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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) I gotta say, hiking with a camera and earbuds with some really chill music is probably one of the best light exercise hobbies ever. Absolutely love being everywhere collecting photos of amazing little buggers all over. Philthy fucked around with this message at 01:06 on Jun 15, 2022 |
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Another bonus is cameras force you to stop and linger at scenes to take them in. If you're just "going for a hike" it's too easy to blast through a few miles with only a few minutes to snack at whatever the turnaround point is. But if you're lugging a bunch of gear? You are gonna be hunting for shots the entire time, it helps a lot with appreciating what's out there. Getting that dopamine hit of making a nice shot is good for motivating you go to back out too.
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Yes! Exactly! I was expecting to come out of winter with walking, then hiking, then transitioning to my gravel bike. I've been absolutely enthralled just hiking with a camera now. Biking, I'd ride 20, 30, 70 miles and stop maybe twice for whatever reason, but damned if I can ever remember more than a handful of the amazing moments of deer running alongside me or helping a turtle across a path. Hiking you take it in 100% of the time, and when you find one of those special moments you get to capture it. When you come home to develop the images, you learn about it all. The last image, I got the name mixed up because the crescents are more silver than orange. The orange ones are incredibly rare where I live and they're two entirely different lines. I'm probably just stating the obvious to everyone, but drat.
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I think I figured out the Flickr thing. Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) by Philip V, on Flickr  Male Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella) by Philip V, on Flickr I may or may not have been squatting in poison ivy. I will find out shortly. Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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No poison ivy. Found this guy on a handrail for a boardwalk in another marsh nearby. Hanging out in the shade trying to cool off. I walked past him several times before I actually noticed him. Gray Tree Frog by Philip V, on Flickr Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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Not the best on insects but I think this is a Tiger Swallowtail.
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Yah, it's definitely a Tiger Swallowtail. Looks like maybe Canadian.  Blue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis) by Philip V, on Flickr Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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Jerm324 posted:Not the best on insects but I think this is a Tiger Swallowtail. yup! i just got this shot the other day since we're butterfly posting. pretty sure the blue near the tail= female  and here's a flesh fly, no idea what species  xzzy posted:Another bonus is cameras force you to stop and linger at scenes to take them in. If you're just "going for a hike" it's too easy to blast through a few miles with only a few minutes to snack at whatever the turnaround point is. But if you're lugging a bunch of gear? You are gonna be hunting for shots the entire time, it helps a lot with appreciating what's out there. agreed with all this. I've been going through mostly the same rotation of trails around here every few weeks for the last couple years and they never really get old
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 Spiny Softshell Turtle by Philip V, on Flickr Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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Here's a squirrel from my trip out to Halifax
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 Bumblebee's last haul. by Philip V, on Flickr Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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I went out to the local Arboretum today. I was having a nice hike, but wasn't finding much to shoot. I was willing to write the day off and just enjoy the weather and the hike. The path crossed this drainage and I had to go see if Animal Chin was at the other end.  What I found was a grate with this on the wall next to it.  To the right, I saw a lot of cat tails about maybe 15' over. I explored and found a little hidden marsh swampy pond. I moved some cat tails aside, and I found I could sit right at the edge of the pond with tons of dragonflies going all over. Toads and frogs and all sorts of awesome stuff. No mosquitoes! I sat down and watched so many dragonflies going after each other. I looked down and this guy was just a few feet from me. It startled me that I didn't notice him right away to be honest.  Im not here. by Philip V, on Flickr I saw this perfect landing pad for Dragonflies, and I got this guy. I had no idea this frog was even in the shot until I got home!  Frog and Eastern Pondhawk by Philip V, on Flickr After a while I decided to get back up and go see what else I could find. I'll come back to my little private pond another day. As I was slowly working my way out, I heard the weirdest noise and looked left and this doe was staring right at me. This is the only semi-clear shot I got before she disappeared into the marsh cat tails.  The rest of the day included some turkeys laying in the dirt, a few damselfies, and a few more dragonflies. Still going through pictures. I set my fps down to 3 in hopes that I would have less images to go through. I think the opposite is happening. Such a great day, though! Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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 Mourning Cloak Caterpillar by Philip V, on Flickr No idea what this is. The closest match I could find is a Peacock Butterfly, but they don't exist in Wisconsin. Edit: Found what it was! Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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 Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) by Philip V, on Flickr I was excited to find this guy out. I was hoping for a back shot because of their super cool wing designs. Next time maybe! Philthy fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Jul 23, 2022 |
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Finally got my Canon EOS R7 and took it out a couple times for some wildlife photos. These were taken with either the Tamron G2 150-600mm or Tamron G2 70-200mm 2.8. The 70-200 is WAY better with the animal tracking AF than the 150-600 which has the hunting issue that people have complained about. Seems worse the smaller the subject gets. The rolling shutter and warping is also a lot worse than I would have hoped it to be so I quickly switched to mechanical only, which is still 2x as fast as my 80D I had been using previously. Disappointing they aren't using a BSI sensor since the whole point of having a fast frame rate is to capture action, which is where the warping becomes an issue. Typical Canon model gimping I guess, forcing you to go to the R5 or R3 if you really need fast frame rates and magic AF. I think I will probably still end up with an R5 in a year or two but I'll shoot the hell out of the R7 for a while and see if it holds up.          
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I took a trip to San Simeon in California to see the Elephant Seal Rookery. I highly recommend it, it's very close to Hearst Castle and there's no admission fee. This isn't the most populous time of year and we still saw over 80 seals. Surf by Elanna, on Flickr  Bellow by Elanna, on Flickr  Bellow by Elanna, on Flickr  Spar by Elanna, on Flickr  Sneer by Elanna, on Flickr  Bellow by Elanna, on Flickr
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T137 Orca family Orcas by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Orcas by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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The Meadowhawks have arrived. Found a marsh preserve today that had a parking spot of one. And a "path" that went a mile into.. marshlands. No one has done any trail maintenance this summer. There was a covid sign completely overgrown telling people to stay home if you feel sick, and if the parking lot with one spot was full, to come back another day. This sign was about 25' down the path. Anyway, I was a kid again pushing through a huge field with no real path after half a mile in. It was great. I kept going and going until the growth was almost 3' over my head and started to block all the light. I think it'll be a prime spot in spring time, and maybe in winter it might have some cool stuff going on.  Ruby Meadowhawk (Sympetrum rubicundulum) by Philip V, on Flickr  Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) by Philip V, on Flickr  Female Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum) by Philip V, on Flickr
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SHROOMS  Gyuto Buck vert-5169 on Flickr rifle range coyote-5464 on Flickr
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went to Acadia national park last week and got some cool snowshoe hare shots
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Some from the national park outside of the city Plains BisonI'm not sure which of these I like better -  Plains Bison Plains Bison
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Just got back from fishing in FL, spent a couple days around the Everglades too. It's basically Jurassic Park.       
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Our local zoo just opened a new area after remodeling extensively. [/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/2oPW6Zo]Small-Clawed Otters by Elanna, on Flickr  Sunda Gharial by Elanna, on Flickr  Sunda Gharial by Elanna, on Flickr I was unfortunately a little too slow on this photo, I was still set to 1/125s. Sadly my photo of the gharial resting at the bottom of his pool and the turtle in the same exhibit sitting on his head did not come out.  Malayan Tiger by Elanna, on Flickr
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video ok in this thread? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eJxF-tpl_4
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Went to the zoo recently, got a few good shots.           
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charliebravo77 posted:Went to the zoo recently, got a few good shots. These are great
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