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Main Boards => Photography/Video Q&A Board => Topic started by: Elksong on January 10, 2011, 07:56:00 PM
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My beautiful wife gave me a camera for Christmas. I have been shootin' picture like a madman. I have a job that put's my in the woods a lot. I have always told everyone I see some amazing animals.........
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WELL those are nice animals.
Wish I had them here.
How far were you from them?
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Man those are great,Thanks for sharing.
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Death master I was 100-150 yards fron the Elk. 40-100 yards from the deer.
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Being that close to animals is something everyone should experience at least once in there life time.
It's hard to explain to people who don't have the opportunity/chance to see just what we see/witness.
Great photos and thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful pics Elksong!!! What's you're occupation if you don't mind me asking? What kind of camera did you use? I'm persuing a degree in Forestry right now so I can be out and about.
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Thanks guy's. Kenneth, the camera is a Canon Powershot SX30 IS. The biggest feature that helps get pic's of wildlife is it has a 35x optical zoom. Easy to use anyway. Also, I work in the Natural Gas industry, Check wells and measurement stations.
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The Elk pic's are kinda grainy, it was raining pretty hard.
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What photo source did you use? Think you were having trouble w/Photobucket right?
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I went with Imgur.com
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You are a blessed man. Those are some beautiful shots. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing. Fun to see pics of mule deer and elk.
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And to think, you're getting paid to be out there. Life is good! Thanks for the pics.
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My buddy does the same thing here in Alberta. He also gets some great shots. I may be making a career change!
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Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Awesome PIcs!!! Thats what I would call living the dream.
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Man those are great pictures!
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Thanks Guy's. I have a BUNCH more, I'll add them as I can.
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Elksong, thanks for the photos, they are great.
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I read that the Raven can be a sign of protection and a messanger of wealth. I saw several today, but this one sat on this poll and croaked at me for several minutes. - Took my son to the gas station for a candy bar and he found $10 on the ground! I thought it was cool anyway....
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I really wanna go out in the woods right now after looking at your photos!
Thanks for sharing :)
Margly
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Awesome pictures sir!
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Looks like you have that new camera all figured out...Awesome pictures sir..Mike
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Very nice,thanks for sharing.seeing animals like that has got to make just another day at work a little bit better.
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Really great Pics !!
Great way to fill the off season :)
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Excellent pics! :thumbsup:
yep, makes me want to grab my bow and camera and head out.
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Thank you! I really enjoyed your pictures!
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Great pictures Jason. What area of colorado? I WANT TO BRING MY BOW AND VISIT, how about Oct. or Nov. Don
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LOL, Don. I am in the west central mountains, near Rifle .
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Nice pics, some great animals there!
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excellent pictures!!! you look like your right up on some of those elk..
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This was a bad photo but a nice buck....
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Elksong,
Great pics and the one with the Raven is worth $10.00... :rolleyes:
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Keefer that's funny!
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Great pics man.
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Well, funny thing. After I posted my bad picture of the buck this morning, he showed up again and let me take a few better pic's of him!
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ttt great pics!
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That buck has a big front fork that doubles as a dropper....Way cool, can't say I have ever seen one like that before! Thanks for sharing that with us Jason!
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Thanks Jake. Yeah his is really cool. If I am luck I'll find the sheds, But you never know what can happen between now and then. He may move somewhere and I'll lose him?
Found these two this weekend - This one-
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And this one!
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Wow! Great shots!
Nice spread on that muley on page 4.
Hey, did that kestrel have a problem with its bill? Looks like a misalignment, like a crossbill.
Killdeer :clapper:
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Killi -I thought the same thing but this is the same bird, So I am not sure what that is in the picture.
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Great pictures. You've been blessed. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:
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Very cool...I just keep look'in...thanks
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Thanks!
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Wow..nice photos.
How do you carry your camera for protection?
How do you keep from it getting wet in the rain and snow?
Thanks
Benny
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those are nice thanks for posting them
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Umm, wow! So can I go hunting with you? :)
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Benny I just keep the camera in my coat, Then if it is raining or snowing I try and keep my hat over the body of the camera. Still gets wet, just not soaked.
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Wonderful pics!!!
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exceptional photos! i have a friend who lives in estes park co....says there are elk everywhere, in peoples yards, all over town ect. have you ever been there??
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Oh yes! It is crazy! I went to the first "Elk Fest", only town I have ever been to where you really have to be careful of running into an elk just window shopping on main street!
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You are blessed to live in an area where you see more wildlife in one trip than others do in an entire lifetime.
You seem to enjoy nature photography very much (as do I). May I suggest you go to a nature photography website and see what makes a great picture. The folks here are very nice and it feels good to hear "atta boy", but then you'll always be content with taking snapshots. The Emperor thought he was wearing some pretty cool new clothes too...
Learn to use light better when setting up. You (almost) cannot get a good shot without light, especially with a slow lens.
Anytime you enlarge a photo, you lose detail. You (almost) cannot have a great pic if it is not sharp.
There are so many fun things to learn and, lucky you, will get to see results in no time in your photo-op-rich enviornment.
Good luck and sorry if I offended at all.
Cary
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Jason,your wife mde you a great present and you are talented with it.Congrats.I am been quite a few time around there in September,but damn,I anin't seen really that much.Take care.Felix
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Cary, No offense taken. I realize that most of what the praise is for the animals I am photographing, more than the quality of the pictures. I do not think I am gonna get any magazine covers with the camera I am using. It just doesn't do alot. Thanks for the advise, though. If I ever come up with some "extra" money (LOL) I would love to invest in a real camera. Then I could learn about lens, filters, shutter speeds, ect. Here is a cool picture ( not a good one, but cool) From today...
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Playin' With the self timer :)
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Wow those are fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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So I have had more time to play with this camera. I said earier that it has a 35x optical zoom, same as a 840 mm lens. It also has additional digital zoom, and when you take the camera all the way out you can really reach out and touch stuff1 The only problem is that when you get into the digital zoom you lose picture quality. So I have been trying to get closer to my subjects and stay inside the limits of the camera and my picture are definantly better. NOt the quality of a high end camera but not bad.
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The Elk in the post above were 125-175 yards away, these sheep were 10-25 yards away!
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Another thing I have learned is EVERY computer screen is different. I have looked at these pictures on several computers and on some they look great and others not so much. Also an actual photograph comes out MUCH clearer than what I see on the computer.
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Love the pics. The eagles are awesome.
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Thanks, TJ.
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Great pix bud, but this is not the place to showcase photo's...
Terry Green's forum guidlines...
This forum is devoted to discussing the art of photograghy as it applies to our sport. Post your questions here on how to make better pictures with todays cameras. Pictures are a big part of hunting, capturing scenery, hunting partners, hero pics, etc. etc. .....and pictures are certainly a big part of Trad Gang. Learn how to post pics on Trad Gang here as well.
Its not really a forum for 'posting pics' just for the heck of it, its a place to learn photography through Q & A .....and so you can make better pics to post on the proper forums.
I'm certainly hoping to learn more myself.