*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Great white-tail buck shot Ed.

We have coyote take full grown bucks here in our park. I've seen remains and I've seen a buck after attack with its hind quarters chewed up badly.

Dave

Yeah I don't know that these coyote hunt in packs, or I have never seen them traveling that way.

And actually the herd at Point Reyes are Colombian black-tailed deer (or also known as mule deer). I only know this because I overheard a ranger giving a presentation. They had a huge controversy a while back about removing non-native species from the park.

[M_Six]

Very cool sunset pic, DC.

[Itsed65]

Vole for Lunch

Yum! by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Very cool sunset pic, DC.

Thanks Mark.

Ed, are the mule deer not native? I'm sure that the coyote are.

[dcstep]

Great Horned Owl by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Thanks Mark.

Ed, are the mule deer not native? I'm sure that the coyote are.

The mule deer are the natives. There was a pretty large population of fallow deer that were culled because they were competing for resources with the native species.

Great owl btw!

[M_Six]

Superb owl portrait, DC. Is that a big crop or were you allowed a private audience?

[MChat]

What's left of the foundation of a hotel at the Ghost Town of Oro Belle, Arizona (on the back way to Crown King, Az).

[MChat]

Wild flowers on the back road to Crown King, Az.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Superb owl portrait, DC. Is that a big crop or were you allowed a private audience?

Thanks Mark.

Private audience. Without portrait orientation, it wouldn't fit in the viewfinder. It also helped that I had the 500mm, plus the 1.4x TC-III on a 1.6x crop body.

Dave

[M_Six]

Originally Posted by dcstep

Thanks Mark.

Private audience. Without portrait orientation, it wouldn't fit in the viewfinder. It also helped that I had the 500mm, plus the 1.4x TC-III on a 1.6x crop body.

Dave

Very cool. I'd love to be allowed to get so close. I hear owls often around my house, but rarely see one except from a good distance.

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by M_Six

Very cool. I'd love to be allowed to get so close. I hear owls often around my house, but rarely see one except from a good distance.

You might go out at sundown, with a light, to try to find where they like to perch. Listen for the sound and walk slowly toward it. Search tree limbs, near the trunk.

During the day, look in the same areas. They are very hard to see, but they'll tend to stay put, thinking they're invisible. If they do fly, it's usually only 100-yards, or less, so you can re approach. Shooting with the 7D2, 400mm gets you close enough for only a moderate crop.

They DO require an investment of time to find, but the one I posted above was just luck. I was looking for deer and I saw him fly up from the ground.

Dave

[dcstep]

Doe In Beautiful Light by David Stephens, on Flickr

[allachie9]

Judith and I are just back from a few days in southern Portugal and thought you might like to see this one of Palacio da Pena, high above Sintra, about 25km from Lisbon.

Palacio da Pena by Alan Butterfield, on Flickr

[M_Six]

^^^That's an awesome pic, Alan. Love the colors.

[M_Six]

Beautiful deer shot, DC. Doesn't get much sharper than that.

[Itsed65]

Some great shots from everyone today!

[Mik3ymomo]

Lockheed SR-71 by -mik3ymomo-

[dcstep]

Originally Posted by allachie9

Judith and I are just back from a few days in southern Portugal and thought you might like to see this one of Palacio da Pena, high above Sintra, about 25km from Lisbon.

Great light. Surprisingly colorful.

[dcstep]

Great perspective of the SR 71.

[dcstep]

Evening Paddle by David Stephens, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Awesome Blackbird shot!