Nature and wild life thread.

[Starmapper]

The "Great magnet" says I can't leave the wilderness just yet :) Somehow I thought I could just forget that stuff and move on but alas...I'm pulled daily into the forest. I am moving in other directions but have recently discovered that my trips to bushworld are something I truly enjoy. It's kinda like therapy for me and free to boot. So I propose this thread devoted to nature and wildlife so those interested can post animals, birds and plants regardless of what camera they use.

I'll start

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/herondl.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/final.jpg

[Adam Gonzalez]

Hmm. Great idea...and this would be a good challenge for the photofests as well!

[alwayslearning]

Amazing Canadian goose shot Starmapper.

I like the topic or category idea much better than particular camera threads. When I first came to this forum a few years ago, I never went to the Nikon or Canon threads because I use Sony and thought it would be boring to read about cameras I don't have or intend to have. I used Minolta for a lot of years and so the Sony alpha dslr's were a opportunity for me to switch to the digital world and still use my lenses, etc. Then one day I cracked open the Nikon thread and was blown away by all that goes on in there. Composition, lighting, techniques galore ... So then I checked the Canon threads and it was the same thing. I started a Sony A700 thread about a year ago when I got that but I really get virtually no activity there. Too bad, I can learn more with more critiqueing. So, for a few months I've been thinking about some topical/category threads and who cares what camera? They all have a shutter and an aperature ... flashes and bells and whistles. Olympus, Nikon, Sony, Canon .... they're all great in their own way. What's better? A Ford? A Chevy? The one that get's you there is the best. :)

Probably too many words to say thanks for starting this thread. I'll be contributing. :)

Larry

[Starmapper]

Thanks Larry...I'm hoping people will help out by posting here with their nature stuff, I like sharing and all but love also to see what others are up to. Though I like the camera specific threads for the info they provide on the make and model of a brand, I feel general areas of interest threads for all are cool too and slightly more open to the average poster who shares an interest in that category.

[Starmapper]

This one didn't totally work as I wasn't ready, the dude came out of nowhere and then was gone just as fast. Even though I had my 70-300 mounted this Red tailed hawk was a wee bit out of reach. This is cropped about 60%


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/hawk.jpg

[Starmapper]

Seems to be a ton of Robins out already this year


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/robindl.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/rob1.jpg

[Matt Grunau]

This one didn't totally work as I wasn't ready, the dude came out of nowhere and then was gone just as fast. Even though I had my 70-300 mounted this Red tailed hawk was a wee bit out of reach. This is cropped about 60%


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/hawk.jpg




Whoa. That is action at its finest. Well done Mino.



His eyes are right on you too. Almost like he is gonna take care of the pavarazzi his own damn self!



Duck Mino!

[alwayslearning]

HA HA Matt! :) ... pavarazzi ... LOL I'm sure that bird can take care of itself when it has a mind to.

As good as that shot is, each time I come back to this thread, I'm nearly mezmerized by that flying goose.

Larry

[Starmapper]

Another angle of the Heron


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/heprof.jpg

[Starmapper]

I forgot the ISO was set to 800...GGGrrrrrrr! But all in all I thought they were decent:)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he3.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he4.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mor1.jpg

[Starmapper]

A Mallard showing off her colors


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mall1.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he11.jpg

[BLUESPIDER]

Nikon D50

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/3491/1236468198.jpg

[Starmapper]

Nice one Spider, looks sort of like the "cruise missile" of the duck world:) great colors in the water

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he12.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/he13.jpg

[alwayslearning]

I wish I would have remembered to check my ISO ... bring it down to 100 for this.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/1216/1236868074.jpg
ISO 800; f10; 1/4000

Snow field into sun. It was windy and -4F. I didn't want to play around too much, but it sure was a pretty sight.

Larry

[Starmapper]

I really wanted the cormorant perfect but it was not to be:(


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/cor2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/cattail1.jpg

[Starmapper]

This was one of those shots that one tries to plan for so when she bolts you'll be ready with the right shutter speed to capture her but then the AF has a hard time locking and you lose your comp for a second and BAM!!! Your shot is compromised from your original plan. When you get the duck back in comp the autofocus is in trouble again. The duck ended up in the top right corner of the shot with her wingtip dangerously close to being out of frame. A really good shot for me would have been an inclusion of the water she just left plus more room extending horizontally out from either wing


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ducklaunch.jpg

[alwayslearning]

Well Starmapper, maybe you'd have rather included the water she just left, but I like the drops of water that just left her. :) That is an excellent shot even if not totally planned.

