Post Your Best Nature Shots!

[cian3307]

SMcClaren, I love it. That tight crop really works.

[Garrett-Grimsley]

Canon Rebel XT 350D, 1/4000 second, F/1.8, 85mm, ISO200

[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]

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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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[sakboun]

here you go. comments and suggestions are welcome. peace
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[Chuck Lee]

OK...It's my turn. I've been really lame getting my stuff posted.


Every photo seems to havea story oris a part of one. The three photos I'm posting happened within 1/2 hour of one another and are a result of me braking one of my cardinal rules of photography. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Anyway, to make my very lenghthy story a lettle less so, It all began when I was three. No, sorry, the night before I took these shots. We'd just come back from a beautiful afternoon/evening at Harbor Towne on Hilton Head Island.As usual, when things got settled,I downloadedthe latest images from my CF card onto mylaptop. My hard and fast rule "always" isto immediately put the CF card back into the camera after downloading the files.I'm anal about doing this. Something happened and I put the card on top of my camera inside the top flap of my SlingShot bag instead of back into the camera.


The next morning, I hit the beach before sunrise to attempt another series of ocean sunrise photos. It was absolutely perfect!! Just a few wispy clouds to give the sky a little character. I had not seen a sunrise like this since we had arrived. I had remembered to bring my remote release for the first time and I was so together that I had walked down to the beach with the camera and tripod already together so there was no reason to bring my camera bag. So, there I am shooting away for about 15 minutes when I look down at the back of my camera and see the little words in white: NO CF CARD


Well. What do you do? There is no undelete or do-over. I was pretty bumbed.


Ashamed and feeling like a smuck, I walked off the beach and up to the trunk of my car, opened my camera bag and there was my CF card, lying in the bottomof my bagwhere my camera normally resides.


I start driving through ShipYard back to our condo when I realize that I hadn't tried taking photos of egrets around the clubhouse ponds. What the heck, the light is perfect, the fam's still sleeping and I've got time to kill.


#1 White Egret Canon 5D, EF 70-200 f2.8 nonIS on tripod @200mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/60





While I'm photographing this lovely bird a big blue egret flies right by and lands about 150 ft behind me on the edge of a pond on the other side of the road. As I'm turning around I catch a glimpse of something in the water about 8' from my position on the edge of the bank. It did not move.....thank goodness! I'm glad it wasn't a crock! The eyes to the nose were about the length of my foot. (11") It wasone large gator!


#2 Alligator Canon 5D, EF 70-200 f2.8 nonIS on tripod @200mm, ISO 100, f2.8, 1/60





After that shot I made for the big blue. He/She was a joy to shoot. It walked right up and posed!


#3 Blue Egret Canon 5D, EF 70-200 f2.8 nonIS handheld @180mm, ISO 400, f2.8, 1/640





Sometimes, things happen for a reason.


Chuck

[HiFiGuy1]

Chuck,


Serendipity is a wonderful thing, n'est ce pas?