Ken: Your recent posting of the wolf shot was the impetus & inspiration for my own reflection on this question. Then I thought I'd post the question. How wonderful that your moment was also in the context of great celebration: wedding & birthday. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 11:15 PM Subject: Re: Your Great Photographic Moments? > There have been a few, but the one that is in my mind from time to time > revolves around a two week stay in Denali national Park, Alaska in 2004. > I've been going to Alaska since 1980, mainly to shoot in Denali. Wolves > have > always been a thing with me since my first backpacking trips to Isle > Royale, > in Lake Superior, where I could hear them howl, but never got to see one > first hand. > Up to 2004, my trips to Denali had never presented me with the opportunity > to photograph wolves in anything but transit situations, plus I never had > enough lens to do those situations justice. In 2004, I was in Denali > shooting with a group of photogs led by Geo. Lepp, while on "the road" in > Denali, our group heard over the radio of a Caribou takedown, a few miles > up > the road. We immediately headed to that location (the east fork of the > Toklat river). When we arrived the Caribou was down in the river bed & two > adult wolves were taking turn feeding on the carcass & then going off in > the > distance to feed two pups. We parked on a rise overlooking the river. I > was > able to set up my 600 & *ist D in the bus & shoot their actions for > several > hours. I captured several hundred images of this scene. What sticks with > me > are the images of this family of wolves doing what they do to survive. > This > is one of the my most memorable outdoor experiences ever. > The trip was in celebration of out 35 wedding anniversary & my 60 > birthday. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Your Great Photographic Moments? > > >> Hi Everyone: >> >> I hope you don't find this request tiresome, but given the great >> international reach, the delightfully varied life experiences and >> photographic interests, and the endless talent of the list, I'd love to >> hear >> stories about your greatest photographic moments. Anyone willing to >> share >> a >> story or 2? >> >> Cheers, Christine > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