Larry

[Starmapper]

Thanks Larry. This duck is a looker but not sure what model of duck it is.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckunknown.jpg

[Matt Grunau]

Well Starmapper, maybe you'd have rather included the water she just left, but I like the drops of water that just left her. :) That is an excellent shot even if not totally planned.

Larry



I agree. The drops tell the story of her leaving the water on the fly. I think water in the shot may even be redundant.

A great shot.

[Starmapper]

Thanks guys...I guess I'll just have to show you what I have in my head by re shooting this one:)....In the meantime...


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/happy%20hour.jpg

[alwayslearning]

heh-eh .... see a lot of the sort-of-ice in March. Cool shot!

Larry

[Starmapper]

Frustrating day of shooting but I got a wood duck.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/woody2.jpg


And an Eagle in a tree sort of....If the damned river had not been between us:)

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/eagleintree.jpg

[Moishe Kapoyr]

Beautiful shots, very well done.

[Starmapper]

No more trollops in stairwells...Back to the real deal.....The Lions


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lions.jpg

[shaun1970]

That pictur above,,,,,priceless beauty.
Nice work Starmapper. Where was it taken??

[egproductions]

Thanks guys...I guess I'll just have to show you what I have in my head by re shooting this one:)....In the meantime...


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/happy%20hour.jpg


My favorite picture of yours..makes me thirsty.

You must live in a wildlife preserve.

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

What are you primarily shooting your animal CU's on? 70-300mm I'm guessing? How fast is it?

[Rick Meyer]

No more trollops in stairwells...Back to the real deal.....The Lions


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lions.jpg

That is ridiculous. I LOVE it!

[Starmapper]

What are you primarily shooting your animal CU's on? 70-300mm I'm guessing? How fast is it?


Yes...Slow, Olympus ED 70-300mm f4.0/5.6

[Starmapper]

Nesting

Last summer with the E-510


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/waxtail.jpg

[Adam J McKay]

This was taken with a Nikon d80 and a 50mm lens wide open at f1.8 with a polarizer and an A1 filter. It was on my way downtown in Invermere, British Columbia.

[Starmapper]

Day of the Goose


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/goose%20pose.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/goose%20pose2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gsnooze.jpg

[Blaine]

This was taken with a Nikon d80 and a 50mm lens wide open at f1.8 with a polarizer and an A1 filter. It was on my way downtown in Invermere, British Columbia.
Looks like he's kissing his ass goodbye. Is there an unseen hunter? :huh:

[Matt Grunau]

No more trollops in stairwells...Back to the real deal.....The Lions


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lions.jpg



This looks like a postcard!



Wow!

[Matt Grunau]

This was taken with a Nikon d80 and a 50mm lens wide open at f1.8 with a polarizer and an A1 filter. It was on my way downtown in Invermere, British Columbia.



I'm really diggin the colors you got goin here. Nice photo.

[Blaine]

No more trollops in stairwells...Back to the real deal.....The Lions


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lions.jpgThe photo is inpoo pooingcredible. I am currently using it as my wallpaper. The more I look at it, the more I appreciate it. The depth of the photo is just amazing. All of your photos are extraordinary but this one is just in a whole new class. Thank you for sharing these and especially this one.

[Starmapper]

Thanks, it did work out pretty good...Here's a slightly different angle


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lions3.jpg

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

Wish there was more green in the trees but otherwise very nice.

[Starmapper]

And this is a........ I don't have a clue?...Anyone?


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/deerhawk.jpg

I'm guessing it's a redtailed hawk?

[Starmapper]

The wee brown duck


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/darkwing.jpg

[Starmapper]

Spooked duck


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/flight1.jpg

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

And this is a........ I don't have a clue?...Anyone?

I'm guessing it's a redtailed hawk?

Yep!

[Starmapper]

I kinda figured but it seemed way too small to be a redtail.

[Starmapper]

A Pine Siskin


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/pine%20siskin2.jpg

[Starmapper]

The return of "Big Jim"


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ruffles.jpg

[shucklak]

I love the shots in this thread. Here are a couple of my own.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3406360134_b6d4155111.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3405548403_4abbd5ca92_o.jpg

[Starmapper]

Those are really nice shots, I like the second shot, nice color and composition.

[Starmapper]

A few more Canada's


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/g1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/g2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/g3.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/g4.jpg

[Starmapper]

Trying out my new 50mm f2 macro lens


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/daisy.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/takeoff2.jpg

[alwayslearning]

How did you do that? The bird feathers, the drops of water ... they look as though you used a fast shutter but then the splashes had to happen over like a half second or more?

