Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/692/2...5b02b939_z.jpgDeer looking anxious by Danny Watson, on Flickr[/IMG]

Haha, i also got an "anxious" one last morning!

[IMG]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/689/2...de6e67dc_c.jpg
Nature behind Antella by Andrea Magnelli, su Flickr[/IMG]

Here are a few gator pics a have gotten so far
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5651/...23f41269_h.jpg1DS35629 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1480/...692bd81e_h.jpg5D3_6769 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1526/...16e04ebd_h.jpg5D3_7059 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1643/...8c2a7339_h.jpg1DS35705 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

I am going to put this in the nature thread as it is more nature in nature vs. BIF etc.

So the story goes like this.

Set up my chair at the shore side of my dock (it goes through a bit of cypress/pine swamp to get to the lake. Just had set down and had the tripod set up, hear a noise and looked up to glimps an eagle gliding above my pine trees. I take the camera off the tripod and hustle the 100 ft to the end of the dock to see if it landed on a tree around the lake. Nope, walk back and sit, and sit, where did all the birds/squirrels go - a solid 15 minutes, perhaps even 20.... BANG. Half way out the dock it it appears some part of a dead limb fell on the dock but it looks funny so I take a pic and zoom in..... It is the last bit of a 3 pound bass head. I look up and see.....[IMG]https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1487/...aa1a141a_b.jpgEagle after Breakfast by mbarrett5076, on Flickr[/IMG]

This one seems appropriate for the "nature" thread.

Circle B Bar Reserve, Lakeland, FL

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1559/...8061d93b_b.jpgSmall-6247 by kayaker72, on Flickr

I can see why the Anhinga is nicknamed the "Snake Bird" I was actually shooting a GBH, when I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. My first impression was that this long curved black body was a snake. Of course, as soon as I could look at it I saw the above scene, with the Anhinga's body under the water.

A few waterfall pics....all with 5DIII

16-35 f/4 IS @ 35 mm, 1.3 sec, f/11, ISO 50 with CPL

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7055/2...2d1ca666_b.jpgSmall-9791 by kayaker72, on Flickr

24-70 II @ 30 mm, 6 sec, f/8, ISO 100, 6 stop B+W ND filter

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7195/2...e523eb45_b.jpgSmall-9736 by kayaker72, on Flickr

24-70 II @ 70 mm, 8 sec, f/8, ISO 100, 6 stop B+W ND

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7438/2...a2af30b1_b.jpgSmall-9686 by kayaker72, on Flickr

24-70 II @ 24 mm, 13 sec, f/9, ISO 100, 6 stop B+W ND filter

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7681/2...5500d109_b.jpgSmall-9674 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

I've had some very good luck with whale breaches this summer....I saw one breach several times off of the New Hampshire seacoast and now these from Alaska:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8728/2...e3f2922a_b.jpgSmall-6265 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8876/2...9ac31167_b.jpgSmall-5957 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

Awesome shots, I've never seen a Whale breach before, but I used to fish off Long Beach California and had them come up and spout quite often. Nothing can shock quite like a whale spouting just 10 feet from your 12' aluminum boat when your not looking!! :)

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Originally Posted by Lumens

Awesome shots, I've never seen a Whale breach before, but I used to fish off Long Beach California and had them come up and spout quite often. Nothing can shock quite like a whale spouting just 10 feet from your 12' aluminum boat when your not looking!! :)

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Thanks. I had only seen a whale breach from really far away about 10 years ago. This summer I've been lucky enough to be around three different whales breaching at different times. Just luck.

I can't even imagine being in a 12' boat and having one of these monsters surface 10 ft away. Crazy....

Brant, Great shots of the whales.

Here's a mallard surrounded by color at a local garden.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8691/2...d1ebc84a_b.jpg2016_05_07_15840_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

One of my all time favourites. This nice gal spent a whole afternoon with us on safari in Tanzania. Thought the big cats would be the highlight, but the elephants stole the show.

Canon 7D Mark II & Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports Lens

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7522/2...6c9f67f2_c.jpg
C7D_1608 by Bayne Wagner, on Flickr

I haven't really been out amongst the living lately but I just felt the overwhelming need to go out and shoot something, anything the other day. I went down by the marina at Lake Michigan and shot some photos of ducks, a very calming experience ...until this crawled out between the rocks near where I was sitting! I had never seen a mink before so I was pretty startled! It definitely ended the tranquil experience!

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8455/2...34a17e77_b.jpgMink by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

I edited this with the trial version of Topaz Glow.

Queen Butterfly
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....01858244-5.jpg
5DS R
Canon 180mm macro
ISO 3200
1/2000
f/6.3

Spicebush Swallowtail
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....87956093-5.jpg
5DS R
Canon 180mm macro
ISO 3200
1/800
f/6.3
Exposure bias +2/3 EV

Spotted Orb Weaver

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....91737317-4.jpg

5DS R + Canon 65mm MP-E
40 image stack using the Cognisys Stack Shot
Processed with Zerene Stacker software

Taken in the Kurger National Park in South Africa. lilac breasted roller. Canon 20D 2x and 1.4x TC stacked on a 300mm f2.8 lens

http://community.the-digital-picture...7&d=1474963045

Was attempting to take "starburst" shots of the sun going behind some low hills and soon noticed a family of Mink was watching me. Changed lenses and managed to get a few shots of them moving and playing through the rocks. Overall I saw at least 7 different mink, but they are quite skittish and wouldn't pose for a full family portrait, so I settled for individuals and pairs.

https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5757/3...37f0ef64_c.jpgMink_006 by Stephen, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8278/3...eeeb5b9f_c.jpgMink_003 by Stephen, on Flickr

Thanks for looking!
Stephen

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Originally Posted by NFLD Stephen

Was attempting to take "starburst" shots of the sun going behind some low hills and soon noticed a family of Mink was watching me.
Changed lenses and managed to get a few shots of them moving and playing through the rocks. Overall I saw at least 7 different mink, but they are quite skittish and wouldn't pose for a full family portrait, so I settled for individuals and pairs.

