Such awesome shots, everyone!
Y'all made me dream about my camera and stalking wildlife. I don't even have a camera
Y'all made me dream about my camera and stalking wildlife. I don't even have a camera
Quality equipment helps; but I've seen amazing pictures taken with cheap cameras, disposable ones even. Whatever brand you own is most likely sufficient to get good results. The main thing is to practice and learn to improve from each outing. Study the images you take, especially the bad ones, to find out what went wrong and how best to avoid similar problems in the future. Before long your confidence will grow, and you'll have a greater sense of what you're trying to capture well before the picture is taken. You might even surprise yourself at times and think, Yes! That's what I was aiming for and nailed it....You people are making me wish that I had the money for a decent camera.
I almost didn't share that one because the glare on the water bothered me at first. Glad I did, now.Hope you don't mind; this one is now a desktop picture.
No camera? But how in the world do you survive without one?Such awesome shots, everyone!
Y'all made me dream about my camera and stalking wildlife. I don't even have a camera
Such great work they're doing, delivered in a humorous vein that kept me hoping the clip would last longer.Speaking of stalking wildlife, someone sent me this youtube link and it's the coolest thing I've seen all day!
Counting Bears in Canada: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium
Speaking of stalking wildlife, someone sent me this youtube link and it's the coolest thing I've seen all day!
Counting Bears in Canada: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium
FWIW, I think the glare on the water helped make that pic the awesome thing it is. It's like the bird is flying against a backdrop of flowing mercury.I almost didn't share that one because the glare on the water bothered me at first. Glad I did, now.
I really like his style in that bear clip and will check out more of his stuff soon.Just for info for those who don't know about Rick Mercer, this clip is from his show The Rick Mercer Report on CBC. It's been on the air for about 7 years. He does mostly political commentary but also travels around the country doing segments with various groups including the military, search and rescue, universities, sports teams and training facilities. There are a few other nature clips including whale watching in the Bay of Fundy. His youtube channel.
Sorry for the derail
I hadn't thought of that, but now that you mention it...FWIW, I think the glare on the water helped make that pic the awesome thing it is. It's like the bird is flying against a backdrop of flowing mercury.
Quality equipment helps; but I've seen amazing pictures taken with cheap cameras, disposable ones even. Whatever brand you own is most likely sufficient to get good results. The main thing is to practice and learn to improve from each outing. Study the images you take, especially the bad ones, to find out what went wrong and how best to avoid similar problems in the future. Before long your confidence will grow, and you'll have a greater sense of what you're trying to capture well before the picture is taken. You might even surprise yourself at times and think, Yes! That's what I was aiming for and nailed it.
When that happens, it might prove addictive as you search for greater challenges to test your abilities and the camera's range...
Speaking of stalking wildlife, someone sent me this youtube link and it's the coolest thing I've seen all day!
Counting Bears in Canada: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vJRDpTUIrJI&vq=medium
For our dear Wicked, and anyone else venturing a guess, a challenge to name this one, shown here in two different poses.
What is it?
I'm guessing some sort of dragonfly...
Yes. It's called a Halloween Pennant. Cool name, eh?That be an Evinrude.
Can you tell what kind of ducks they were? We often see mallards here that are fond of mooning us on occasion:I tried to take some duck pictures today, but they kept swimming too damn far away!
I might be able to come up with some ocean pictures though.
Heck, yeah. It's one of the best parts.The ocean is part of nature, right?
Very nice! Has a lot of depth and shows just how far the distant point of land is to where you were standing at the time.Here's a shot I took in Newport:
They look like fish to you?...SK, maybe it's just me, but them ducks kind of resemble your avie...
They look like fish to you?
I knew what you meant and was teasing you.You don't see it? The drake's butt looks like an open mouth...
Is that a type of mushroom? I can't tell for sure, but it makes me hungry viewing it from that angle....Here's a random nature shot.
Can you tell what kind of ducks they were? We often see mallards here that are fond of mooning us on occasion:
They look like fish to you?
A couple of gator shots, this one with a brave coot hovering nearby:
And later, as he eased in toward shore before going under and disappearing for good:
Is that a type of mushroom? I can't tell for sure, but it makes me hungry viewing it from that angle.
I'm surprised I didn't step on it as I walked along before spotting him. The bank is steep in that area and overgrown with plant life, which kept most of him hidden from view.Holy crap! Were you pulling his tail?