Larry

[Starmapper]

This was shot at 1/800th sec at f5.6, 300mm then cropped a lot for the distance.

[alwayslearning]

Well, however that works out, it's a very cool shot Mino.

I would not have expected something 1/800 to be able to capture those splashes like that. Very cool. I'm going to try something similar and see what I get.

Larry

[Starmapper]

A couple of bee's


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/db1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/db2.jpg

[DivotDan]

That duck shot is boss mino!

[shucklak]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3423308524_2ef98f423c_o.jpghttp://glassphoto.aminus3.com/image/2009-04-07.html

[isnsi]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3407/3425239825_31fc7292ef_b.jpg

[Starmapper]

Went out today and thought I was going to get nothing and then.....


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mink.jpg



http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mink2.jpg

[Starmapper]

A mallards portrait


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/malport1.jpg

[Starmapper]

An experiment that I liked


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/pine.jpg

[Starmapper]

One more of the mink


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mink3.jpg

[Starmapper]

Pine the sequel. Shot with a 50mm macro

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/pine2.jpg

[Starmapper]

Working with the 50mm macro in the rain


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/leafdrops.jpg

[Starmapper]

Skunk Cabbage....Hard to find a good looking shot of this plant.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/skunkcab.jpg

[Starmapper]

Forest birds from this afternoons walk.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/woody1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wood2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble3.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble4.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble5.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chick2.jpg

[Starmapper]

A Calla Lilly


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/lily2.jpg

[DivotDan]

I dig the last one. How did you get the black BG?

[Starmapper]

Thanks Dan... It was a black piece of cloth pinned on the wall roughly 4 feet behind the flower

[Starmapper]

The closest I've gotten so far


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/balde1.jpg

[Blaine]

How much zoom did you have to use on it?

[Starmapper]

Every little bit! I had the zoom all they way to eleven:)


70-300mm

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/robinhume1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/warble6.jpg

[Starmapper]

A moving canvas



http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/moving%20cnavas.jpg

[Starmapper]

50's duck


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/brill1.jpg

[Starmapper]

Lions in the sun


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dandelions.jpg

[Starmapper]

Could be a Red Tail Hawk but I'm not sure. He had a feast on the top of that tree.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/rhawk.jpg

Turns out it's an Osprey...

[Starmapper]

Guarding the nest


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/on%20guard.jpg

[DivotDan]

lol, love the 50's duck. Great shot.

[isnsi]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3481134465_865ecab876.jpg

[shaun1970]

Nice goats, be good to see in color too!

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/seaeagle-1.jpg

Sea Eagle at my local beach

[Starmapper]

Redtail hawk in flight


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/tailfly.jpg

[Kevin McElroy]

Starmapper, incredible shot of the hawk in flight!

Here's a nice shot I was able to capture :beer:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/kvonmc/Photography/IMG_02362-1.jpg

[isnsi]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3481946710_64fc89f97d_b.jpg
"hey baby"

[Starmapper]

This guy just finished a dog fight with an Osprey, now he's back in the tree overseeing his turf.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/raptor1.jpg

[shaun1970]

Stunning!

[Starmapper]

Three from today


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/songbird5.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/whitelion.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/osprey2.jpg

[Blaine]

Love the eagle in the tree.

[Starmapper]

Thanks Blaine

Spotted Towhee

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/towee.jpg

[Blaine]

You really need to put together a book of your photography. It's stellar.

[Starmapper]

Comment like that make it worthwhile to post my work...Thanks Blaine :love4:

[shaun1970]

Amazing shots, you should be working for Nat Geo Magazine!!

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/life.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bent.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/upsidedown.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/redbird1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/redbird2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/redbird3.jpg

[Starmapper]

Wired Robin


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wiretap.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mag1.jpg

[DivotDan]

+1 for Blaine's suggestion.

[Starmapper]

Thanks Dan

The Big itch


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/the%20itch.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckport1.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/moth1.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/grass.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/flowite.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/flowyel.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/cableaf.jpg

[Starmapper]

She's trying to sleep but I'm really getting in her face. Five seconds after I took the shot, a ballistic sausage dog streaked toward the duck drooling and snapping. She was airborne and gone in a flash.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ducksleep.jpg

[shaun1970]

Went to our Botanical Gardens today and snapped off a few shots

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/cactus.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/flower.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/pelican1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/pelican2.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wotdat.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/tkoff1.jpg

[shaun1970]

Quack!!
Lovely stuff.

