Got my bull moose and bald eagle

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

I stated in a past post that I was going to look for bull moose to photograph.Well I found him and a bonus bald eagle at the same time.I started out shooting the moose,then the eagle as it flew past,and back to the moose as he moved down the river bank.I then ended a great day of shooting with a sunset that I had been meaning to capture for a long time.If the moose shots dont look that good the reason will be shown below.My son Scott came with me and was happy he captured these critters as well with his camera.All in all we had a great day and I will keep an eye on this fellow as he grows.Thanks for lookin...ice

This is a young bull as can be seen by his rack.I was amazed that the Bigma could bring this beast in at the distance we were at.The more I use this lens the more I love it.500mm 66% crop.

500mm and 66% crop.Comming down for a drink from the North Sask river.

500mm and 66% crop.Having a look around

Heading back to the bush

My son took this shot of me shooting the moose.This gives a good idea of just how far we were away from the bull.

Here is the moose at 50mm from were we were standing across the river and a distance up.If you look close you can see the black spot.It was hard to see with the naked eye thats for sure.

The eagle was almost as far as the moose,not a good shot but its my first bald eagle.

I ended my day waiting for the sun to set behind this old barn.

Ric Grupe · October 12, 2005

I'll bet the old barn was the least stressful shot.

(maybe the best too)

Looks like a great landscape.

Cool shots!

Harryb · October 12, 2005

Congrats Ice. A bull moose and an eagle on the same shoot.

luckydog · October 12, 2005

Great work, mate.

Big thanks for giving us an idea of how far away you were and what the Bigma can produce! Nice demonstration

tinbasher · October 12, 2005

...Taking that picture was stressful...HAH!!! Not as stressful as when Dave and I
finally had to get out of that moose outfit. Plus Dave had chili the night before...so I will show you stress Icey mun!! :boid lol

Cheers,

Tinwhacker

bfjr · October 12, 2005

Moose and an Eagle great stuff, how lucky you must feel

and your barn makes a great Halloween shot

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

Its funny you mentioned that,when we were on the river shoot it was quiet and calm.The sunset shoot on the other hand was any thing but.You see the field was full of cows and their calves.When I set up my tripod by the fence they all had to come up and investagate,sometimes standing right in front of my lens,all while mooing like crazy.At the time of the shot I had to scatter them away so I could get the shot.Thanks for lookin...ice

Ric Grupe wrote:

I'll bet the old barn was the least stressful shot. (maybe the best too)

Looks like a great landscape.

Cool shots!

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

Thanks Harry.We were lucky thats for sure.I have a question for you,when I save my pics I use the save for web feature in photoshop.I have noticed that by doing this it strips away all my exif data.Do you know if it can be saved when using the save for web feature.Thanks for lookin...ice

Harryb wrote:

Congrats Ice. A bull moose and an eagle on the same shoot.

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

Thanks Lucky dog.I normally would not post shots this bad in here but it was a good example of what the lens could do.Thanks for taking the time to have a look...ice

luckydog wrote:

Great work, mate.

Big thanks for giving us an idea of how far away you were and what the Bigma can produce! Nice demonstration

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

Hey Tony you guys did a great job on the moose costume,to bad you had the back end:D But you should have come up the river closer to me.When are you two gonna get out my way so I can take you to where the real critters are

.Talk to ya latter...ice

tinbasher wrote:

...Taking that picture was stressful...HAH!!! Not as stressful as when Dave and I
finally had to get out of that moose outfit. Plus Dave had chili the night before...so I will show you stress Icey mun!! :boid lol

Cheers,

Tinwhacker

iceman17 · October 12, 2005

Hi Ben,I never thought of using it as a halloween picture,what a great idea,thanks....ice

bfjr wrote:

Moose and an Eagle great stuff, how lucky you must feel
and your barn makes a great Halloween shot

jwear · October 12, 2005

well darn good shot of your freinds in a moose outfit and a good distance to stay from a moose not the most freindly animal god put together --good shooting the best part you were out with your son

Rohirrim · October 13, 2005

Nice shots Ice. Maybe you can get a little closer next time. Even with the distance though they are very nice, the sunset shot is awesome!

Steve Cavigliano · October 13, 2005

Very nice duo Ice

A big bull moose and an eagle. Now that's what I call a good day of shootin'

Yes, it would have been nice to be closer but that's the way it goes. The best bird/animal shots are always a couple of hundred mm's farther away than the biggest lens you have with you.....

I think this would hold true even if one was using a 1200mm lens :lol

Unless you're shooting from a blind, wildlife shooting seems to be all about luck. Ya did good on these and maybe next time you'll luck out and your subjects will be closer to you. Although I'm not too sure I'd like being TOO close to a bull moose during mating season :uhoh :yikes :hide

Steve

Ric Grupe · October 13, 2005

iceman17 wrote:

Its funny you mentioned that,when we were on the river shoot it was quiet and calm.The sunset shoot on the other hand was any thing but.You see the field was full of cows and their calves.When I set up my tripod by the fence they all had to come up and investagate,sometimes standing right in front of my lens,all while mooing like crazy.At the time of the shot I had to scatter them away so I could get the shot.Thanks for lookin...ice

Further proof why one should not assume! :nono

Too bad your son did not get a shot of that!!!

Got my bull moose and bald eagle

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