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Steve of phpBB wrote:Meanwhile, Momma is not amused:

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Cool stuff steve. I love moose. There is something sort of prehistoric about them. Just size in general, and their faces.
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Moose ain't nothing to fuck with. Arguably the most dangerous animal to encounter in the woods in the eastern U.S. Mrs. Sabo and I saw one in the Algonquin Provincial Park when we vacationed there years ago, and DAMN was it big.
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Steve of phpBB wrote:Had an awesome moose encounter at our cabin weekend before last.
I was up in the Uinta's over Labor Day and saw a couple of gigantic bulls from about 30 yards. Unfortunately it was dusk and they were in tree cover so I got no shots.
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P.D.X. wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Had an awesome moose encounter at our cabin weekend before last.
I was up in the Uinta's over Labor Day and saw a couple of gigantic bulls from about 30 yards. Unfortunately it was dusk and they were in tree cover so I got no shots.
Where were you?

Mynd you, moose bites kan be pretti nasti!
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Steve of phpBB wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Had an awesome moose encounter at our cabin weekend before last.
I was up in the Uinta's over Labor Day and saw a couple of gigantic bulls from about 30 yards. Unfortunately it was dusk and they were in tree cover so I got no shots.
Where were you?

Mynd you, moose bites kan be pretti nasti!
We (my parents) have a cabin just north of the Mirror Lake area. It's like a 7 hour drive for me, so I don't get there too often. Might go for Thanksgiving though.
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P.D.X. wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:
P.D.X. wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:Had an awesome moose encounter at our cabin weekend before last.
I was up in the Uinta's over Labor Day and saw a couple of gigantic bulls from about 30 yards. Unfortunately it was dusk and they were in tree cover so I got no shots.
Where were you?

Mynd you, moose bites kan be pretti nasti!
We (my parents) have a cabin just north of the Mirror Lake area. It's like a 7 hour drive for me, so I don't get there too often. Might go for Thanksgiving though.
Is that by Christmas Meadows? I love the North Slope.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Right by Christmas Meadows. Staked out a few mornings in the meadow to see if I could find any moose or elk but struck out. Still quite pretty though.
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I'm hoping that is one hell of a high quality zoom lens on that camera. Love the Momma and the cat picture.
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Fuck.

http://www.parkrecord.com/summit_county ... al-charges" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Based on the vague description of the incident, that could be my momma moose. Fucker.
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The sign in front of my son's, otherwise excellent, elementary school this morning

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phxgators wrote:The sign in front of my son's, otherwise excellent, elementary school this morning

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It is Christmas time, you know.
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Ugh. I got it, unfortunately.
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The

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Saw some gulls resting on probably the last ice island of the spring (I hope) on the Charles River, and thought it was kinda like the famous lonely polar bear on ice photograph and then the birds flew away when I tried to take a picture.
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Unless I'm a complete stupid idiot who has lost all sense of location, you got a nice shot of where Quinlan was born.
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Cronin's Landing, Waltham?
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May I continue with the horrible wordplay in is thread? Yes!


I guess gulls love a light floe day.
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rass wrote:
phxgators wrote:The sign in front of my son's, otherwise excellent, elementary school this morning

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It is Christmas time, you know.
Still can't figure this one out.
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"Speling" bee
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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Rush2112 wrote:"Speling" bee
Thanks, I figured that part out. I'm a bit insulted. I don't get Rass' comment. "It is Christmas time, you know."
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The Sybian wrote:
Rush2112 wrote:"Speling" bee
Thanks, I figured that part out. I'm a bit insulted. I don't get Rass' comment. "It is Christmas time, you know."
Noel


As Ryan said, "ugh."
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rass wrote:
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Rush2112 wrote:"Speling" bee
Thanks, I figured that part out. I'm a bit insulted. I don't get Rass' comment. "It is Christmas time, you know."
Noel


As Ryan said, "ugh."
Ha! Clever. I would have gone with "must have been written by Scott Turow."
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This is a very powerful image.

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Fuck. I hate to follow up a post like that with my #basic Insta photo with filters, but...

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Sorry, I couldn't resist. My son just forwarded me the shots he took when we were in D.C. a couple of weeks ago.

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I cashed in some United Airlines miles a few weeks ago and got a Nikon Coolpix P900 camera. I got this camera mostly because it has an 83x optical zoom, which is a cheap and easy way to get into bird photography. A photojournalist friend of mine has one and raved about the camera's capabilities.

I took it out to the Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park yesterday afternoon to give it a test run. I learned a couple of really important lessons:

1. Bird photography is hard as fuck.

2. Bird photography requires a ton of patience.

3. I really need to buy a pistol-grip camera mount.

That said, I took about 40 pictures, but only a couple turned out halfway decent.

These are a couple of midland painted turtles, which are very common in the park. The trail follows the old Ohio and Erie Canal, and there are several sections of the canal that still has water. The turtles thrive in that environment.

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOmdbGIFn9QKMzhJidnpRD3pmpl2Z-lwaIgmkkC

I managed to snap a few pics of a song sparrow as it was splashing around in some water. This was the best of the bunch.

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNQhxgVYYGExJ0TSGsZT_0R0ZTIDNkNb1vbhQN_

I ride my bike on this trail quite a bit and usually see great blue herons and the occasional green heron, but I didn't see either while I was out yesterday. Those birds should be easier to shoot because they stand still for long periods of time.

Sorry for the links, but I can't figure out how to hotlink directly to a photo in Google Photos.
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Those links don't work for me. Anyone else see them?
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Shirley wrote:Those links don't work for me. Anyone else see them?


Google Photos is a pain in the ass for sharing pics to the public.

Try this link instead:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HDo2Rlb1swhcl3i73
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That one worked. Nice pics!
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Fuck birds.
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Love them - especially the turtles!
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Thanks, guys. I'll post anything that turns out reasonably well from my future photo shoots. I'm taking two weeks off in October and plan on a couple of photo excursions as long as the weather cooperates.
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A_B wrote:Fuck birds.


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Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.

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Not a swamper taking the photos but great shots
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From USA TODAY

Laugh out loud at Comedy Wildlife Photography Award winning photos

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So now that Photobucket wont let me post pics for free, is there another site, or a way to post from my hard drive here?
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The Sybian wrote:So now that Photobucket wont let me post pics for free, is there another site, or a way to post from my hard drive here?


imgur.com

To get the links to post here, go to "Get share links" and then copy the "BBCode (Forums)" one.
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wlu_lax6 wrote:From USA TODAY

Laugh out loud at Comedy Wildlife Photography Award winning photos

https://usat.ly/2CASELI



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The Sybian wrote:So now that Photobucket wont let me post pics for free, is there another site, or a way to post from my hard drive here?


https://www.freeonlinephotoeditor.com Is a site I use.
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So, looking to get into photography a little more seriously and in the market for a camera.

Thinking of a DSLR, something in the "dedicated hobbyist" range. Don't want to break the bank, but something that could pass for borderline professional if I figure out what I'm doing.

Also looking for something with video capability as well.

So, questions:
- What's a reasonable price range based on the above?
- Any brands/specific models to recommend?
- What other basic equipment should I be looking at to start? Lenses, etc., plus other gear like a bag/strap...
- Any recommended books/courses? I have a few of the standard Dummies guides, but wondering if there's anything else that would be a good intro.
- Anything else to consider?

Obligatory: No, it's not for porn.
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