11 Dall Rams & My Hiking Boot
The other day I was looking at some of Tom Blandfords PhotoStream.
Tom had a very nice closeup of a Mountain Goat and mentioned that he had taken it with his first digital camera.
That got me to thinking about my first digital camera and some of the shots I got with it.
It was a lot lighter then my "Big Canon" and it fit in my fanny pack.
I was doing a lot of climbing back then.
I had been working with a band of Dall Sheep Rams for several years and had gained their trust.
Here is that story as I posted it with the shot I have linked to this shot a number of years ago.
Oh! Yeah! The Hiking Boot!
Well, I had been telling friends about how close I could work to all these Rams and I kept seeing raised eye brows and disbelief.
So, after getting the shot I wanted I slowly slid forward till I figured I was as Close as they would permit to get and took this shot with my Hiking Boot in it for reference.
Please Read:
This is an old shot I came across the other day. There are 11 Dall Sheep Rams in the shot. Actually, there were 12 rams there that day. I was so close, I couldn't get the 12th one in the shot even though I was shooting at extreme wide angle. I was using my first digital camera a Fuji FinePix S602. I had been thinking about switching to digital and wanted to try it before jumping all in.
The setting was: ISO 200 - F/4.5 - 1/350 - 7.8mm. I was shooting very, very wide at 7.8mm still couldn't get the 12th ram in the shot.
I had moved in very slowly over about an hour. These were rams that I had been working with for many months. They knew me, trusted me and knew that I wasn't a threat. I spent 26 weeks that year starting in early February climbing up to those rams at least twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week. During the winter months I always started climbing in the dark. Never needed a flashlight, the snow cast enough light to see. Always wore the same clothes. I definitely believe that animals notice things like that. So, a change in clothing can make a difference on how close they allow you to get. While not the greatest shot, it still shows what patience can accomplish.
Here is a link to the shot I posted earlier.
www.flickr.com/photos/alaskafreezeframe/11103515635/in/al...
Camera Settings: f/3.6 - 1/180 - 7.8mm - ISO 200
11 Dall Rams & My Hiking Boot
The other day I was looking at some of Tom Blandfords PhotoStream.
Tom had a very nice closeup of a Mountain Goat and mentioned that he had taken it with his first digital camera.
That got me to thinking about my first digital camera and some of the shots I got with it.
It was a lot lighter then my "Big Canon" and it fit in my fanny pack.
I was doing a lot of climbing back then.
I had been working with a band of Dall Sheep Rams for several years and had gained their trust.
Here is that story as I posted it with the shot I have linked to this shot a number of years ago.
Oh! Yeah! The Hiking Boot!
Well, I had been telling friends about how close I could work to all these Rams and I kept seeing raised eye brows and disbelief.
So, after getting the shot I wanted I slowly slid forward till I figured I was as Close as they would permit to get and took this shot with my Hiking Boot in it for reference.
Please Read:
This is an old shot I came across the other day. There are 11 Dall Sheep Rams in the shot. Actually, there were 12 rams there that day. I was so close, I couldn't get the 12th one in the shot even though I was shooting at extreme wide angle. I was using my first digital camera a Fuji FinePix S602. I had been thinking about switching to digital and wanted to try it before jumping all in.
The setting was: ISO 200 - F/4.5 - 1/350 - 7.8mm. I was shooting very, very wide at 7.8mm still couldn't get the 12th ram in the shot.
I had moved in very slowly over about an hour. These were rams that I had been working with for many months. They knew me, trusted me and knew that I wasn't a threat. I spent 26 weeks that year starting in early February climbing up to those rams at least twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week. During the winter months I always started climbing in the dark. Never needed a flashlight, the snow cast enough light to see. Always wore the same clothes. I definitely believe that animals notice things like that. So, a change in clothing can make a difference on how close they allow you to get. While not the greatest shot, it still shows what patience can accomplish.
Here is a link to the shot I posted earlier.
www.flickr.com/photos/alaskafreezeframe/11103515635/in/al...
Camera Settings: f/3.6 - 1/180 - 7.8mm - ISO 200