Thank you- Yes, with the exception of clipping off a bit on the right and resizing to 5x7 at 300ppi. I resharpened for the web and think I may have gone just a little too far. Usually I do my web versions from the original.
would this be Joshua Tree I have tried for years to get just one:cry
Actually, Death Valley. I've seen plenty out at JT though. Usually midday along Park Blvd, west of Sheep Pass, or along the first couple miles of the road to Keys View. Camp sites Sunday, late afternoon, seems to be a hit with them also. The background doesn't seem so organic though.
These suckers are beggars-maximus. They can appear so pitiful. JT had one that would limp along the road until someone would stop. They're experts at looking bewildered and hungry. They're not too smart though. The one that used to do the limping was hit and killed by a car.
At JT, it used to be easier to spot them, just watch for groups of cars and people standing around- then check it out. It's a little harder now that they've repaved and put in curbed pullouts. I have better luck in the older parts of the parks just driving the speed limit and having my wife watchout. I usually keep looking for safe places to pull over (and let the mainiacs whizz by). Keep looking, it'll happen. If you intimidate them, they'll head off into the brush and you'll get more natural looking shots. Good luck.
Excellent image. I love the foreground and background with your subject in the middle. This almost looks HDR.
Thank you. I was lucky with this shot in that I was shooting the sand storm over the dunes in the background and had the camera on a tripod when the critter happened by. Apparently he had walked up to the car looking for a free lunch. My wife shooed him away and into the dunes toward where she thought I was standing.
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Thank you- Yes, with the exception of clipping off a bit on the right and resizing to 5x7 at 300ppi. I resharpened for the web and think I may have gone just a little too far. Usually I do my web versions from the original.
Actually, Death Valley. I've seen plenty out at JT though. Usually midday along Park Blvd, west of Sheep Pass, or along the first couple miles of the road to Keys View. Camp sites Sunday, late afternoon, seems to be a hit with them also. The background doesn't seem so organic though.
These suckers are beggars-maximus. They can appear so pitiful. JT had one that would limp along the road until someone would stop. They're experts at looking bewildered and hungry. They're not too smart though. The one that used to do the limping was hit and killed by a car.
At JT, it used to be easier to spot them, just watch for groups of cars and people standing around- then check it out. It's a little harder now that they've repaved and put in curbed pullouts. I have better luck in the older parts of the parks just driving the speed limit and having my wife watchout. I usually keep looking for safe places to pull over (and let the mainiacs whizz by). Keep looking, it'll happen. If you intimidate them, they'll head off into the brush and you'll get more natural looking shots. Good luck.
Thank you. I was lucky with this shot in that I was shooting the sand storm over the dunes in the background and had the camera on a tripod when the critter happened by. Apparently he had walked up to the car looking for a free lunch. My wife shooed him away and into the dunes toward where she thought I was standing.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
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