Wildlife Photography: Zooming with your feet may get you mauled

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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Creative Convention > The Dorkroom > Wildlife Photography: Zooming with your feet may get you mauled

SoundMonkey: Apr 22, 2006; I just push buttons.

You think squirrels don't spook easy? Raccoons do not give a SINGLE gently caress.

Yes it's a terrible picture. But more to the point, I was standing not ten feet away, using a hotshoe flash at about half power, with AF-assist and everything, and it barely even noticed. Good practice for when you're shooting something worth taking a picture of.

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SoundMonkey: Apr 22, 2006; I just push buttons.

BetterLekNextTime posted:

I shouldn't have been so lazy, I didn't bother to get my flash.

The first few shots I took were some timid ISO 3200 don't-scare-the-wildlife pics, then I realized... raccoons just don't care. They're an excellent animal to practice wildlife skills on. Just don't get mauled by them.

EDIT: This raccoon ignored an SB800 firing directly into its face at half-to-full power for ten minutes. Most PEOPLE I know couldn't do that.

# ¿ Jan 24, 2012 07:57

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