I don't post NEARLY enough in this thread. I need to find me some more animals. Found these dudes on some ruins in Rome. There's nothing worse than realizing there's awesome lizards around and you left your 70-200 in the apartment and only have your 18-55. Wildlife by hookshot88, on Flickr Lizard by hookshot88, on Flickr
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# ? May 27, 2012 14:41 |
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I took a trip down to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage, AK today. Earlier in the thread, I posted some photos from my first visit last year. This one was cooler because the bears were definitely a lot more outgoing. Two black bears were goofing around with each other which was pretty rad. They switch from slow and plodding to extremely fast very quickly. It's eye opening to witness just how fast they are. Right next to them was a gigantic brown bear who sauntered right up to the fence for 10 minutes just hanging out. He moved over to a log where he ripped off all of the bark with hardly any effort. Just tore through the drat thing like it wasn't even there. Short story is don't gently caress with bears. bloops fucked around with this message at 05:13 on May 28, 2012 |
# ? May 28, 2012 05:06 |
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I'd want a hell of a lot more than chicken wire between me and one of those godless killing machines.
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# ? May 28, 2012 14:26 |
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Aww they just want to hug you and cuddle with you
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# ? May 28, 2012 14:39 |
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There is a prevailing sense that, at most any distance, a bear is just choosing not to maul you.
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# ? May 28, 2012 16:37 |
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Elendil004 posted:Aww they just want to hug you and cuddle with you Or help you fix your settings on your brand new D800.
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# ? May 29, 2012 15:03 |
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Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr I didn't even have to leave my porch for animals.
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# ? Jun 2, 2012 20:00 |
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Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr I made a difusser. This was just a test to see if I could push the light through it. It's a square tube with a styrofoam bowl that is covered with a paper towel. Next I want to line it with tinfoil and seal it to keep light in.
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# ? Jun 4, 2012 02:55 |
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I'm fairly new to the photography world but wildlife photography is so goddamn fun I think it's going to end up a staple hobby of mine. Too bad it's so expensive. Phidippus audax by forest.d, on Flickr I saw this dude hanging out on the peonies in my backyard, what a gorgeous spider it is.
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# ? Jun 7, 2012 19:18 |
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So I'm going on a Safari in south africa, do I lug around two bodies so i can have my 70-200L with 1.4 extender on it AND something for closer shots, or do I realize that nothing will be THAT close, and if it's THAT close I can swap lenses and catch it? Lugging around another body just seems like such a hassle. But missing a good shot...hmm...
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# ? Jun 7, 2012 20:31 |
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Two bodies. You always want two bodies. More bug crap: Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr The grasshopper was not happy with me and I could only get side views. This is rotated from portrait.
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# ? Jun 7, 2012 20:59 |
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Elendil004 posted:So I'm going on a Safari in south africa, do I lug around two bodies so i can have my 70-200L with 1.4 extender on it AND something for closer shots, or do I realize that nothing will be THAT close, and if it's THAT close I can swap lenses and catch it? Lugging around another body just seems like such a hassle. Maybe take a nice P&S for close/wide shots?
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# ? Jun 7, 2012 21:14 |
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Eeek posted:
This is nice and makes me pissed at my photos of a very similar lizard that are not even close to as awesome. The Godzilla of Racoons by beastofexmoor, on Flickr Swarming Hordes by beastofexmoor, on Flickr
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# ? Jun 8, 2012 16:25 |
^^ Those are both super, super awesome. I think I prefer the first one though, only because it took me a little while to realize that the second one wasn't out of focus and notice the crabs. Still, those rule.
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# ? Jun 8, 2012 22:28 |
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You could merge the two photos so you get both the crabs and the raccoon in focus. I think the photo would work best with both as the subject.
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# ? Jun 9, 2012 10:48 |
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On a recent trip to the mountains I decided to get up at 5am and drive all the remote roads I could for a (very slim) chance to try and capture a cougar or grizzly bear. After 4 hours of driving and nothing but deer and elk I gave up. Then on the way home later in the day I see a young grizzly hanging out eating weeds: These two were also happily hanging out on the road on my way home:
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# ? Jun 12, 2012 14:37 |
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InternetJunky, your bighorn sheep photos are beautiful - very majestic. My wildlifes are smaller, and further away. Aoudad sheep: DSC_3281 by Ghost Cactus, on Flickr Some sort of earless lizard: DSC_3256 by Ghost Cactus, on Flickr Squirrel! DSC_2603 by Ghost Cactus, on Flickr Javelina can't stop being cute: DSC_3138 by Ghost Cactus, on Flickr
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# ? Jun 12, 2012 17:59 |
Some "wild"life photos: Iceland Sheep by hookshot88, on Flickr Icelandic Horses by hookshot88, on Flickr Icelandic Horses by hookshot88, on Flickr Iceland Sheep by hookshot88, on Flickr Iceland Sheep by hookshot88, on Flickr
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# ? Jun 19, 2012 02:09 |
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I've never been anything but a building/model/landscape shooter, but I bought a 55-200 thinking I'd start shooting some animals (and sports to a lesser degree). I went on a bike ride with it today and came across a horse in a field. Only, all I had to see through was a small opening in between some trees. I thought this picture turned out pretty well until I looked at some of the other stuff in this thread Candid Horse by iantuten, on Flickr
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# ? Jun 20, 2012 01:05 |
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QPZIL posted:I thought this picture turned out pretty well until I looked at some of the other stuff in this thread This is a good shot but I'd absolutely crop out the... leaves, or whatever those are on the left.
