strobes are generally either the smarter ones like octopi or cuddlefish, and whether they're bothered by it or not is sort of a personal thing. Sharks will come check you out because the capacitors charging/discharging gives off a crazy EM field, so if I rattle off a bunch of shots at the start of a dive I'll have at least one reef shark come poking around me thinking something big is dying.
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Bubbacub posted:Yeah I went twice in one day the last time I was there I was wondering if they let you do that. Did you reserve two consecutive times? It's only like 7 bucks a pop so it doesn't seem unreasonable to get 3 or 4 in a row and just make a morning or afternoon of it. The docent didn't say how much the special photographer days cost but I'm guessing it's a few hundred since it's a fundraiser. Atlatl posted:
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Stopped by the zoo since it was snowing. Was able to shoot through the fence in front of the maned wolves fairly well (aside from occasional focus issues). P2100097  P2100121 P2100147 P2100175 P2100170 P2100134 P2100038 P2100213
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Those are some cool snow shots. 
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Atlatl posted:Those are some cool snow shots. I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees.
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Going to Sabi Sands on safari on Sunday  Any tips? I read a post a while back in this thread which had some useful advice. I’ve got a Fuji 100-400 and a 1.4x TC but as the game drives go off road in that region I may not need all that reach.
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xzzy posted:I got that lens for motorsport stuff, and have been trying to catch a coyote in the snow this winter. Seen lots of both but never at the same time. Today I decided photography has nothing to do with patience and planning, it's all blind goddamn luck. I've been stalking coyotes for about four weeks now, ever since we started getting snow. I'm not what you would call an "experienced tracker" but I know what canine footprints look like and I've had my big lens mounted 3-4 times a week for the past month in spots where I see a lot of tracks. Seen one coyote in that time, and it ran off before I could get it framed. Then today on my way back from lunch guess what I spot crossing the road.   Hunting Coyote by xzzy77, on Flickr  Pouncing Coyote by xzzy77, on Flickr Then on my way home for the evening I saw the same coyote still hunting and got to watch it chow down on a critter. Light was real bad and I kept missing focus but I sorta got something. It was more fun to watch anyways.  Chowing Coyote by xzzy77, on Flickr None of them are as sharp as I'd like either but I was having problems getting proper settings, every other time I've seen one of these they sprint off pretty quickly and (perhaps unwisely) I put more energy in keeping the shutter going than taking a moment to get it all dialed in.
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Those are super cool! A lot of it is luck and just hauling the camera everywhere with you. The other part is having the practice to get shots when something does happen. People ask how I get non-sasquatch turtle shots and it's just by spending 100+ hours in the water around where they live. Finger Prince posted:I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees. hosed up im posting flying things here and not in the bird thread   I'm going back on a hot day to try and get shots of them doing low passes on the water to cool off/catch water on their fur to drink because I didn't know they did that and I hosed up the shots. It was cool today so only one did it while I was there.
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Atlatl posted:Someone said it looked like Jeff Bridges and I can't unsee it. W E L P E L P e: Wait, I see Jeff Daniels. President Beep fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Feb 14, 2019 |
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Feb 14, 2019 15:33
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Urban critters again. Spotted a squirrel when leaving the house this morning. Squirrel by charliebravo77, on FlickrThen a coyote across the street while leaving a brewery.  Coyote by charliebravo77, on Flickr Coyote by charliebravo77, on FlickrI love this big stupid lens.
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Gonna take so many squirrel pics when I get back stateside at the end of the year. water doggos:      First time I've thrown on my polarizer for wildlife. Everything was wet and extremely shiny so it was worth the slightly lower sharpness and less light to get some colors and detail back. Shooting from a moving boat in rough water is loving awful too, I have no idea how someone could do it for any amount of time without sea legs.
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Atlatl posted:Shooting from a moving boat in rough water is loving awful too, I have no idea how someone could do it for any amount of time without sea legs. the whales I posted earlier in this thread were from a like 12ft boat with big swells and about 8 of 500 shots weren't blurry. the seals are adorable 
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Update on big dumb lens: Still loving it. Kinda want Canon to hurry up and release a 7D3 so I can have a proper pro body with a crop sensor. Seems today's theme was tongues.  Urban Critters by charliebravo77, on Flickr Urban Critters by charliebravo77, on Flickr Urban Critters by charliebravo77, on Flickr Urban Critters by charliebravo77, on FlickrMore here: https://flic.kr/s/aHskN9PcVp
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Golfing today. From the 9th Fairway by B. B., on Flickr From the 9th by B. B., on Flickr Watching my final approach shot by B. B., on Flickr
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while u were partying i was studying the blade _______________/   
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Went to visit Chicagoland's elk herd this weekend. I'll have to check in every few weeks and document this bull's antler growth between now and September. Busse Woods Elk by charliebravo77, on Flickr Busse Woods Elk by charliebravo77, on Flickr Busse Woods Elk by charliebravo77, on Flickr Busse Woods Elk by charliebravo77, on Flickr
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Baby came up to snoot bump the camera (sharks love weird electrical fields) and then ran me over.
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Man underwater stuff is so loving cool.
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jarlywarly posted:Man underwater stuff is so loving cool. Extreme truth
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Yeah, I follow Atlatl on Flickr, and their stuff is like nothing else in my feed. Good poo poo.
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This is unreal. Holy poo poo.
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Atlatl posted:Baby came up to snoot bump the camera (sharks love weird electrical fields) and then ran me over. That's awesome. I saw an orca fin in the water like a football field away from me and nearly poo poo my pants with excitement, can't imagine the rush of being that close.
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This is great. Sea turtles are awesome. How about some bee photos!   
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Those look like some big bees. The black one in flight is very cool, must be tricky to get that to focus. 
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DorianGravy posted:How about some bee photos! Really enjoying these bees. Especially since being allergic means I won't get near them myself. Took a trip to the Granby Zoo.  Yak by cha_reckoning, on Flickr  Patas monkey by cha_reckoning, on Flickr  Macaque by cha_reckoning, on Flickr This little guy was fascinated with the conifer needles.  Clownfish 2 by cha_reckoning, on Flickr
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This lizard is like 2-3 ft long and keeps showing up in my driveway, but as soon as I get out the door it takes off behind the fence. 
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Atlatl posted:This lizard is like 2-3 ft long and keeps showing up in my driveway, but as soon as I get out the door it takes off behind the fence. Lizards can get used to people pretty quick, especially large ones. If you can sit in his line of sight for a while he'll learn to ignore you. Nice shot, too.
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   first time I've seen a mink since I've had a dslr while it was bright enough to have a decent chance of getting a picture. Sorry they are soft I still haven't totally figured out this lens or the camera. bonus squirrel 
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Hiked like 20 km today, tons of monkeys out and lots of babies. The hardest decision this little dude had to make all day was which stick to put in his mouth first:    alas, poor yorick, 
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Are those the kind of monkeys that steal things from people? Because that’s fun too.
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Nah, this is at Kamikochi which is a national park and they're not getting fed by people so they aren't trained to do stuff like that. They like to use the same walkways and bridges as people and they will jump at you if you cut them off or approach too directly for their liking though. If you're just walking or hanging out they'll come within three feet of you no problem.
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