[Itsed65]

I have never ever been this close to a bobcat in the wild. It was my lucky day!

Bob Kitty in the Grass by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

I have never ever been this close to a bobcat in the wild. It was my lucky day!

Congrats Ed. That is truly a special moment. Even more astounding is that you had perfect light and a perfect relaxed pose with great eye contact. Better buy a lottery ticket!

[jmg]

Zion National Park, Utah

Sun Throne by JMG, on Flickr

[dcstep]

I followed a white-tail doe and her twin fawns for thirty-minutes. They were relaxed at only a few feet away (Mom even laid down), but I couldn't get a clear shot, still, I'm happy with this:

Twins In Thicket by David Stephens, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^Sweet pic, DC. Fav'd it on your Flickr site.

[Zing]

60mm macro lens @ f/51 w/ 36mm extension tube and off-body flash.

It wasn't until I saw the image on my computer screen that I realized why he didn't fly away.

I made the best lemonade I could.

[Weebl]

Nice Lemonade though, I think better than if the fly was in better condition.

[M_Six]

That fly has seen better days. Great image, though.

[Itsed65]

Resting Bull by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Must be hard on the neck hauling that rack around.

Nice shot, Ed. No shortage of wildlife out your way, for sure.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

That fly has seen better days. Great image, though.

Macros are much easier when the subject is dead-still.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

^^Sweet pic, DC. Fav'd it on your Flickr site.

Thanks Mark.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Must be hard on the neck hauling that rack around.

Nice shot, Ed. No shortage of wildlife out your way, for sure.

Yes, I'm lucky to live close to the park.

And yes my neck hurts just looking at him

[M_Six]

I was out at the local airshow today in blistering heat trying out the new 7D MkII and 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L II combo. My goal was to practice my prop blur shots. Not an easy thing to do on moving aircraft. This was shot at 1/200s and 400mm. I still have to check my other CF card where I have some 1/125s shots. I'm not optimistic. It seems 1/200s is where I start to get usable shots.

[Itsed65]

Looks like you nailed it there Mark. When they are doing stunts like that 1/200 should be fine because there are on the power. It's when they are approaching for landing or doing a slow flyby where you have to dial it back to 1/160 or 1/125 or so. Helicopters need to down around 1/125 or so too as their blades travel much slower.

[M_Six]

Thanks, Ed. Just noticing how many frames I shot, too. Yikes. Busy airshow + 7D MkII (rock and roll setting) = lotta shots.

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Thanks, Ed. Just noticing how many frames I shot, too. Yikes. Busy airshow + 7D MkII (rock and roll setting) = lotta shots.

Yeah, I always just make a quick run through Lightroom and delete all the obvious duds first. I have learned to be quite viscous on myself

[Itsed65]

One more of the bobcat. I'm going out hunting again tomorrow...

Magic Hour Bobcat by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[M_Six]

Amazing he lets you get so close. We have feral cats here who run at the sight of us.

[dcstep]

ISO 12800!

ISO 12800!!! by David Stephens, on Flickr

I've been trying to catch this non-typical white-tail buck in good light, but so far, no dice. He's quite a bruiser, with a solid, thick rack and those crazy drop-tines with bulbs on the end. Hopefully I can catch him a few days after he rubs the velvet off.

This was pretty ugly before I applied DxO's PRIME noise reduction.

[M_Six]

Wow, I went to your Flickr site thinking I'd see the 5Dr in the EXIF. But the 7D MkII? At 12800?!?! Pretty amazing.

[M_Six]

Another one from yesterday. This guy kept flying through his own smoke. I kept thinking the poor woman on the wing must be gulping air and it's all smoky. Makes for a good shot, though.