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Wow I love that second one especially! I would be over the moon to get something like that.

Thanks Jonathan! I have to say I was pretty excited when the minks showed up and stuck around long enough for me to change lenses and get a few shots.

Stephen

A few from me...this was from a drive along the fringe where the Palouse hills start running into the mountains east of Moscow, Idaho.


https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4307/...f9afbbd5_b.jpg1L0A4225 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4323/...5a51e5b3_b.jpg1L0A4235 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...e356afc7_b.jpg1L0A4099 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4293/...13ea5e64_b.jpg1L0A4096 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

I was scrolling through my flickr feed a day or so ago. It's weird, I do not consider myself a "wildlife" photographer...at.all. Much more of a generalist.

But I take a lot of pics of animals....birds, bears..deer...

And more LOONs

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4433/...cee784cf_k.jpg1L0A4525-2 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4303/...50d71304_k.jpg1L0A4445 by kayaker72, on Flickr


Thanks for viewing....Brant

I enjoy looking at the silhouettes of the deer and especially the loons. As I probably mentioned in the past miss seeing the loons at sunrise and sunset at Lake Winnipesaukee as a kid. Great photos, keep up the good work!

I really wish I could have gotten closer and/or had the "r" with me (which means I would have to buy one)

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/...84468190_b.jpgGlory and Dragon by mbarrett5076, on Flickr

Close up of a small waterfall on the Ammonoosuc River in the White Mtns of New Hampshire.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4485/...4c1c0e28_b.jpg1L0A8277 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

A few of my favorite pics of the elk I saw in Banff National Park (some are double posts, from the weekly contest, just trying to get them all in one spot):

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4539/...734f7798_b.jpg1L0A8711 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4524/...a95fe6d7_b.jpg1L0A8698 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/...07cdd5c5_b.jpg1L0A8665 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4537/...714316f3_b.jpg1L0A8619 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4486/...f61d6a3a_b.jpg1L0A8940 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

This is cropped more than I usually like for sharing, but how often do I get a shot of a wolf walking along a golf cart trail with a recent kill???..... Taken along the golf course in Banff.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4713/...963f56cf_b.jpg1L0A9135 by kayaker72, on Flickr

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This is cropped more than I usually like for sharing, but how often do I get a shot of a wolf walking along a golf cart trail with a recent kill???..... Taken along the golf course in Banff.
1L0A9135 by kayaker72, on Flickr

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That's a great catch Brant, but it's a coyote, in my estimation. It's probably making away with the leftovers of a wolf kill. Very cool action shot!

Red squirrel series from last weekend in Milwaukee. I think he is eating sap in the 3rd one.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/819/2...0501ddb2_b.jpg2018_03_11_0408_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4776/...45c7a562_b.jpg2018_03_11_0410_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/822/2...a7d267d6_b.jpg2018_03_11_0415_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

A few more from Zion NP this past September:

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7808/...123f532d_b.jpg6S0A8158 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7890/...9d32a16b_b.jpg6S0A8043 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

How about a few more loons?

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fc243c3e_b.jpg6S0A6524 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...09369837_b.jpg6S0A6512 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

BTW...yep, some blown out highlights. I didn't adjust quickly enough to changing light.

I have been clearing out some images from last summer. Not sure why I missed these, but here are a few more loon pics....

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a52b9654_b.jpg6S0A7048 by kayaker72, on Flickr


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...251539c0_b.jpg6S0A7163 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...50544c20_b.jpg6S0A7316 by kayaker72, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d027f889_b.jpg6S0A7342 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

Another recently found shot from last summer. Taken while kayaking on the Suncook river.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d6fd2aec_b.jpg6S0A6365 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Butterfly series

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...769665f9_b.jpg2018_09_02_5910_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1897a8f6_b.jpg2018_09_02_5915_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

great shot's Dave!

i was lucky enough to get these today!

https://i.imgur.com/dOnXPP1.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PH0WI5p.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WRPHuwy.jpg

also i just ordered a new lens!!! the Canon EF-S 55-250 IS STM, it's gonna be fun!!!

Love butterfly images Dave and Zach.

Have not seen many yet here in Kentucky as we are still getting low temps at night into the 30's.

Nice pics Zach.

Mine are a bit older, no butterflies in northern Illinois yet!

Dave

A daffidil about to bloom after it had snowed.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9a61246b_b.jpgIMG_2320 by kayaker72, on Flickr

ooooh very nice!

Taken after last Friday's rain:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e98f09f8_b.jpgIMG_2995 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

some bee's & butterfly's

https://i.imgur.com/mm6d7oI.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/FEo1qrW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/W3DHz4j.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/wbOGr3E.jpg