Pigs In Paradise

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These pigs have it pretty good! Beautiful surroundings. Hand feed by humans. Million dollar yachts pull up and hand feed them. They are eating better then some humans.

jpc

I would be afraid to hand-feed a 300-foot pig! Where is this?

Art Scott

jpc wrote: »

I would be afraid to hand-feed a 300-foot pig! Where is this?

Cool photo.


JPC, looks like it is in the Bahamas.......one story HERE

rhondavid

Let me know where it is - I would not want to swim there.

dogwood

Great photo!

dls

That is one cool and sharp pig. Great shot.

teamracephotos

Thank you
Thank you, this is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas. I am not sure of the name. We referred to it as “Pig Island” In April I was lucky enough to land a spot helping crew a boat back from USVI to Florida. Saw some really cool things, spent the night on a sand bar in the middle of the Caribbean call Hogsty Reef, photographed as much as I could. Captured with a D700 10.5 f2.8 barrowed that lens from a good friend it was fun. See more here if you like.
http://www.teamracephotos.com/Travel/Boat-Trip/Caribbean/11979468_RuCDq#849082619_WRy3t

teamracephotos

Thank you...

Art Scott wrote: »

Cool photo.


JPC, looks like it is in the Bahamas.......one story HERE

Thank for the cool link!

dlplumer

Great gallery with some truly unique shots. clap

teamracephotos

Thank you

dlplumer wrote: »

Great gallery with some truly unique shots. clap

It was once in a life thing... I need to revisit this gallery be more selective and clean up some spots ect...
I tried to get a long exposure of the stars. My first attempt. I think I picked the wrong settings. I had planned for a 1:15min exposure at f22. After the exposure finished the camera got stuck in processing the file. 2 hours after my first exposure finished I turned the camera off. Next I tried a 30min exposure that worked better but did not yeild the results I had hoped for. Still it was a very cool thing to be able to spend the night on a strip of sand in the middle of a sea.

jpc

Art Scott wrote: »

Cool photo.


JPC, looks like it is in the Bahamas.......one story HERE

Thanks for the link, Art. Isn't it amazing how an animal can have such a wonderful existence in one environment and be treated like a meat product living in its own feces, in another. All pigs should have the opportunity to swim.

Marc Muench

Now this is very cool
The Caribbean is one of my favorite places in the world and this brings back good memories.

wfeller

I like the pig. It seems a bit tilted left, but it's a great shot. Very Pink Floyd.

"And you're leading me down
To the place by the sea.
I hear your soft voice
Calling to me.
Making a date for
Later by phone
And if you're alone
I'll come home. "

San Tropez ~ Pink Floyd

teamracephotos

Thank you, Marc, this I one of my attempt at a long exposure. I don’t know if you can see the birds flying around. They kept diving at me. Freaked me out a couple of times, it was pitch dark new moon. The structure is a marker/ fresh water collector. I spent the night there, had not planned on it… just kind of happed.

Thanks Wfeller, yes it is leaning. But so do I. I just through these up here after the trip... have not been back to revisit the images. Theres a big spot in the upper left. The 10.5mm lens I barrowed from a friend so I was more worried about hurting the lens or having the pig charge at me.... I am closer then it looks. I only see out of one eye so I was not even looking throught the view finder.... just threw it out there hoping the pig didnt try to eat the lens. M

Harryb

Terrific capture.

I was wondering what to make for dinner and I've decided on pork chops. :eat

teamracephotos

Thanks Harry
Funny I was told every once in a while a pig goes missing. Someone brings them fresh water( there is big plastic tubs on shore. I bet that is some pretty tasty pork and you don't need to add salt! Things been good with you?

Harryb wrote: »

Terrific capture.

I was wondering what to make for dinner and I've decided on pork chops. :eat

teamracephotos

Marc thank you for the complement. Sorry I must have missed your post. I knew what I wanted to capture with this one... those birds where dive bombing me.
That was my first trip to the caribbean hope it's not my last. I would love to go back to Hogsty and spend another night. I did not know I would even be giving such a wonderful opportunity, and did not have spare batteries for my head lamp. So in the complete blackness I some how switched the brand new D700 I was using into RBG which records Tiff files. My first exposure I picked f22 for one hour and 15 minutes. I only had a four gig card in the camera. I am not sure but I think this filled the card or something, because the camera was stuck in "Processing Image" mode for two hours after the exposure ended. I shut the camera down it came back up but the was no images. I put a different card I and shortened my exposures. I am so lucky to have been witness a sunset and sunrise from a place like this. I wonder if anyone has ever been truly stranded there?

dseidman

And an accurate title, that was. Cool capture!

jackiejay

thats a VERY lucky pigneat pic the water is sooo pretty