Backyard wildlife - pic

stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

I can walk in the woods for days and not catch a sight like this, then just a few feet from the back porch...

From bugs to bears - I'll bet lots of you have similar shots. Lets see um.
Steve
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stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

I thought for sure you would have some offering for us.
Steve
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limestone lockhart · Jul 21, 2004

That is awesome!! Quite a rack, if I may be so bold.

Not sure if its the light, but it seems a tad over sharpened. Lambast me if I'm wrong. Where are you to get such a picture in your back yard? Put some feed out and snap away!

stephen s brown said:
I can walk in the woods for days and not catch a sight like this,
then just a few feet from the back porch...

From bugs to bears - I'll bet lots of you have similar shots. Lets
see um.
Steve
--
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

canonfool said:
That is awesome!! Quite a rack, if I may be so bold.
Not sure if its the light, but it seems a tad over sharpened.
Lambast me if I'm wrong. Where are you to get such a picture in
your back yard? Put some feed out and snap away!

Thank you. It was only sharpened lightly; however the light was fairly extreem with dark shadows and bright sun. I don't remember exactly what I did to this one but I did use a lot of shadow and highlight adjustments during that session.
All the dead grass ought to be a giveaway - this is in California
Steve
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Ted B.47613 · Jul 21, 2004

Highly cropped:

Nothing Special:

Ted

stephen s brown said:
I thought for sure you would have some offering for us.
Steve
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http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

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stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

Well Ted, I liked the dove the best.
And sorry to note people are stealing your work - in another thread.
Steve

Ted B. said:
Ted

stephen s brown said:

I thought for sure you would have some offering for us.
Steve
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http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

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Waltitia Hollman · Jul 21, 2004

This is my neighbor's husband's buddy.

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Peter K Wagner · Jul 21, 2004

Darlingtonia Californica, California's native carnivorous plant (with the help of "a little" Photoshop work) ...

Peter K Wagner · Jul 21, 2004

Unfortunately, they eat my apricots. They are able to climb higher than my ladder goes, so they get all the good ones. :-(

(No, I'm not a good photographer ... just one lucky enough to own the 100-400L and so able to "shoot" squirrels at 50 feet!

Mackintosh · Jul 21, 2004

Loved the deer - won't see one of those in my backyard.

I do get some birds though (uncropped):

Regards

Mackintosh

Ted B. said:
Nothing Special:

Ted

stephen s brown said:

I thought for sure you would have some offering for us.
Steve
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

Click to expand...

--
Good photography comes with experience. Experience comes from bad
photography.

TJB

My Website: http://svphoto.us

stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

Mackintosh said:
Loved the deer - won't see one of those in my backyard.

I do get some birds though (uncropped):

Regards

Mackintosh

Very colorful small bird, unlike any I have seen here. Thanks for posting
Steve
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stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

Wiltitia
With that nose, you must have named him "Jimmy" - after Durante.
Steve

Waltitia Hollman said:
This is my neighbor's husband's buddy.

--
Infinity is forever.

Canon 10D, 50 (1.8), 28-80, 28
-135, 17-40L, 100-400L, 100(2.8), Tamron
19-35, 550X and 420EX

--
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http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

stephen s brown · Jul 21, 2004

Peter K Wagner said:
Darlingtonia Californica, California's native carnivorous plant
(with the help of "a little" Photoshop work) ...

Well Peter, I thought you were doing better with the squirrel.
Steve
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

Mark Anders · Jul 21, 2004

Here's one from my backyard, 100% crop.

stephen s brown said:
I thought for sure you would have some offering for us.
Steve
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

--
Mark

Waltitia Hollman · Jul 22, 2004

stephen s brown said:
Wiltitia
With that nose, you must have named him "Jimmy" - after Durante.
Steve

That happens to be my neighbors husband's name, Jimmy. LOL!!!

Peter, sorry to hear they are eating your natural fruit. They tend to eat just about anything. Nice shot, I can certainly see your squirrel is female.

--
Infinity is forever.

Canon 10D, 50 (1.8), 28-80, 28
-135, 17-40L, 100-400L, 100(2.8), Tamron
19-35, 550X and 420EX

Joe-TN · Jul 22, 2004

A couple...

Lots more, nearly all from the back yard, at
http://www.pbase.com/joe_tn/critters

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Jim Durham · Jul 22, 2004

Here's one....

http://www.pbase.com/image/30855243/large

stephen s brown · Jul 22, 2004

Joe-TN said:
Lots more, nearly all from the back yard, at
http://www.pbase.com/joe_tn/critters

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Joe-TN

Wow Joe,

You have created a wonderful backyard, it attracts quite a range of wildlife. It looks like you don't have to go far to capture your wildlife photos. Really nice.
Steve
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

Joe-TN · Jul 22, 2004

It does make it handy for those times when a dedicated photo expedition isn't in the cards. We go through about 20-30 lbs of sunflower seed a week, between the birds, the squirrels, and the other assorted critters.

It also helps to back on a finger of woods that extends into the holdings of the UT Arboretum.

Joe

stephen s brown said:
stephen s brown said:

Lots more, nearly all from the back yard, at
http://www.pbase.com/joe_tn/critters

--
Joe-TN

Click to expand...

Wow Joe,
You have created a wonderful backyard, it attracts quite a range of
wildlife. It looks like you don't have to go far to capture your
wildlife photos. Really nice.
Steve
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

--
Joe-TN

http://www.ridge-art.com
http://www.pbase.com/joe_tn

lisafx · Jul 22, 2004

I have never seen a deer in the wild. You are so fortunate to have this sight in your backyard!

Here are some of my backyard critters. More common than yours

The squirrel, I have to admit, came from my dad's backyard...

stephen s brown said:
I can walk in the woods for days and not catch a sight like this,
then just a few feet from the back porch...

From bugs to bears - I'll bet lots of you have similar shots. Lets
see um.
Steve
--
Retired, and always in the pursuit of happiness.
http://homepage.mac.com/sbrowns1
http://www.pbase.com/stevebrown

--
LisaFX
http://www.pbase.com/lisafx

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