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Post by byuphoto on May 9, 2006 14:54:08 GMT -5
and mating displays for the wild turkey. Canon T90 300 f2.8L 1.5 TC Fuji Pro 400  |
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Post by PeterW on May 9, 2006 17:42:49 GMT -5
Oh see me strut ma stuff! Wonderfully caught, Rick, and lovely colours.
Peter W.
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Post by byuphoto on May 9, 2006 17:53:12 GMT -5
Thank you, Peter. The pro series films give better grain and quality but the tones are more subdued. It is an easy task to bump the saturation just enough to look like velvia.
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Post by herron on May 10, 2006 10:42:19 GMT -5
Great shot, Rick!There are some wild turkeys on my father-in-law's farm, but I've never had a long lens mounted when they're spotted -- and can't get close enough with anything else! 
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Post by byuphoto on May 10, 2006 11:49:11 GMT -5
Ron, I am a former state champion turkey caller and before giving it up was quite good at hunting them. I can call one into your lap. I shot these at about 60 feet.
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Post by herron on May 10, 2006 14:31:32 GMT -5
;D LOL!!Maybe I should request some lessons, although I have no idea what I would do with one in my lap!  |
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Post by byuphoto on May 10, 2006 16:14:15 GMT -5
It would give a new meaning to a "Lap dance"
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Post by herron on May 10, 2006 19:33:37 GMT -5
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Post by mickeyobe on May 11, 2006 0:25:19 GMT -5
So that's what they look like when they are "dressed". Most impressive. Certainly much better than a shrink wrapped plastic bag. And just look at all those feather dusters and quill pens.
Sorry 'bout that. It is 1:22 am and I was just awakened by the odouriferous emanations of a vindictive skunk. I'm still groggy.
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Post by herron on May 11, 2006 9:44:54 GMT -5
Sorry 'bout that. It is 1:22 am and I was just awakened by the odouriferous emanations of a vindictive skunk. I'm still groggy. Mickey ;D Odouriferous emanations? Mickey, that's the politest description of skunk spray I think I've ever heard! We have a neighbor who insists on "feeding God's poor little creatures" by placing a large aluminum tub full of raw peanuts, feed corn and seeds on the ground in her yard...all day, every day (this is in the middle of a subdivision). We live near a lake, and it's attracted all the nearby critters (woodchucks, rabbits, squirrels, oppossum, raccoons, mice, skunks, etc.) who, while they are here, stop to feast on everyone's flower and vegetable gardens (not to mention many nights of "odouriferous emanations." We've tried talking politely to this neighbor (who, by the way, grows nothing in her yard but grass), since these critters are beginning to tunnel into things, like under porches, decks and driveways, to make permanent "near-the-food" nests! It only seems to serve to make her more adamant about putting out even more stuff! The DNR won't do a thing, nor will the local animal control. A few neighbors have started to set out traps, and I'm thinking of doing the same, but I have no idea what I would do if we captured one of the many skunks in the area (I think I have some living under my deck). |
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Post by kiev4a on May 11, 2006 12:52:42 GMT -5
I have shot one test roll of Fuji Pro 400 and have nine rolls for our upcoming cruise. I really like it because the colors are more natural -- similar to Kodak Gold 200 (I'm taking some of that along, too). I need to get some more Fuji ordered for the future as, to the best of my knowledge, it isn't available locally.
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Post by mickeyobe on May 11, 2006 15:54:51 GMT -5
Ron,
A few well pitched rocks some night while the skunks are lolling about your neighbour's garden should quickly change her attitude.
But stand well back.
Mickey
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Post by herron on May 11, 2006 16:09:54 GMT -5
Ron, A few well pitched rocks some night while the skunks are lolling about your neighbour's garden should quickly change her attitude. But stand well back. ;D I have to confess that I've thought about that very thing, Mickey (along with similar unpleasantries)! Unfortunately, the only time I am aware the little striped beasties are there, is about the time of their "odouriferous emanations," which, as you can appreciate, is far too late!  |
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Post by byuphoto on May 11, 2006 19:56:49 GMT -5
Out a couple boxes of moth balls under the porch. works every time
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Post by herron on May 11, 2006 20:21:30 GMT -5
Tried that, Rick.  The first time I just tossed the moth balls under the deck. Came out in the morning and they had all been pushed out again (and the woodchuck was still in there). Tried crushing them and putting them under the chimney, where I think the skunk has burrowed. He's still burrowed. In fact, I think he's using them to keep the moths out of his fur!  In the meantime, my wife told me she was almost sick from the smell of the mothballs and, now that it's getting warm enough to open the doors and windows once in while, would I please knock it off!  Oh well. Gotta get that trap, and hope I catch something that doesn't spray! |
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