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+1 @ there are a lot of folks who replace their brain cells with pixels.
I'm certainly one who is willing to "get the shot" ... but with wildlife ... umm, it is still wild. The NPS rules are there for both our safety and that of the animals.
Part of understanding the rules that far too many folks don't follow is not only the distance rule (which has a caveat to it), but the change in animal behavior rule.
If correct, my understanding is that we are allowed to allow an animal to come inside the distance rule ... BUT ... if that proximity includes a change in animal behavior, we are required to MOVE BACK. You are inside the animal's comfort zone ... and that is DANGEROUS.
I was in Custer State Park and saw an absolute idiot with a camera there. Bison had moved inside the "safe distance" while grazing (which is cool), but one guy continued to move closer to them even still. When he did a mother adjusted her stance to intervene between him and her calf. Idiot went even closer. Momma gave a head thrust. Idiot went closer. Momma gave a "step" and a "snort". Idiot went closer. Momma charged the idiot (only about 8 feet apart) slamming the open fencing right at his chest, just as he jumped back. While there was an grazing barrier fence between the two, it would have not stopped her if she wanted to fully destroy him.
He not only violated the approaching / distance rule, he was intentionally seeking to provoke / agitate her. The guy is lucky to be alive, but he is too ignorant to even realize it. His wife (and everyone else), however ... she understood why we had all moved back and implored him to do the same. Stupid ... and lucky. Someday, he'll just be stupid and unlucky .
BTW ... great capture of the wild side of wildlife. Kinda the other side of Dave's "KISS" shot. Dad's do what dad's do ... and protect their family, territory and interests are part of what being a stellar dad (or mom) includes. Sometimes I think that animals have a far better understanding of things than people do ... at least those who replace their brain cells with pixels.
Edited on Oct 20, 2015 at 10:32 AM · View previous versions
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