Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[SMcLaren]

There are some more at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smclaren/sets/72157619683611929/

[SMcLaren]

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I like the owl, good job on retaining details inthe white feather. The crop is too compressed, a little room infront of the bird should add a sense of the bird flying toward. []

[richm]

This was my father's day present! I have been going to Maine for 30 straight years with the same group of high school friends, and on the way out we found this guy just off the dirt road. I'd been hoping for this shot all weekend, but these guys can be elusive when you have a camera, and everywhere when you don't!!


Shot info: Canon 40d, 70-200 2.8, shot at f3.2 1/800 - let me know what you think.





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[richm]

One more of the lake we were on. Sorry the first was so big... my first post.[img]/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Components.UserFiles/00.00.00.25.10/LakeCloudsSmall.JPG[/img]


Photo info: Canon 40d, 24-105 @24mm, f7.1 1/1600

[Jon Ruyle]

richm-


I love the composition.


It seems a little dark to me... maybe it is just my monitor. I'd like to see more detail in the hills. Did you use a polarizer?

[richm]

Thanks, no polarizer, it was in the bag. It was a very dark, dreary day and then there was one break in the clouds. To be honest, I was in a boat fishing, trying to keep the camera bag dry and hadn't pulled it out at all. It was about 1/2 hr before sunset and we were heading in to camp when this small break appeared, so... one quick shot and this is what I got. I tried to "brighten" a bit, but it seemed best left alone. Thanks again.

[TheRoff]

Not exactly a raptor or other exotic avian species, but this little guy flew in and posed nicely while I was testing my new 100-400mm.



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[EdN]

Nice shot and great colors too.

[Don Burkett]

Just jumping into the frey with a couple of shots from a quick outing to Volo Bog State Natural Area (Illinois) the other day. It was +90 degrees so it was a short trip.


<span class="exif"]1/395s f/8.0 at 40.0mm iso100 tripod






Female Red Winged Blackbird <span class="exif"]40D,1/100s f/10.0 at 400.0mm iso400 tripod








Blue Dasher <span class="exif"]Male 1/125s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400 Tripod





Blue Dasher Female <span class="exif"]1/200s f/8.0 at 180.0mm iso100