Your best animal shots!

[Andy_Hodapp]

Canon 5d mkii and tamron 150-600mm

IMG_4941 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[Mick]

Even the animals shoot with Canon. Must admit he never mentioned Dynamic Range once.

 

[Mick]

"Im so glad I shoot with Canon."

 

[Click]

"Im so glad I shoot with Canon."

LOL ;D ;D ;D

 

[AlanF]

First time I have seen a groundhog. This crittur was about 60cm tall, guarding his burrow. With 560mm on the 7DII, I didn't need to get close to fill the frame.

 

[DominoDude]

Hi DominoDude.
Very nice shot, love the symmetry of the ripples, if I had to find a fault it would be the DOF is too shallow, farthest side of the toad is in the bokeh. I realise this may be because of poor light to keep the ISO down.
All in all a fine shot, I started to wonder if most of my shots were just crap, no views :'( then I realised that there are way more photos out there than there are people to look at them, you have to entice people to your shots, tags seem to help as I had one of my worst shots commented on within minutes of uploading.

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks for the good and constructive feedback, Graham! *bows humbly*

You're not forgotten. I will return with more later on - I'm having a bit of a time management issue right now...
But in short, you're right about the DOF, it's a tad on the thin side.

 

[Jack Douglas]

I don't generally get to see many animals but last week ....

I had to "track" this youngster up from my garden, past the house and front door and shop and finally I persuaded him to pose "in the wild". Too close to sundown for lower ISO.

Jack

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Domino Dude.
I would not generally offer criticism, constructive or otherwise, without it being requested. I'm not that great a photographer and those that live in glasshouses shouldn't throw stones! ;D
I always try to offer thoughtful comments towards the great photographers here, I like to see your shots that I might perhaps learn something from them or get an idea for a shot.

Thanks to all who post.

Cheers, Graham.

Hi DominoDude.
Very nice shot, love the symmetry of the ripples, if I had to find a fault it would be the DOF is too shallow, farthest side of the toad is in the bokeh. I realise this may be because of poor light to keep the ISO down.
All in all a fine shot, I started to wonder if most of my shots were just crap, no views :'( then I realised that there are way more photos out there than there are people to look at them, you have to entice people to your shots, tags seem to help as I had one of my worst shots commented on within minutes of uploading.

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks for the good and constructive feedback, Graham! *bows humbly*

You're not forgotten. I will return with more later on - I'm having a bit of a time management issue right now...
But in short, you're right about the DOF, it's a tad on the thin side.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

"Im so glad I shoot with Canon."

That's great!

 

[Don Haines]

"Im so glad I shoot with Canon."

That is a really nice picture!

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Went to Glacier National Park a couple weeks ago. It was pretty smokey but because of that, the park was pretty empty. The only wild life I saw was two black bears. Canon 5d MKii Tamron 150-600mm

IMG_5544 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_5813 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr


IMG_5503 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

IMG_5512 by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Andy. I especially like the last one. Well done.

 

[Mr Bean]

Wombat sunning itself on a neighbors property. It was a nice cool, but sunny spring day. So, wombie made the most of it. Normally nocturnal, but on occasion in winter, they come out for a feed and sun bake

 

[BigBrother]

Wild Braun Bear. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 300mm F4 L IS, 1/250, F 4,5 ISO 400. Manfrotto 501HDV. Hide.

 

[Click]

Wild Braun Bear. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 300mm F4 L IS, 1/250, F 4,5 ISO 400. Manfrotto 501HDV. Hide.

I really like this picture. Well done BigBrother.

 

[BigBrother]

Golden Eagle attack's to rabbit. 1Dmark II, 300 F 2.8 L + 1.4 II, 1/500s, F/4,5 ISO 800

 

[Click]

Very nice shot, BigBrother.

 

[Don Haines]

Wild Braun Bear. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 300mm F4 L IS, 1/250, F 4,5 ISO 400. Manfrotto 501HDV. Hide.

I would not have used a 300F4 for that shot.... I'd have had a 600F4 with a 2X teleconverter

Seriously though, nice shot!

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi BigBrother.
I was thinking like Don, except I thought hide, yea I'd bloody hide in a shipping container but not one of those canvas things! ;D
Great shot.

Cheers, Graham.

Wild Braun Bear. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, 300mm F4 L IS, 1/250, F 4,5 ISO 400. Manfrotto 501HDV. Hide.

I would not have used a 300F4 for that shot.... I'd have had a 600F4 with a 2X teleconverter

Seriously though, nice shot!

 

[tomscott]

Rabbit backlit lurking in Dock leaves (Rumex crispus) Thacka Beck, Penrith Cumbria by Tom Scott, on Flickr

Nothing too exciting, I was wandering through a local flood plane abundant with wildlife. I heard a russel and this rabbit popped its head up, It was chomping on some doc leaves .With it being backlit I couldn't resist.