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bambino2.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/class09.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/snoozin2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/snoozin3.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wood%20duck%202.jpg

[Starmapper]

"Hey lady...Screw the eggs, got anymore of these cream filled cookies?"

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/Good%20nutrition.jpg

[Starmapper]

Didn't quite nail this one but I still liked the end result.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/thisyearsgirl.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/crossmoon.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/toad.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/toad2.jpg

[DivotDan]

Man, I love hoping in here every few days and looking at your stuff. Great captures all over the place.

[Starmapper]

Thanks Dan


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/splashdown2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/corm1.jpg

[Starmapper]

A few from the last light after work


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wxwing01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chick01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/robin01.jpg

[Starmapper]

Almost uncomfortably hot in the woods today, August should be fun!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/osprey01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/robin02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/song01.jpg

[isnsi]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3587570149_a9c3839db8_b.jpg
not sure if this belongs

[shaun1970]

Still a nature shot technically so I reckon it fits,,, nice pic, sweet dog, I like him!

[Starmapper]

Some woman with a bag full of Signet starter seed and enough maternal instinct to power New York for a month told me this little fella was six days old.
Mama swan was chasing off a Raccoon in the background.




http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/babyswan01.jpg

[BamaRose]

I love this pic....it just takes you into it...great!!!!!

[alveraz]

My kid by the river:



http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5765/056u.jpg



D80/50mm?

[BamaRose]

Great Shots!!!!

[alveraz]

Another river shot:



http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3879/river17.jpg

[Starmapper]

The Dragons have returned


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon03.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon01.jpg


Shooting into the sun....:(

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/heron01.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee01.jpg

[DivotDan]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3601293516_546640b278_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/divotfilms/3601293516/)

[Starmapper]

Wally Bee


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee02.jpg

[alveraz]

star, your nature work is fabulous, not that you need anyone to tell you that. :)

[Starmapper]

Thanks Alveraz

Barney Bee


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee03.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee04.jpg

[Starmapper]

Juvenile Bald Eagle?


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/eagle04.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/golden03.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/golden05.jpg

[Starmapper]

"Don't be jivin me with that "Water off a Ducks back" stuff...I'm SOAKED!"

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckling01.jpg


"Turn left at the old water wheel my ass... I'm soooo lost!"


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckling02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gosling02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gosling01.jpg

[Starmapper]

"You know what Jack....You were right, these rocks are yummy!"


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gosling04.jpg

[Starmapper]

Wheels up.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/taking%20off.jpg

[Starmapper]

This little guy mistakenly wandered into the wrong brood and the mother gave him a really hard time. She got him in her beak and smashed him around pretty bad, I thought for a moment she was really going to kill him. Here, he is on the bank after the ordeal getting himself back together.



http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckling06.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mallardmom01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wood%20duck02.jpg

[Jordan_S]

This is a great thread. Starmapper, your photographs are awesome. Any chance of posting picture info?

[Starmapper]

Not retroactively I hope :)

I tried that once and realized I'm just too lazy to keep it up, providing the EXIf data that is. Having said that, I'm very willing to provide details for specific images, The ones that work for you. I shoot with an Olympus E-3 which is 90% of the time strapped to a Zuiko 70-300mm f4-f5.6 lens. Generally speaking I'm shooting at f5.6 using spot focus and some kind of all in metering. Generally at ISO200 unless it's a quick subject in low light. On board OIS on at all times and I rarely use a tri-pod...Hope that helps a little to get a general feel of my shooting methods. The rest is as minimal as I can get away with in PS, usually a levels tweak then a selective color treatment to make the color pop a little (tried this with the vivid setting in cam and decided my method worked better) Finally unsharp mask in prep for webalization. But yeah ask away on a specific image if you need to

[shaun1970]

Your deffo the man Starmapper, lie I said b4, your stuff is Nat Geo quality.
Here's a few shot from a family trip back last December. This is Central Australia! Northern Territory

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/NT1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/3.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/NT4-1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/NT5-1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/NT6.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/Uluruwide.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/NT7.jpg

[Starmapper]

Thanks man! I really like the "Ayers Rock" shots and that fourth landscape capture is very cool!

[Larry Rutledge]

Mino - you already know I'm a big fan of your work. Just stumbled on this thread and perused through it with great delight.

I have to agree with the comment that you should create a photo book. You might check www.mpix.com where you can actually do this. I know I'd buy one, I'm sure many others here would as well.

