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by Gary Detonnancourt
I had just entered a wildlife refuge and saw a deer off in the distance and thought OK not too exciting, but I'll shoot her. Then I set up on a path she came out of the tall grass. OK, still not too exciting, then I see the fawn stumble out of the tall grass and I flipped. I got video too, but the heat waves distorted it.
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by Gary Detonnancourt
I went to the air show on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm when the show ends at about 4 pm. I know this sound kind of stupid and it felt really stupid when I was stuck in the long line of traffic with the other stupid people trying to get there before the show ended. However, I did manage to get to a park that was very close and I got to see and photograph the Blue Angels, which made it all worthwhile.
I use the Canon 5D MIII and the Canon 400 mm F/5.6 for these images. If I had to do it again I would get closer and I would choose the Canon 100-400 mm F/5.6 because when the planes got really close 400 mm was too much zoom and I ended up with a few cut off shots, which you can see below.
Killdeer lay their eggs along roadsides. Which is why these were photographed on a gravel road.
This is not a Photoshop trick, these birds were flying in this pattern. However, I am considering filling in the hole on the left side of the image by cloning in another bird. What do you think, should I fill in the space or leave it the way it is now?
I'm guessing these are Whimbrel. Post in the comments if you can identify these birds. Thanks! Click on the image to enlarge it. The body of the bird looks like it could be red.
The trick to shooting turkeys is to get low. Images at their eye level are more interesting. Most turkeys in the wild are very skittish, therefore it helps to use some sort of blind and a turkey chair. A turkey chair is made for turkey hunting and is low to the ground.
Start by finding a location where you know turkeys tend to frequent and scout out what time of the day they are most active at this location. Then set up on this spot before they usually arrive, before sunrise is often the best time. Sometimes I just wait for them to come to my back yard, they seem to like 7 am. You can also try putting out bird seed or use a turkey call to draw them in.
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