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XT3 and XF16-55mm along a flowing creek a few days ago.
Thanks for looking,
Ed
XT3 and XF16-55mm along a flowing creek a few days ago.
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Ed
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Photo of the Day November 2018
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Point Lobos State Reserve, Carmel, California.
Nikon D80, 18–200 VR, f/7.1, 1/60, iso 200
De Havilland Dash 8?
Thanks AFB.
Wildarena looks good and their bear trip is interesting. Interesting that the approach to bears and the bears themselves can be quite different. With Wildarena in Finland, they work from hides as they say the bears are shy. In Alaska, the approach is the opposite - you want the bears to know you're around so there are no surprises. Once you settle in at a spot to photograph, the bears will be aware of your presence but they're definitely not concerned or intimidated at all.
One morning we set-up and got low on our knees about 2 metres from the edge of a river to photograph a female bear and her two cubs in the river. Mom left the river and headed away from us but then turned around and walked back towards us. She passed between us and the river's edge with her cubs following. They weren't more than a metre from us as they walked by. A heart stopping but very cool moment I'll always remember.
Wow that sounds cool. I’m sure that was a hold your breath moment!Thanks AFB.
Wildarena looks good and their bear trip is interesting. Interesting that the approach to bears and the bears themselves can be quite different. With Wildarena in Finland, they work from hides as they say the bears are shy. In Alaska, the approach is the opposite - you want the bears to know you're around so there are no surprises. Once you settle in at a spot to photograph, the bears will be aware of your presence but they're definitely not concerned or intimidated at all.
One morning we set-up and got low on our knees about 2 metres from the edge of a river to photograph a female bear and her two cubs in the river. Mom left the river and headed away from us but then turned around and walked back towards us. She passed between us and the river's edge with her cubs following. They weren't more than a metre from us as they walked by. A heart stopping but very cool moment I'll always remember.
Spring (first year) brown bear cub.
Went back to Alaska in August and spent 10 days camping in Katmai National Park to photograph their Coastal Brown Bears. This trip was timed to catch the bears fishing for salmon as they load up on fat and protein in preparation for the long winter hibernation.
Awesome, I can't wait to hit up Alaska. Tell me, how scary is it to be close to the bears?
Depends if they’ve had their porridge!
Man, that sounds like a fun trip, but the price shocked me as well!
Thanks AFB.
Wildarena looks good and their bear trip is interesting. Interesting that the approach to bears and the bears themselves can be quite different. With Wildarena in Finland, they work from hides as they say the bears are shy. In Alaska, the approach is the opposite - you want the bears to know you're around so there are no surprises. Once you settle in at a spot to photograph, the bears will be aware of your presence but they're definitely not concerned or intimidated at all.
One morning we set-up and got low on our knees about 2 metres from the edge of a river to photograph a female bear and her two cubs in the river. Mom left the river and headed away from us but then turned around and walked back towards us. She passed between us and the river's edge with her cubs following. They weren't more than a metre from us as they walked by. A heart stopping but very cool moment I'll always remember.
And they say you need a long lens for wildlife
I would have needed a change of underwear for sure after that...
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Not so much scary. Let’s just say that the bears weren’t intimidated by me but there were definitely times when I was intimidated by the bears.
The trick was to have an excellent guide who had a lot of experience with brown bears and camping in the wilds of Alaska, and we did. Our guide was very calm and relaxed and we took our lead from him. The other benefit was that he looked after everything...provided all the camp equipment, set-up, meals, fresh water, etc.
Here we are getting ready to load our gear into the float plane for the flight from Kodiak Alaska into Katmai National Park.
Not so much scary. Let’s just say that the bears weren’t intimidated by me but there were definitely times when I was intimidated by the bears.
The trick was to have an excellent guide who had a lot of experience with brown bears and camping in the wilds of Alaska, and we did. Our guide was very calm and relaxed and we took our lead from him. The other benefit was that he looked after everything...provided all the camp equipment, set-up, meals, fresh water, etc.
Here we are getting ready to load our gear into the float plane for the flight from Kodiak Alaska into Katmai National Park.
Two deHavilland products on one page of the POTD thread!
Nice photos too.
Dash 8 would be a Q400 - six blade propellers give it away.
Cheers
A two-fer because I forgot a POTD during my absence. I kept up and didn't actually miss any days, but the photos I took were not social-media photos, they were family photos. So I had to "make up" photos after and missed the numbering a bit. Now I'm all square.
305/365 | Fall is my second favorite color (pink always wins)
306/365 | Split
305/365 | Fall is my second favorite color (pink always wins)
306/365 | Split
XT3 and XF16-55mm today.
Thanks for looking,
Ed
Last plane one. Not a De Havilland this time. Comments always appreciated.
End of Journey by another scotsman, on Flickr
End of Journey by another scotsman, on Flickr
Not using this one for the current weekly photo on the theme 'death' as there is too much of an explanation to it. Don't usually take my camera into the mens room but when I saw this wall, had to return. While is not unusual for people to be buried in a church/cathedral, this was a former church now coffeshop/restaurant in Cambridge, UK. Wasn't expecting this.
That would be the Deep Purple song ...
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A De Havilland Q400, which is a stretched Dash 8.
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Last plane one. Not a De Havilland this time. Comments always appreciated.
End of Journey by another scotsman, on Flickr
Ok Scottsman I'll bite ... nice vantage point, great shots: let me guess Manchester, Gatwick, Glasgow, East Midlands?
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Manchester Ian. You can tell that from the extensive grey weather....A good spot on a public path that passes the end of one of the runways. This was with my 70-300mm lens at 300mm handheld.