[Starmapper]

Thanks Larry for the comment and the link, I'll check it out tonight:)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckling08.jpg

[Starmapper]

Biggest Frog I've ever seen!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bullfrog01.jpg

[Jordan_S]

Not retroactively I hope :) ...I'm very willing to provide details for specific images... Generally at ISO200 unless it's a quick subject in low light. On board OIS on at all times and I rarely use a tri-pod...

Thanks. I may take you up on that.

[isnsi]

ducks always seem to be smug and content like, "Hell yea, I'm a duck. Envy me. Bake me some cookies."
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3620270379_771df8673d_b.jpg

[Starmapper]

Nice B&W Mallard Isnsi



Foxglove


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/foxglove.jpg

[isnsi]

thanks starmapper! the speckles in those foxgloves are wild.
another mallard. kitty my cousin and i rescued. and the cat outside my balcony that loves to stare.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3620271265_693f85d672.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3612265015_93c46d523c.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3620268087_7affc92e67.jpg

[2 in the can]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/17589/1244945484.jpg

[Starmapper]

That's a pretty tight fly macro, good shot.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/squirell01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon7.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/finch01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/finch02.jpg

[Starmapper]

This little guy was way out of the reach of the 70-300 and I could never not get some grass going through some part of him but MAN...Could the little bugger sing!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/singer.jpg

[2 in the can]

Thanks Starmapper. I'm hoping I can get in even closer next time. Also, great work on this thread.

Allen

[alveraz]

Caught this little guy while golfing this morning:



http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/7510/bird600.jpg



D200/85mm

[2 in the can]

http://66.225.214.124/~dvxuser/V6/attachment.php?attachmentid=11475&stc=1&d=1245041887

[Starmapper]

Nice one!

[shaun1970]

Starmapper, how close do you still get even when using the longest end on your 300mm. I use a 300 too but can't seem to get anywhere near as close as you,, it appears you have "Stealth" mode and can walk right up to these creatures!! A 300mm and a tiny bird even from 10 to 20 feet away still won't get results like yours.
I can crop and zoom some shots but hey, thats cheating and throwing away resolution. Let me know your secret,,,,please!

[BamaRose]

Starmapper, Viewing these photos is better than taking a trip to lake (w/o the mosquitoes....hee! hee!) I'd never be able to get this close to these wondrous creatures in order to see them.

[Starmapper]

Starmapper, how close do you still get even when using the longest end on your 300mm. I use a 300 too but can't seem to get anywhere near as close as you,, it appears you have "Stealth" mode and can walk right up to these creatures!! A 300mm and a tiny bird even from 10 to 20 feet away still won't get results like yours.
I can crop and zoom some shots but hey, thats cheating and throwing away resolution. Let me know your secret,,,,please!


In the case of the last bird shot singing in the reeds, I was about 20-30 feet away shooting in bright afternoon sun at 1/4000 at ISO 400. I think the key to shooting with a 300 at distance is the high shutter speed. That shot was cropped about 60%. The secret I think to getting close is in choice of location. I shoot in parks and areas where a fair amount of people visit, I think this helps because the animals and birds are not as afraid of humans as they would be way out in wild country. They're still skittish only letting you get so close and too sudden a move will scare them off. Slow easy advances on birds and animals with no sudden movements is my MO. Hope that helps.

[Starmapper]

Starmapper, Viewing these photos is better than taking a trip to lake (w/o the mosquitoes....hee! hee!) I'd never be able to get this close to these wondrous creatures in order to see them.


Thanks...Again in the last bird shot I was lunch for tons of mosquitoes, I was scratching like mad all night :)

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/finch03.jpg



Here's an example of getting too close that would normally result in a worthless blurry image. When I hoisted the camera up he was sitting on the branch below but as soon as the auto focus beeped he was gone (as is so often the case) Luckily I was still at 1/4000 and shot anyway getting a reasonable catch.



http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/blackbird01.jpg

[shaun1970]

Thanks for you advice Starmapper, i'mm going bush this weekend too see what I can come up with. My dilemma will be the shuuter speeds you suggest. I could only afford an f4.5 300mm and not an f2.8. Can't really get anything at 1/2000th or more and I don't want to go any higher than ISO400 cause I get too much noise in the shots,,,, anyway in the end it all come down to how much $$$$ you want to pay for the better professional looking shots I guess.
My lens is only worth a few hundred bucks!

[Jordan_S]

...but as soon as the auto focus beeped he was gone (as is so often the case)...

