I find if i try to get close to the horses i photograph,they want to come over for a visit.Then i talk to them a bit ,move into position and as Emeril says...Bamm
Dave ---- Begin Original Message ---- From: "Richard Seaman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 12:27:14 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: approaching animals Ken, � �I agree totally about avoiding eye contact totally when approaching animals (in my case birds, mammals and reptiles - I'm not sure that insects or spiders care if you're looking at them). �However, I've noticed that if I get close to a bird and then start photographing it, and then I look away, then they sometimes seem to take this as an opportunity to make their escape! � �So it seems to me that once I've got close to an animal and started looking at it(and pointing a lens, which looks like a big eye, at something must be tantamount to looking at it), then I might need to keep looking at it in order to "pin it down" and prevent it from moving. � �I know that the principle I've outlined isn't true in all cases, but has anyone experienced the same thing? Richard. home phone: (1)(847) 244 5463 home page: �www.richard-seaman.com --- original message, with snips --- All animals, including humans, create a bubble of comfort around themselves. �If you invade that bubble, an animal will resort to either flight or fight. �I found, however, that if I did not make eye contact with an animal and if I acted as if I was going to walk by them, I could get inside that bubble of comfort and stay there as long as I made no threatening motion. It works with all animals, wild, domestic or human. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. �To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . ---- End Original Message ---- Pentax User Stouffville Ontario Canada Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
