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Jan, 2014

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Amazing bird , this shot was taken at Boundary Bay British Columbia Canada.

This Big Horn spotted at Spences Bridge British Columbia Canada. I manages to get within 50 feet of him and then he became a bit to interested in wha

He is putting on a display for the females while taking a break from looping for them.

I was very lucky to be able to get so close to this bird as the perch was out in an open field an no cover for me to hide my approach .

Beautiful Butterfly, shot taken in the great city of New Orleans

Playing with combining images in camera again :)

Nikon D300 in camera double exposure experiment

An in flight shot with a dark background and a beam of sunlight at just the right moment.

Amazing carving on a washed up tree stum.

There are 3 of these in the area and they like chopped up small apple bits very much .

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in the Province of Alberta near the British Columbia border.

Time

It was shortly after sunrise , that I took this image . The sun was still behind the mountain so I still had good light . I was stopped at this location because I had been driving for hours and needed a break from the road and I was getting hungry .

Lighting

While at this location I was just stretching my legs and exploring a footpath I had found when the scene unfolded before me . I noticed the light was amazing and run back to my vehickle to grab the camera and try to catch the scene before the light got to hard .

Equipment

I believe I used a Nikon D300 with an 18/55 kit lens or it could have been my 18/70 don’t remember what one but both are kit lenses .

Inspiration

The lighting the color and the scene was the motivation for this image .

Editing

I believe I used Capture NX ll to do a crop of the image and remove some dust spots , I am very new to post post processing and new Capture NX ll as well.

In my camera bag

Now I have a Nikon D 700 . Lenses are Rokinon 14 mm F 2.8 /Nikkn 70 /300 F.4.5/6 /Nikon 50 mm F1.8 / Nikon 105/2.5 manual focus. Nikon 135/F2.8 M/F

Feedback

Well I am no expert by any stretch but what I learned from taking that image was this . Time of day the time of year are something to think about as well as a new being in a new location . Why ? Well in returning to my vehickle with the shot in the camera something caught my eye as I walked out of the forest . 3 Grizzly bears were grazing not 60 feet from where I was taking the photo , they noticed me the second I spotted them . I was terrified as I was still far enough away from my vehickle that if they charged I was not sure I could make it . My mind racing now , thinking do I have my keys handy or are they buried in what pocket can I get the door open in time or get the truck started in time , lol. Fortunately for me they don’t see to well , they were in shade and I was now in sun so I may have been far enough away thst they did not see me or they were just not interested in me while they were grazing ??? When I got into the vehickle I could not believe how much I was shaking lol, but I thought what an opportuninty so I put on the 70/300 and opened the door to grab a burst of them , hiding behind the door and trembling I managed a few images of them . I will from now on be aware of my surroundings for sure . It’s easy to get focused on the image and not see or hear danger so it pays to take a look around and make some noise before venturing into unknown territory with your camera . I was very lucky that morning .

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