Can't you turn it off and just rely on a visual indicator?

[Starmapper]

Thanks for you advice Starmapper, i'mm going bush this weekend too see what I can come up with. My dilemma will be the shuuter speeds you suggest. I could only afford an f4.5 300mm and not an f2.8. Can't really get anything at 1/2000th or more and I don't want to go any higher than ISO400 cause I get too much noise in the shots,,,, anyway in the end it all come down to how much $$$$ you want to pay for the better professional looking shots I guess.
My lens is only worth a few hundred bucks!


My 70-300 mil is f4-5.6 and I get lots of pretty decent action shots at 500-640 sec at ISO 200. You don't have to be up at 4000, it's just a great speed for nailing the action with zero blur. To make my slow 300 work I shoot on really sunny days with lots of light at f5.6 using spot focus on the subject and always trying to get a not so bright background like a wall of distant pine trees or dense foliage which gets smeared into a good DOF usually. The Oly E-3 doesn't like much above ISO 800 before it has noise issues especially in low light.

[Starmapper]

Can't you turn it off and just rely on a visual indicator?


Yes I can and always vow to do so...Just never get it done :)

[shaun1970]

My 70-300 mil is f4-5.6 and I get lots of pretty decent action shots at 500-640 sec at ISO 200. You don't have to be up at 4000, it's just a great speed for nailing the action with zero blur. To make my slow 300 work I shoot on really sunny days with lots of light at f5.6 using spot focus on the subject and always trying to get a not so bright background like a wall of distant pine trees or dense foliage which gets smeared into a good DOF usually. The Oly E-3 doesn't like much above ISO 800 before it has noise issues especially in low light.
Maybe I feel a bit more optimistic after reading this!
We'll se what happens, in the meantime, a test shot from last Sunday.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/duck1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/duck2.jpg

I got this Duck inpsiration from you, except we have dodgey looking boring ducks here!!!

[shaun1970]

Some Australian Natives

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/cocky1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/cocky2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/parrot1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/parrot2.jpg

[Gord.T]

Great thread. I live a few minutes walk from a small protected marsh/wetlands area. Lots of small wildlife to capture. Been looking at camera prices, ect. Enjoying the pics, keep them going.

[Starmapper]

Dragon on a stick


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon22.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/almost%20grown.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee%2010.jpg

[Starmapper]

A Cozy pair


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/cozy%20pair.jpg


But Mom's watching!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/moms%20watching.jpg

[tmnt]

D80 18-135 kit lense.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/Crow3qrtsdfs.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/ParrotMCUdfgsdfg.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/flowervertical.jpg

[shaun1970]

Awesome Mino!

[shaun1970]

D80 18-135 kit lense.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/Crow3qrtsdfs.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/ParrotMCUdfgsdfg.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh277/tmnt000/flowervertical.jpg

The color on that bird in No. 2 is fantastic, serious shots dude!

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/robin03.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragonred01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/mallard2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/heron6.jpg

[shaun1970]

Spectacular Mino! Awesome work again. Here's a few from at the beach today


http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird2.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird3.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird4.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird5.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/bird7.jpg

[Starmapper]

Nice shots shaun, I really like the bird in the first few, never seen one quite like it, cool looking creature. the gull is good also!

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/frog.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/heron7.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/coon02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/coon06.jpg

[Starmapper]

A golden duck...Hangs with the Mallards, shaped like a mallard but is uniquely colored


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gold%20duck.jpg

[Matt Grunau]

Wow and wow again Mino. Aiden says thanks, and like someone said some pages back, you really should make some kind of compilation of these. They are just fantastic. Some of the crispness and detail is astounding. The bee shots, the feathers, the hair on the raccoons, the vines in the dragonflys, incredible.

I love this thread.

[Starmapper]

Thanks Matt. Unfortunately my 70-300mm is dying and must be shipped clear across the country for repair which I would think will take a bit of time. It died two months past warranty. I never by the extended stuff and now I pay :embarasse The lens is going to be missed mucho while it's away. I still have the 40-150 but it just doesn't measure up to my baby. I guess I'll now have to shoot other stuff:violin:

[Starmapper]

These were actually rejects but I'm thinking they're not so bad :)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/a%20stretch.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/question.jpg

[Aragon]

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs198.snc1/6696_105893827350_676262350_2129598_5839537_n.jpg
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs178.snc1/6696_105893882350_676262350_2129606_1943633_n.jpg

[egproductions]

Mino, If you haven't already done so, I would encourage you to submit some of your work in the Canon Parks photo contest. Def a good way to build up your resume since your work is at a professional level, plus you can win some Canon gear if that interests you (just don't mention your an olympus shooter and erase your exif data :P )

http://www.usa.canon.com/dlc/controller?act=GetArticleAct&articleID=1326&fromTips=1#/home

[Starmapper]

Thanks for the tip and complement egpro, if I were ever to win though, I'd want it known I shot with the Olympus :)

[stevenbruce]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3681239641_11dfec84e8_b.jpg

Feral chickens

[Starmapper]

Now that's funny :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG) How high in the tree is this clucker?

