Sounds like my story of the Pileated Woodpecker, except my bird was real. I saw it just out of range of a good shot with my 600mm lens, so I moved a bit closer, the damned bird flew to the next tree. I picked up my tripod and moved closer, almost set up for the shot, bird flys to next tree. Five trees later I was wishing I was using a shotgun...
ann sanfedele wrote: > AlunFoto wrote: > > >> Here is one unexpected catch I got Up North. One that I'm none the >> less quite proud of. >> >> http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/displayimage.php?pos=-73 >> >> Certainly no more than documentation, but with the Eagle Owl being on >> the Red List of endangered species, it was a great experience to hear >> the hoots through the light night. I really didn't have much hope of >> getting any photos on a such a one-off wildcard attempt, so I had the >> 70-200 zoom on the camera. This is a nearly 1:1 crop. When I had >> changed lenses to a 400mm, it was gone. >> >> Jostein >> >> >> > I got lotsa stories like that .... :) but like you, I shoot first and > then start working... at least it > is a record... > > I once saw a great horned on top of a phone pole in the distance and > clicked.. then got my long lense out > and crept around the back of the car and slowly approached - noting that > the owl had not moved.... > > Closer and closer I tiptoed... finally was able to see it clearly and > discovered it was a fake - which > was why it had not moved. :( > > ann > > > >> >> >> > > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
