wildlife, some wild some zoo life...

[gadgetman]

very early in my shooting career (well hobby really) these shots were taken...not as good as I'd like them to be, but I didn't know any better back then!

this hawk, looks like it's made a kill, but it's in a zoo, and it's "prey" was given to it by a keeper...

Exposure 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 145 mm
ISO Speed 100

snowy owl (still in zoo) edmonton zoo I believe as was the hawk


Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Red-eye reduction


Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 75 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Red-eye reduction

Black bear wild in the Banff national park


Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 185 mm
ISO Speed 800


Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 800

Elk Island national park, just northest of Edmonton



Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 285 mm
ISO Speed 400


Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 800



Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 400


Exposure 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 250 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV

Toronto Zoo, 2008 I think..

Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 33 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0/3 EV


Exposure 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 800
Exposure Bias 0/3 EV


Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/8
Focal Length 225 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0/3 EV



Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/8
Focal Length 300 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0/3 EV

thats it for now...enjoy C & C always welcome.

[Jmc4q]

These are some of the best wildlife shots i've seen! I'd love to see more like this. You are a really really good photographer!

[JohnC]

Excellent series! Love'um all!

If these were in your early days of shooting, WOW!

I don't think any of my beginning photos would hold a candle to these.

Well done!

[gadgetman]

Thanks again! Well, the the Toronto zoo was first, the bear second( but my first wild animal shot) so nervous I didn't set the camera and wasted 10 mins of shooting, thankfully on the ride back he was still there, got these shots, the hawk and owl from the Edmonton zoo next, and finally elk island in 2010... So not All were my early shots but most were...

[Jmc4q]

I love those shots! So crystal clear and color is perfect. Love to see more

[gadgetman]

Here are a couple more...this Bull Elk was 15 feet outside our (rented) condo door while staying in Banff,Ab during the remembrance day long weekend...Banff is a 4 hour drive from Edmonton where we live..









Enjoy!

[Jmc4q]

These are awesome ! I love the clarity. And getting it in its natural habitat made it that much better. Good job .

[JohnC]

Been sick, wrote a long reply and accidentally hit the back button and lost it. :/

Nonetheless, I'll say, awesome captures.

Will reply more later when I get well again!

[gadgetman]

ok been a while since Ive posted, not much shooting going on, other than more moon shots, and I don't feel like flooding with the same pics all the time...so, I was out wandering in a nature preserve and these birds were following me and I was able to get some great shots....

[JohnC]

That series brings me back to when my sister, dad and I got in to watching birds around the house. We'd lay the seeds out, observe, and look up any we didn't know of. It is very relaxing watching them.

I must say one, great series! You must be fast because Chickadee's don't stay long. They like to grab a seed quick and fly off to a higher spot to eat it.

I don't know what the other bird is. Great capture, though. Nice focus with creamy bokeh in the back!

Interesting squirrel, too. The ones here look different. I had to do a double take since I almost mistook it for a chipmunk.

Don't worry about flooding the place with photos. That's what we're here for!

I've got to get out and make some new photos myself! Just seems like every time I try to plan a day to do it, something else comes up and I don't get to. I'll toss my D300 in the trunk tomorrow anyway and maybe on the way to do some errands and yard work for my parents I will find something worthy to shoot.

Thanks for sharing!