[stevenbruce]

They sleep in this tree about 6 feet up, but there was another tree they would sleep in that was even higher.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/3682046172_98feb2f6c8_b.jpg

It was hard to get good pictures because they only go into the trees to sleep, so there isn't much light. The chicken posed for this one.

[egproductions]

Steven, Nice shot. If you want to make an upgrade I would recommend investing in a different telephoto lens. The Bokeh in this shot is pretty terrible. Is it a mirror lens?

[Kevin McElroy]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2471/3721016916_50483fe5c3.jpg

[stevenbruce]

It's actually a Pentax 50mm f1.4 SMC, it just works telephoto on my Olympus E-500 because of the crop factor.

This same crop factor means that my 200-500m Tamron is now a 400-1000mm tamron:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/3180389107_5842e726a9.jpg?v=0

[Starmapper]

The 70-300 should be home from repair next week sometime. These are from the archives


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/gullmoment.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/turtle.jpg

[Starmapper]

These will be some of the last images from the good old Oly E-3 as I'm selling the system, just praying I'm doing the right thing :beer:

[shaun1970]

Magnificent as always Mino! What you upgrading to?

A shot from the Snowfields on Sunday

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/Currawong.jpg

[Starmapper]

Getting into a Nikon D700 but people aren't exactly lining up to buy the E-3 so it will be a few months yet if I have to scrimp and save. I thought she'd sell quicker. So I guess we'll see a few more post's using this system. If I don't get a fair price, I'll keep it as a rough and tumble outfit :) Either way I'm getting th D700 sometime soon.

Nice bird, what is it?

[Starmapper]

Natural elegance


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/natural%20elegence.jpg


The Alien


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/alien.jpg

[Starmapper]

Dragon race


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chase.jpg

[alwayslearning]

All your shots are great imho, but that dragon race is WAY cool sir! :)

Larry

[Starmapper]

Thanks Larry...I got the 70-300 back from the Oly hospital today, sure feels good :)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bee20.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/leaf%20dragon.jpg

[Starmapper]

Tried a shot of some berries which I wasn't that happy with. I then noticed the little critter sitting on one of the berries. He looks like a very tiny frog :)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/hidden.jpg


Critter crop


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/berryfrog.jpg

[Starmapper]

My first flower with the Nikon D700


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/rose.jpg

[Starmapper]

Another test with the D700, bare with me here, it'll be over soon :smile: Just amazed how little post work was needed for this image, push the blacks a bit and a tad of sharpen.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/nflower.jpg

[shaun1970]

Lovely images! That black bird from the last page Mino is a Currawong,,, it may be a native, not sure. Here's a few from last weekend up in the high country.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/duck.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/parrot1-1.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/parrot2-1.jpg
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/parrot3.jpg

[Starmapper]

Beautiful colors on the parrots!


Two in the bush


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/two%20in%20the%20bush.jpg

[poopnoodle]

Gulls at the marina:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3828459762_85eb1001e4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22923539@N08/3828459762/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/3828458942_5996d29957.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/22923539@N08/3828458942/)

-brad

[Starmapper]

Brunette River


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/brunette.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/river%20rocks.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/brunette2.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/standing%20tall.jpg

[Starmapper]

Dragon in a shaft of sunlight


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dragon30.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/songsp1.jpg

[shaun1970]

The Dragon is amazing Mino!
Here's a few from the weekend

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/pelican.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/raptor1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/wedge1.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/wedge2.jpg

[Starmapper]

I really like the first two shots...I'm a sucker for pelicans ever since I watched "Winged Migration". Nice stuff!

My Olympus system is now a memory, I'm using Nikon all the way now. For my nature close up work I'm using a d90 with a 70-300mm because with the DX sensor I'm getting 450mm, not quite the 600mm I got from the Oly but I can live with it.