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# ? Jun 21, 2012 18:03 |
I sorta like them there. It's like we're hiding in the bushes, spying on the horse.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 03:32 |
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a foolish pianist posted:I sorta like them there. It's like we're hiding in the bushes, spying on the horse. Yeah, but having the fence behind the horse kind of ruins the illusion of carefully sneaking up on a Wyld Stallyn..
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 07:56 |
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Clayton Bigsby posted:Yeah, but having the fence behind the horse kind of ruins the illusion of carefully sneaking up on a Wyld Stallyn.. This. I think oof leaves like this can work but for a domestic animal it just makes it look like you where lazy.
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# ? Jun 22, 2012 07:57 |
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Here, enjoy some birds. edit: Dread Head posted:This. I think oof leaves like this can work but for a domestic animal it just makes it look like you where lazy. Sort of like this, then? Or this one, but I may have taken it a bit too far... hosting mine Elendil004 fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Jun 22, 2012 |
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Elendil004 posted:Sort of like this, then? I think that may be a little extreme
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 02:53 |
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Untitled by Eeek5127, on Flickr This is a baby- that's about 1:1 magnification. He doesn't know the freak out when he sees a person.
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# ? Jun 23, 2012 21:52 |
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Can anyone identify this for me? IMG_7368.jpg by Brian.M.K, on Flickr IMG_7364.jpg by Brian.M.K, on Flickr IMG_7336.jpg by Brian.M.K, on Flickr It was about a foot long and a little over an inch thick, I estimate. It was also reproducing: writhing around over the rocks and weeds, dripping splooge (2nd pic).
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# ? Jun 24, 2012 20:29 |
The Loch Ness Monster just gave birth.
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# ? Jun 24, 2012 20:42 |
It looks like a polychaete worm. They're usually called bristleworms in the aquarium trade, and smaller ones often end up hitching a ride into people's aquariums on bits of live rock.
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# ? Jun 24, 2012 22:54 |
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Definately a polychaete. How big was it? Where was it? The name "nereis" is floating around in my head, as a genus (?) of relatively large and free-living (as opposed to parasitic or sessile, like tube worms), predatory polychaetes commonly encountered on beaches and rocky intertidal zones of the west coast of North America, that look like that.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 04:21 |
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ExecuDork posted:Definately a polychaete. How big was it? Where was it? It was described to me as possibly a pile worm (or clam worm) but I wasn't so sure. But after reading the wikipedia entry on polychaetes and nereis, I think that's probably what it is. Size-wise, being in the water made it hard to tell, but I figure it was a bit longer than a foot and maybe an inch and a half thick. What confused everyone was that it was so big: I guess they tend to be smaller. Apparently they like to spend their time burrowing into water soaked logs and such but one old fart said he once dragged a deer carcass out the water and found a bunch of those in it, which brings up some pretty horrific imagery. I took those pictures right off the helipad at our base in Prince Rupert, BC. Which is indeed on the west coast of North America. Edit: Here, have a jellyfish: IMG_7202.jpg by Brian.M.K, on Flickr Rot fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Jun 25, 2012 |
# ? Jun 25, 2012 06:45 |
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Couple more Africa Safari pics. Hippo: Rhino: Anyone care to guess at this animal? I know, but I never would have guessed it without the guide telling me: hosting mine.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 11:42 |
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Black-backed jackal.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 12:26 |
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William T. Hornaday posted:Black-backed jackal. Say that five times fast
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 13:49 |
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Man that guy is camouflage as gently caress. My favorite shot though is the one with the hippos in the water. The choice of focus really works well. Though the bokeys on the far shore is a bit distracting.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 16:28 |
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xzzy posted:Man that guy is camouflage as gently caress. The hippo one is begging for a "SOON" macro.
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# ? Jun 25, 2012 19:40 |
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A frog! IMG_9334 by like okay cool dude, on Flickr A Raynox on a 50/1.8 works pretty okay.
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# ? Jun 28, 2012 18:04 |
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I am really pleased with this Rhino shot Then this Elephant came along stepped ON the electric fence to the game lodge, then began tearing another fence apart pole by pole. Hosting mine.
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# ? Jun 28, 2012 18:59 |
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A couple from a trip last November. Mother and baby. Baby running all goofy-like.
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# ? Jun 28, 2012 20:47 |
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DSC_9829 by jakedropkick, on Flickr Got free tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium the other day.
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# ? Jun 29, 2012 06:30 |