Post Your Best Nature Shots!

This seagull appeared to be reading this sign.


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A pair of Loons on a Maine Lake


Shooting Info: Canon 40d, 70-200/2.8, shot at f5, 1/400, is400 200mm


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Today was amazing. Clear skies, cool breeze and it stayed in the 70's all day. I drove down to the water earlier this evening and took some pictures. No animals but the sky was quite nice.


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And some dudes fishing. (although not safe to eat fish you get out off the dirty Potomac)


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Gear used; Canon 350D, Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5, and the Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM.

Very nice compostion, try holding the highlights in the sky. Overall great!

A couple more pics.





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Canon 20D 18-55 kit len@18mm 1/60 F8 ISO 100





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Canon 20D 28-135 @28 1/60 F13 ISO 100





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Canon 20D 18-55 kit len @ 53mm 1/60 f6.3 IOS 100 hand held with on board flash -1 1/3





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Canon 20D 100-400 @ 400mm 1/400 F5.6 ISO 400

Was out in Belhaven, NC the other day... Took these.


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Canon 50D + 70-200 f4 L @ 104mmf7.1 1/500" ISO 100


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Canon 50D + 70-200 f4 L @ 126mm f 6.3 1/400" ISO 100


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Canon 50D + 70-200 f4 L @ 180mm f5.6 1/640" ISO 100





CC is extremely welcome.

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Here are some geese at my local park.

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This Black Capped Chickadee was very cooperative. Minolta 600mm with 2x extender, rebel xti.


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This is also taken with the 2x extender.


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This was taken with the bare lens.


Any coments are extremely welcomed!

I like number 1 the most Fast Glass, the image has good eye contact with catch light and good pose.

Inever thoughtabouteye contact when I select my photos but now that Ilook at it, your right. All my pictures are not cropped exept for the eagle picture.