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90bee01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90leaf.jpg


D700

(my mistake...D90)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/splash.jpg

[Starmapper]

Wood duck stretch


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wood%20duck%20stretch.jpg

[Starmapper]

Still getting used to the Nikons but think I'm getting them tamed a bit :)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90bee02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90bee03.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/young%20mallard.jpg

[Starmapper]

First Nikon Dragon


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90drag01.jpg

[Starmapper]

The Visitor


Looked off the deck just now and saw this guy. Anyone know what it is?


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/the%20visitor.jpg

[Starmapper]

Chestnut tree


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chestnut.jpg

[Starmapper]

Avoiding a hungry brother


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/avoiding%20a%20hungry%20brother.jpg

[Starmapper]

A little ruffled


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ruffled.jpg

[Starmapper]

Ringo


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ringo.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/pigeon%20from%20below.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/wasps.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chica01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chica02.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90bee04.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dande02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/duckclean01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/teenage%20ducks.jpg

[Starmapper]

So that's what the D90 does with the 70-300. It doesn't keep up with the E-3 at all but who would expect it to. Now I'm going to use the D700 for wildlife for a while and see how it performs. Just gonna have to get in closer. Sure wish the lens doubler would work with the 70-300.

[strancali]

Looking forward to the d700 photos Mino :) Awesome images!

[Starmapper]

Thanks dude!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d700goose01.jpg



http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7thistle01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/teeny%20bird.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7dragon01.jpg

[Starmapper]

Panther at rest


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7mini01.jpg

[DC]

12886

12891

12887

12888

12889

12890

12892

============

Sigma SD14 with Nikon mounted Nikkor 105mm f2.5

[Starmapper]

Love the Cacti DC, cool colors!


Could be a Dahlia?


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/flower%20white.jpg

[DC]

Love the Cacti DC, cool colors!


Could be a Dahlia?



Thanks! Ya'all have some stunning photographs . . .

[SonicStates]

The Visitor


Looked off the deck just now and saw this guy. Anyone know what it is?


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/the%20visitor.jpg

I think it might be a Sharp Shinned Hawk.
By the way and just to echo what's been said here already, your shots are fantastic...got a funny feeling in my stomach reading/looking at this thread...I need to get outdoors again with a cam!! Thanks!!!!

[shaun1970]

The great shots guys are amazing,, Mino, awesome dragon again.

This is one of our local natives, The Kookaburra. I shot a few of these of last weekend down the west coast of where I live.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o143/shaun1970/Kookaburra.jpg

[Starmapper]

Awesome shuan, really nice detail...I love the call these guys make!


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7cat%20tail.jpg


Can't get in as close as the Oly could, I'm 300mm short at 300mm as the Oly's 4/3rds sensor made a 300mm=600mm


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7song01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7pweeds01.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7crow01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/bravery.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7crow02.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7crow03.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/walk%20softly.jpg

[shaun1970]

Lovely shot s of the Raven Mino

[Starmapper]

Thanks Shaun...Something he wanted was in between he and I. Seemed like a good tactic to lure him close :love4:

[Starmapper]

Leaves on sand


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/leaves%20on%20sand.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/all%20that%20was.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/forest%20shroom1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/forest%20shroom2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90starling01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90eagle01.jpg

[Starmapper]

Go away!...It's all mine


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/is%20mine.jpg

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90gull01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/ride%20the%20wind.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90gull04.jpg

[Starmapper]

Pumpkins by the window...ISO 5000


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/window%20pumpkins.jpg

[Starmapper]

Chestnut tree revisited


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/chestnut%20tree02.jpg


Hopper


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90hop01.jpg


Fly away peter


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/spooked%20duck2.jpg


Fall


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/fall%20colors2.jpg


Still green


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90leaf02.jpg

[Starmapper]

Fun with Acorns


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/acorns%20in%20style.jpg

[Starmapper]

One yellow Rose


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7rose02.jpg


Wet Dahlia


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7dhalia02.jpg


Next bloom


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/next%20bloom.jpg

[Starmapper]

CU


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/dahliacu.jpg

[Dizkoteck]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2068/1255233118.jpg
<br>
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2068/1255233265.jpg
<br>
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2068/1255233303.jpg
<br>
New York

[Starmapper]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/peck1.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/peck2.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90hawk01.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90chick03.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90chick04.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d90peck04.jpg

[Starmapper]

Up until now, I truly thought these mushrooms were fictitious existing only in fairy tale books...Who knew? :)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7shroom04.jpg


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/d7shroom03.jpg

[Starmapper]

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