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Nice! I was in Alaska recently and saw a lot of eagles. Did not see any bears although they were all around us. Kind of glad I did not run into one!

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cary smith said:
when this forum becomes moderated and albums of such snaps (and self promotion) are moved over to a "my photos" forum.

cary
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I agree but my issue is less with the mediocre images posted here and the over the top promotion by "you know who" than the totally undeserved adulation of his work by the posters here. I also will agree that he and they have the right to post their work and opinions but I take serious issue with their tone to my two previous replies. I brought forth obvious technical deficiencies that were scorned. If anyone here promotes themselves as a pro they better darn be ready to produce the goods. His work is simply sub-par for any wildlife photographer that is when he actually shoots wildlife and not tethered, caged, posed, or trained animals and still can't get a good exposure. Interesting that he's virtually the only self professed pro on this forum so what does that tell you about the company he keeps. Obviously he cannot compete with real pros. I never replied to his post to bash but rather to question the over-rated praise.

Togglebolt
 
Togglebolt said:
I agree but my issue is less with the mediocre images posted here and the over the top promotion by "you know who" than the totally undeserved adulation of his work by the posters here. I also will agree that he and they have the right to post their work and opinions but I take serious issue with their tone to my two previous replies. I brought forth obvious technical deficiencies that were scorned. If anyone here promotes themselves as a pro they better darn be ready to produce the ...
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Agree with you there 110%. "Undeserved adulation" is most common and typical of images posted on dpreview. I've said for years - " you post snaps here and what you get is what your mother tells you - wonderful, fantastic, great, etc". There are very very few photographers here who will C&C. It is hopeless, dpreview is a gear head site. Which is fine, it fulfills a need for me. For good wildlife C&C sites there are several others. Here is one of my favorites -
http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/

Ray should put some images up there, C&C would be a lot different than dpreview!!!!

cary
 
Enjoy Tanzania - won't last forever. I did one day in Ngorongoro Crater during a 3 week business trip this year but taking family for 2 weeks next June and doing Ruaha, Ngorongoro, and Serengetti. Wherein Tanzania are you going to?

My twins are already 11 and seems they were Maria's age yesterday.

Enjoy Tanzania! And post photos, birds are amazing there. Be sure to visit Maisai, I missed it.
raymondbarlow2 said:
This is what we were shooting yesterday Oscar, 4 year old and very awesome Bald Eagle.. the falconers had him doing 8 yard flights like clockwork, what an amazing site!

The Beauty of Natural Light - Bald Eagle
Canadian Raptor Conservancy Birds in Flight Workshops
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1600s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso800



The D300 performed like a dream, iso 800 was pushing it, but with some nr on the background, things look fine to me.

I did a lot of shooting at iso 640, and will post a few later on in the week., getting ready for Tanzania next Friday, so not tons of time for all this work!

take care bud.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22388579@N08/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/sets/72157627576100801/
 
No surprise - GREAT photos!

Thanks and have fun.
raymondbarlow2 said:
thanks Oscar, we should have an awesome tour, we will visit the northern Serengeti this time, .. the full itinerary is here, (since this program is now closed, this is not promoting)

http://raymondbarlowworkshops.blogspot.com/2011/04/tanzania-africa-tour-october-2011.html

here are a few from the last tour...



















thanks Oscar, take care out there!

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22388579@N08/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/sets/72157627576100801/
 
Excellent images Ray luv the Cheetah's!

Ray
 
Excellent love your images and the 200-400 F/4 AFS...
 
Very unusual perspective - had to be flying low and close. Did he take your other hat? :-)

Great shot.
raymondbarlow2 said:
taken yesterday, a great bird, with an unreal wing span!

Golden Eagle in Flight (captive)
Canadian Raptor Conservancy Birds in Flight Workshops
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso250



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My home base... http://www.raymondbarlow.com/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22388579@N08/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/sets/72157627576100801/
 
GREAT capture!
 
Oscarroos said:
Very unusual perspective - had to be flying low and close. Did he take your other hat? :-)

Great shot.
raymondbarlow2 said:
taken yesterday, a great bird, with an unreal wing span!

Golden Eagle in Flight (captive)
Canadian Raptor Conservancy Birds in Flight Workshops
Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/3200s f/4.0 at 200.0mm iso250
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Oscarroos said:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22388579@N08/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67660656@N03/sets/72157627576100801/
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-- thanks buddy, this is a captive bird, so I can get as close as I want!

I only had 2 flights, and its weight was a little high, so I was lucky to get a sharp shot.

take care Sir!

My home base... http://www.raymondbarlow.com/
 
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