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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2012 11:37 |
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blackfox
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i can thankfully say that 99.9% of my wildlife shots are just that ,proper wildlife .sometimes its just being in the right place at the right time others its just sitting and waiting ,but i like to be on the move a lot preferring to anticipate movements in advance ,sometimes its a case of walking /moving slowly .i suffer from high frequency hearing loss so actually hearing the birds or even what robert was talking about when we met are a no go area and i guess what i lose from one sensory loss is gained in others as i don't seem to do to bad ,heres what you can do when prepared and moving 20 stone down a riverbank at speed  
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2012 11:54 |
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Squarerigger
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Very nice Blackfox. Could you provide details such as camera and lens -= thanks.
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2012 15:45 |
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blackfox
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gary same as usual i only use one rig ,its the d7000 fitted with a nikon300mm f4-afs plus 1.7t/c this gives an effective focal length of 500mm but is still light enough to hand hold ,my only modification is a permanently attached manfrotto 393 mounting plate so i got something my big mitts can grasp ,i virtually never use the tripod always hand hold . this set up is very versatile as i can shoot at 500mm as in the stoat pic above and instantly change to pseudo-macro just by flicking the limiter switch on the lens as below . 
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| Posted: Thu Jul 26th, 2012 20:14 |
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Ric
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Today on the way back from Denali National Park today, a black bear stepped out into the road in front of me. I didn't have time to think about the camera, as I didn't want to buy a rental car. When I got stopped, my camera was on the passenger floor board. The bear didn't dart away like I thought he would. Reached down for the camera, and snapped three shots. I didn't want to do that through the windshield, but I thought, I may not get another chance like this. Of course there's bugs on the windshield. The bear was far enough away from the center of the road and I pulled up even and took a shot out the passenger window that was already down. With that, it was gone. You don't always get the shot you want, but I'd rather have a poor shot than not have my camera with me. Ric
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27th, 2012 08:32 |
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Iain
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jk wrote:Iain wrote:Just a little bit to much of a pull for the 24-70 Gary. Your right JK. I think when you have done wildlife for so long you get to the point that it's the other way round where only a good shot will do.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27th, 2012 11:23 |
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ArcticRick
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'll have to remember that thing about being happy I had the chance to shoot a picture
____________________ Writer/Gear Reviewer @http://www.theloadoutroom.com |
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