Should have brought a longer lens. (bobcat)

TylerWTylerW Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
edited February 19, 2007 in Wildlife
Well, except the 70-200 is the longest lens I own! Even still, managed to snap this one yesterday in the Marin Headlands.

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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Nice composition! Thankfully the 20-700 f/4 is a really sharp lens even if it isn't the longest! thumb.gif
  • PupatorPupator Registered Users Posts: 2,322 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    A really tight close up of his face would have been good, indeed....


    And yet, this is quite real. When you're out there hiking around, this is what you see. Not a close up of his face, just him standing far off, watching you closely.

    As such, I agree with saurora about the composition.
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Neat, i'd be packing my stuff and heading south....:D
    Would love to meet one of those in a wild, not here in FL, umm, i meet gators, does it counts? rolleyes1.gif
    Marina
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    Nikon 70-200 2.8/50 1.8/85 1.8/14.24 2.8
  • TylerWTylerW Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Pupator wrote:
    A really tight close up of his face would have been good, indeed....


    And yet, this is quite real. When you're out there hiking around, this is what you see. Not a close up of his face, just him standing far off, watching you closely.

    As such, I agree with saurora about the composition.
    We followed him for a few minutes, but this was the closest safe distance that he deemed ok. There was another fellow out there shooting with much longer glass, so I backed off to let him get some (presumably) better and closer shots.

    The composition is a fairly extreme crop (down to 60-50%) so I figured if I couldn't get real close, I could at least make an interesting image.

    Thaks for the comments everyone!
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    Canon 40d | Canon 17-40 f/4L | Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 | Canon 50mm f/1.8 | Canon 70-200mm f/4 L
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Excellent capture Tyler. thumb.gif I've seen a few bobcats down here but I've yet to get a shot of one.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2007
    Bobcats only show up when you have the wrong lens. I think it is a rule. You might consider getting a teleconverter for your 70-200. I broke my main telephoto while on vacation, and only had my 70-200 as a backup. I put a tc and got some nice pics.
    Glenn

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