cotraveller
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We were in Maui last month. This guy came cruising by while we were on a whale watching cruise.
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Aha! A D700! No surprise that you're getting some fantastic results with that camera. I came close to moving up to a DSLR last year and the D700 was the platform that I had resolved myself to as it is beautiful technology ( not that Canon, Sony & some other mfgrs do not have some nice hardware as well ). I really liked the ergonomics of the D700 as well as the power/flexibility it confers. Can't say how long it will be before I finally move up to DSLR, but I'll be picking your brain when I do return to 'DSLR shopping mode'.
Temperature extremes are always an issue with cameras, especially with digital technology as those chips do indeed behave in a fuzzy manner in both hot or cold conditions. Little tricks like tucking the camera inside of your jacket help to keep them functional ( though a bit trickier with an SLR kit's larger footprint -- but an ice station Zebra type of coat ought to accomodate anything). Frostbit fingers & toes are another matter entirely.
Barry
Barry, actually, I couldn't put my camera inside my jacket, though not for the reason you'd think. At these temps...
Taken with my iPhone at sunrise one morning:
if you take the lens cap off a warm camera, the front element will frost over immediately. The answer is to leave the camera out for a half hour or so at temperature on the tripod before you're ready to use it, then take the lens cap off.
I'll be happy to help with your DSLR shopping, no problem. But just so you know, a lot of these pics were also taken with my D200, I haven't retired that one yet... it's still a great camera as well. I'm also going to convert my D70 to infrared in the very near future.
That said, here's the next one... sorry I've been away (I always say that, LOL).
T_R_Oglodyte
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Barry, actually, I couldn't put my camera inside my jacket, though not for the reason you'd think. At these temps...
Taken with my iPhone at sunrise one morning:
if you take the lens cap off a warm camera, the front element will frost over immediately. The answer is to leave the camera out for a half hour or so at temperature on the tripod before you're ready to use it, then take the lens cap off.
Upthread quite a bit is a picture of my father's grave. It was about -25 F when I shot that picture - using a point and shoot. I guess I was able to get it because at those temps in western Minnesota there isn't any moisture in the air to create any kind of condensation issues.
kristen, the photo of the twilight clouds over the mountains WOW!
WOW!
WOW!
WOW!
WOW!
Thanks, Geo!
Here's today's series (and no, they're not HDRs, I metered for the outside and used flash to light up the inside of the cabin). The next pic is the cabin I took the first two from - the Cunningham Cabin Historic Site in Grand Teton National Park.
How about some Yellowstone bison today?
This is a pseudo-HDR (took one shot, Photomatix automatically extracted three exposures from it and combined them to get a greater dynamic range):
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Kristin, that's a gorgeous shot. Thanks for all your photos. I really enjoy seeing them.
Thanks so much, Karen!
Here's a Yellowstone coyote... a little softer than I'd prefer, but I still like it:
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Wow. wow wow wow. You're just so darn good at taking pictures, Kristin, and you live a fascinating life. The other day I was telling Don about you - "if ever I get to live my fantasy life, I'm going to do like a woman on TUG and take my camera around the world and get animals to smile for me."
I hope he wants to come with me. :hysterical:
I hope he wants to come with me. :hysterical:
Sue, that's awesome, I love how you put that! I think you'll appreciate this next one, then... We watched this pair of moose for a while, the cow would scratch her neck against a tree, the bull's antlers, whatever she could find. I just love the look on her face here:
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I loved this frosty tree... the snow was quite deep in the gulch leading to this tree, almost up to my upper legs, so it took some work to get to this vantage point:
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ricoba
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Kristin,
I really appreciate it when you post your photo's here.
I really appreciate it when you post your photo's here.
Kristin,
I really appreciate it when you post your photo's here.
You're very welcome, Rick!
I have tons more to share from this trip, hope people don't get tired of them...So if you don't have a tree to scratch yourself with, what's a moose to do? Use what he's got:
One of the Mormon Barn outbuildings near Jackson:
This bison came so close we could feel its breath...
Today's pic is a rare attempt at a black & white conversion on my part:
So I don't bore people with too much of the same, I thought I'd take a break from the Wyoming pics for a little bit and throw in a few from when I went down to Florida in November (yes, more wildlife, specifically birds)...
I'm not 100% certain, but I think this is a Tricolored Heron:
I'm not 100% certain, but I think this is a Tricolored Heron:
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cdn_traveler
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Wow! Love looking at your pictures Kristin.
Kay H
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Kristen,
You do have a talent for photoing wildlife. I enjoy all of them. Keep it up
You do have a talent for photoing wildlife. I enjoy all of them. Keep it up
Thanks, folks!
And here's a Great Blue Heron, looking to add to its nest:
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A Snowy Egret and a Reddish Egret playing follow the leader:
So I don't bore people with too much of the same, I thought I'd take a break from the Wyoming pics for a little bit and throw in a few from when I went down to Florida in November (yes, more wildlife, specifically birds)...
I'm not 100% certain, but I think this is a Tricolored Heron:
Wow, love this photo!! Love the color, the composition, everything about it. You really are a talented photographer. Thanks so much for sharing your photos with us!!!