Shutter speed was a little low so some pictures not quite sharp, but still...it was a good day.
We were in a fog bank at this point during the day so I left the pictures low contrast to maintain the lighting.
The fog only enhances the emotion of the image Stephen! This reminds me of a very olde radio program I listened to when I was VERY young -8 to 9 or less? On my crystal radio with my bed springs as my antenna
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The very 1st broadcast and some subsequent broadcasts had the announcer saying..:"the Shadow 'do" not the Shadow "knows"...?
Dan
G.E. Smith wrote:
Three different bulls from this morning. I was hoping for a group shot, they wouldn't listen to me.
Greg...you have been posting mooses for a few years or more..are they different "ones"? Do they "know" you yet? Do you stand firm when eye contact is made? Might you advance without fear?
Just askin'..I have found that familiararity is common between animal and human. You pose no threat!
Amazing "backyard" Greg!
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote:
Greg...you have been posting mooses for a few years or more..are they different "ones"? Do they "know" you yet? Do you stand firm when eye contact is made? Might you advance without fear?
Just askin'..I have found that familiararity is common between animal and human. You pose no threat!
Amazing "backyard" Greg!
Dan
Dan - Those are some good questions. Most of the larger bulls by my house I recognize because I have been shooting them for years. And I really do think they recgonize me because they see me almost every day. A lot of times they will look up see it's me and go back to what they are doing. When eye contact is made the first thing I'm doing is make sure they are relaxed and not acting aggressive, if I think they are I immediatly back away or leave, there's always another day to shoot them. As far as approaching them I have found as long as they see me and I walk slowly and parallel to them they don't see me as a threat. I have never been charged or threatened because I respect them. Plus it helps to use a 600mm !
G.E. Smith wrote:
Dan - Those are some good questions. Most of the larger bulls by my house I recognize because I have been shooting them for years. And I really do think they recgonize me because they see me almost every day. A lot of times they will look up see it's me and go back to what they are doing. When eye contact is made the first thing I'm doing is make sure they are relaxed and not acting aggressive, if I think they are I immediatly back away or leave, there's always another day to shoot them. As far as approaching them I have found as long as they see me and I walk slowly and parallel to them they don't see me as a threat. I have never been charged or threatened because I respect them. Plus it helps to use a 600mm !...Show more →
Thanks Greg..From your compositions 90% of your "philosophy" was mine also..mine in "theory" at least!! ...Yes I give a "wide berth" to my fellow creatures.
Man is their worst enemy and they know it!
Personal experience sez so also!
In places we weren't supposed to be, while I did NOT see any, I heard tigers in the "outside my ndp"..
My mind would play ticks on me by illuminating "faux cat's eyes"...
Snakes yeah..I HATE snakes!!
Had to be a personal "rush" in their presence?
Kudos!
Dan
#3 is stunning! What species of hummmer if you know?
G.E. Smith wrote:
#3 is stunning! What species of hummmer if you know?
I have no clue ! I know absolutely nothing about hummingbirds other than they are fast are hard to shoot. Hahahahaha
Oh that is very fine Greg!
I just learned this Spring(2026) that a potted plant given as a "Mothers Day gift" 20 years ago, was "St, Johns Wort"! I thought it as a shrub/nutrient/herb!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55426836200_4238e31025_k.jpgLoon with a snack by A & R Photography, on Flickr
As a youth and growing up in Iowa, my dad's parents had a cabin on Lake Vermillion in the Northern Wildernesses of Minnesota.
Spent many a summer there and the loons at sunrise and sunset, where not only beautiful as silouhettes gliding across the water at dusk..but an audible reminder that it is time for "bed" or as the Beatle's sing.."here comes the sun....".
Wonderful Rob!
Dan
Another day of rain here in CT; I enjoyed my time this summer with my grandson from Reno, teaching him photography and kayaking skills. The Roseland Cottage was done by him, using some really old gear (1Ds Mk III with modified FD 35mm f2.8 TS). Today we develop his first 35mm B&W film, then scan to select out the best shots. Tonight, it's wet printing time with my Beselar 45 and Ilford paper...
Beautiful series from Maine; I'm heading up to Bridgton (ME) in a few weeks, staying on Highland Lake. Good reports of eagles and loons in the area, so I am hopeful...
...Yes I give a "wide berth" to my fellow creatures.
