City - Cape Breton Highlands State - NOVA SCOTIA Country - Canada
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This is the first in a series of images shot during my adventures in the Cape Breton Highlands over the last two days .This image was shot this morning . I was alone , and about to setup to do a landscape shot in a remote area , when I happened to notice a full grown bull moose ( with a cow ) , on a plateau on an adjacent hillside about 500 yds away . Separating us was a deep ravine and river. I took a few long range shots and then decided to try for a close up one ( never expecting to get it ) . So , I changed lenses and starting down the ravine . About 45 minutes later ( completely soaked and muddy ), I crested the opposite side ( on my belly ) . I adjusted the camera the best I could ( it was also raining ) , and sat up on my knees . This bull was only about 20 feet away , laying down in the tall grass . When I sat up , so did he , and we looked eye to eye for several seconds . Thank God for VR , because my hands were shaking big time ! This is rutting season , and he was NOT impressed . This image was shot @100mm F2.8 handheld in the rain .
Thanks Ken . If you do decide to get a D70 and 70-200VR combo , you will NOT be disappointed. For whatever reason ,both the 300mm AFS and the 70-200VR , really seem to bring out the very best in the D70 . More so than any other len's that I've ever tried . You will learn to like it a LOT !!!!
This is an incredible picture. I'll soon purchase a Nikon D70 and the 70-200 2.8 VR. I intend to try some desert wildlife images. I could only hope to get this close to one of our desert mule deer or coyote. I know the "danger" factor is not the same but the adrenelin rush will be there I'm sure! Excellant shot!!
Believe me Rob...the shakes will go away. No matter what you have in your hands...when the moment comes...the camera comes up, you compose, focus, and shoot...then you shake afterwards ) I've been carrying an F3, MD-4, and very heavy lenses for a long time; trust me... }:>)
Believe me Bill , when I was 20 feet away from him , I was thinking the same thing ( only not quite in those words ) . But seriously , looking back on the event , it was an amazing experience . Being nose to nose like that , on his turf , got the heart pumping , to say the least . But , really , there was just no other way to get a shot like that , short of having a 600mm lense with a converter . It really makes me appreciate the guys that shoot for National Geographic and do it every day . I would do it again in an instant if I could . Only next time , I'd try not to shake so much :)
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) I've been carrying an F3, MD-4, and very heavy lenses for a long time; trust me... }:>)