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[Kayaker72]

Look who showed up in my backyard!

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I was actually about to head out, saw him running across my front yard. Of course, I ran to get my camera. Must have jumped my neighbors fence and I caught him in my backyard.

[Kayaker72]

A few last images of my trip to Banff National Park. For those wondering, there is a conference I attend regularly in Banff in October. It went virtual in 2020, but was back on in 2021 with pretty stringent protocols. But, I was able to attend this year. A few last pictures....

This is the Three Sisters Viewpoint. Which cracks me up a bit that you can find it officially on google maps as it is not really an official viewpoint, but rather a bend in the river created by floods a few years ago. When Jonathan first showed me the spot a couple years ago, there were a couple other people there. The Saturday morning after the conference, it was a wall of people....but..

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Lake Louise
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Castle Mountain (I tried for a reflection...didn't quit work)...
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Peyto Lake

Thanks for viewing and thanks again for Jonathan to take the time to hang out for a day..Brant

[Jonathan Huyer]

Thanks for viewing and thanks again for Jonathan to take the time to hang out for a day..Brant

It's always fun to hang out with a guy who comes for a visit and completely kicks your butt with the photos he gets . Looking forward to next year!

[Kayaker72]

It's always fun to hang out with a guy who comes for a visit and completely kicks your butt with the photos he gets . Looking forward to next year!

Haha....I just dropped my camera a few times.

[Jonathan Huyer]

Haha....I just dropped my camera a few times.

Ha ha yes! But I think you also had the right settings before you dropped it.... that's clearly the difference

[Jonathan Huyer]

ISO 20000

Yup! Even when you think it's waaaay too dark out to get a shot, just keep shooting! Photographed last week near Jasper National Park.

1DX3, 500 mm f/4 lens, 1/100 sec @ f/4, ISO 20,000

[Kayaker72]

Love it. And amazing detail for ISO 20,000.

Senter Falls in New Hampshire.

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[Kayaker72]

Welton Falls in Welton State Park in NH from a short hike in early October:

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[Kayaker72]

Weekend before Christmas was an exceptionally quick trip out west to see family....and eagles....

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Happy Holidays everyone!

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[Kayaker72]

A couple of other pics of the Snowy Owls:


High ISO shot. I did clean up the background noise but did not touch it on the Snowy.
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Different location (above at Hampton Beach State Park and below is at Salsbury Beach State Park)

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Also, just to talk about it, below is one of the way I envision using tilt-shifted Mamiya lenses. This is the 45 f/2.8 at f/2.8 tilted and trying to run the focal plane along the path and into the sun. While I think some creative portraiture will be the more common use of this, I can see a few instances where they would have been fun like this, waterfalls in a canyon, etc.

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Thanks for viewing...Brant