Originally posted by fevbusch Nice coyote shots, Dave. Good captures of what must be an elusive critter.
Good thing you had a good spotter! Regards, Freddy
Thanks Freddy always good to have a spotter working with ya !
Originally posted by Sailor These are neat - I don't think I've ever seen a coyote in "the wild". I think that the road runner was so far ahead, he'd stopped over for a cold one at the local watering hole.
Jer
Thanks Jer indeed Beep Beep
Originally posted by m88k I didn't mean as roadkill. A couple years back with a nasty winter they were trotting around local neighborhoods. Decently far away from the nearest area you might call wilderness.
Wolves stay as far from us as they can get; coyotes are much more likely to come into human areas scavenging for food. More unusual is that he isn't equipped with any ACME branded weapons.
I'm planning a trip to Isle Royale in the spring spring in hopes of catching a shot or two of a wolf, but I'll count myself lucky if I catch a hint of one even in the distance. I've been reading up on these things and wolves have what naturalists call a minimum flight distance of over 1/4 mile. (Basically how close they'll come to humans before becoming evasive)
Thanks again m88k - The coyote kept ACME in buisness although nothing ever worked (check out the Family Guy clip where the Coyote actuaully catches the Road Runner that is pretty funny) and good luck with your trip ! NSFW !!!
Coyote Catches Road Runner - Family Guy Originally posted by Utik Great job, and your Bigma seems far sharper than mine
Thanks Utik - As mentioned in good light I find the Bigma fine even at 500mm. This was was kinda of hand held but I was able to sturdy myslef on the car so that helped for sure.
Originally posted by m88k Your Bigma is also a lot sharper than my Kalimar 500mm f8 and my Celestron C90 1000mm f11 mirrors. :-P
I love the mirrors, but I'm really starting to understand how people develop LBA. The Bigma seems like the number one fix, giving quite good performance across a massive range.
LBA is incurrable
- I like my Bigma , then have an HSM version now for Pentax I believe. It's a slow lens but as mentioned given enough light it produces some great results.
Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann Very nice shots Dave, Bigma did come through for you. Handheld?
Thanks Heinrich - yep more or less but an assist to the car for allowing me to brace myself.
Originally posted by MRRiley Very very nice Dave. They are all nice but the composition and sharpness in the 3rd one is perfect. Only suggestion would be to clone out that one piece of grass in front of his face.
Mike
Thanks Mike that's a good idea.