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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:10 pm

PanzerProfile wrote:truly awesome pics guys! How do you get pics from these animals from so close? Good lens?


The camera must be nice but it's the skill that counts ;)
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby Zhukov_2008 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:32 pm

PanzerProfile wrote:truly awesome pics guys! How do you get pics from these animals from so close? Good lens?


Mostly a mix of luck, patience and daring (others call it stupidity...). Most of the pics I posted were taken with a small, non-SLR type digital camera, a Kodak 740Z or something like that (I'm sure Notmi could tell you). It'll zoom out pretty far but suffers from bad quality past 120mm, so I usually have to get real close. I was about a meter from the rattlesnake when I got that picture. I was relying on nothing but his good temperament.

The most important thing is just keeping still and visiting the same area frequently so it's not as big of a surprise for the wildlife when they see you there. If you remember those alligator photos I posted about a year ago, I had to visit that spot for weeks before they got used to me. After that, however, they'd let me get as close as ten feet before jumping in the water (which meant it was time for me to jump out!).

Also, know your animals and their behaviors!
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:37 pm

Zhukov_2008 wrote:
Also, know your animals and their behaviors!


Yup, wild animals aren't teddy beers ;)

I like your passion in photography, and I think I'm doing the same thing.
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:40 am

This is Mayon volcano, in the Albay, Philippines when it erupted.
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby SturmTiger » Sun May 02, 2010 3:40 am

I'm finally able to add something to this thread.

Sunset over Montego Bay,Jamaica.

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Sunrise.

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A local critter.

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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Sun May 02, 2010 2:13 pm

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Re: Photography Thread

Postby David W » Sun May 02, 2010 2:50 pm

ram.

Don't forget to caption your beautiful photos. :)
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Sun May 02, 2010 10:02 pm

Sorry about that, but I think the pictures speaks for itself :-)
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby Smeghead » Wed May 05, 2010 10:23 am

Beautiful pics!

Keep 'em coming :D
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Wed May 05, 2010 12:20 pm

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Re: Photography Thread

Postby Skua » Wed May 05, 2010 4:21 pm

Hard to keep up with some of you. Loved the sunrise and sunset photos (not the crab though, crabs gives me the shivers :shock: ), Sturmtiger, lots of atmosphere. And I can't compete with your nature shots, ram.

A try at something a bit arty, from Hallingskarven.

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And the North Sea viewed from the coast of Sotra. Ricky is somewhere in the left of the picture, just behind the Earths curvature.

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Re: Photography Thread

Postby ram » Thu May 06, 2010 12:11 am

Thank you Skua, and your pictures are also nice.

Here are some other pictures that I can share friends:

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Re: Photography Thread

Postby Ricky » Thu May 06, 2010 7:19 am

Beautiful pics all!

Skua wrote:And the North Sea viewed from the coast of Sotra. Ricky is somewhere in the left of the picture, just behind the Earths curvature.


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Re: Photography Thread

Postby SturmTiger » Fri May 07, 2010 7:22 am

Off the coast of Montego Bay
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Re: Photography Thread

Postby 2nd.Dragoon » Fri May 07, 2010 11:49 am

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