*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

Ickdeep · 08-11-2017, 10:16 PM

Sleepy pupper

Itsed65 · 08-11-2017, 10:19 PM

Bobcat Checking Me Out by lennycarl08, on Flickr

cb804 · 08-13-2017, 09:33 AM

Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island...

the grand hotel by Carmen B, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-13-2017, 04:30 PM

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Weekend trip to Mackinac island...

Great colors and composition.

dcstep · 08-13-2017, 04:37 PM

I've just returned from Ile aux Perroquet, off the shore of Quebec, Canada. It's an islet that's only about 200-yards long. I went as part of a workshop, organized by wildlife photographer, Christopher Dodds. There were only four-participants in the workshop (that's full). It was absolutely luxurious, with the wind and sun at our backs, puffins flying in at eye-level and below and gourmet meals, throughout the stay.

I took this shot, sitting in a chair, in front of one of the puffins' favorite launch/land rocks:

Landing by David Stephens, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-13-2017, 04:43 PM

Got Fish?

Got Fish? by David Stephens, on Flickr

Josh (PA) · 08-13-2017, 06:46 PM

sounds like a wonderful experience that paid off in awesome Puffin Pics... a little jealous

Itsed65 · 08-13-2017, 07:01 PM

Great shots Dave. Sounds like a great trip.

dcstep · 08-13-2017, 08:28 PM

Here's the Flickr Album, resulting from my four-day puffin shooting trip. I narrowed down over 13,000 pix to just under 200. If it's still too many for you, you can click-thru quickly.

Click on the link below to be taken to the Album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep...57684920027733

dcstep · 08-13-2017, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Great shots Dave. Sounds like a great trip.

Chris Dodds runs a first class show. I couldn't recommend him more highly.

Dave

Itsed65 · 08-13-2017, 08:40 PM

Stealth by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-15-2017, 10:02 AM

Wow! Super bobcat-stalking shot. Incredible pose.

Itsed65 · 08-15-2017, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

Wow! Super bobcat-stalking shot. Incredible pose.

Thanks Dave. He was a big fella too, probably the biggest bobcat I have ever seen. I wish I could have gotten closer, but he was way off the road and I was shooting from the car, so this is a pretty heavy crop.

Itsed65 · 08-15-2017, 01:41 PM

From the Fuj, which was beside me in the van.

Bobcat Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr

Josh (PA) · 08-15-2017, 02:01 PM

great bobcat shots. How often do you see them?

Itsed65 · 08-15-2017, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

great bobcat shots. How often do you see them?

I see them a few times a year up at Point Reyes National Seashore, but often they are too far from the road or trail to get a good shot of. The elk rut up there starts soon, so I will be traveling up there often for the next few months, and hope to get more.

Itsed65 · 08-16-2017, 10:54 PM

Coyote #59 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-16-2017, 11:43 PM

That coyote looks like it's ready for a Colorado winter. I'm surprised to see such a full coat, on a California coyote.

Great shot.

Itsed65 · 08-17-2017, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dcstep

That coyote looks like it's ready for a Colorado winter. I'm surprised to see such a full coat, on a California coyote.

Great shot.

Well in fairness it was ready for California winter. Shot was taken last December and he was in great shape compared to most of the scrawny ones I see around. I'm in the doldrums here shooting wise, so I am going through a few hundred shots I rated, but never actually converted or posted from the last year or so.

Itsed65 · 08-17-2017, 08:45 PM

Another shot from last December

Perched Ghost by lennycarl08, on Flickr

dcstep · 08-17-2017, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Itsed65

Well in fairness it was ready for California winter. Shot was taken last December and he was in great shape compared to most of the scrawny ones I see around. I'm in the doldrums here shooting wise, so I am going through a few hundred shots I rated, but never actually converted or posted from the last year or so.

Okay, that's making more sense. I should have looked at the date, when I was looking at it on Flickr.

dcstep · 08-17-2017, 11:36 PM

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Another shot from last December

Great pose and eye contact.

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dcstep Major General 1296 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	I've just returned from Ile aux Perroquet, off the shore of Quebec, Canada. It's an islet that's only about 200-yards long. I went as part of a workshop, organized by wildlife photographer, Christopher Dodds. There were only four-participants in the workshop (that's full). It was absolutely luxurious, with the wind and sun at our backs, puffins flying in at eye-level and below and gourmet meals, throughout the stay. I took this shot, sitting in a chair, in front of one of the puffins' favorite launch/land rocks: Landing by David Stephens, on Flickr __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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08-13-2017, 07:01 PM	#10964
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dcstep Major General 1296 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Here's the Flickr Album, resulting from my four-day puffin shooting trip. I narrowed down over 13,000 pix to just under 200. If it's still too many for you, you can click-thru quickly. Click on the link below to be taken to the Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep...57684920027733 __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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08-13-2017, 08:40 PM	#10967
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08-15-2017, 10:02 AM	#10968
dcstep Major General 1296 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	Wow! Super bobcat-stalking shot. Incredible pose. __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	From the Fuj, which was beside me in the van. Bobcat Portrait by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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Josh (PA) Banned 230 Rep 265 Posts Drives: '11 135 vert, '13 x5, '03 e46 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Downingtown, PA iTrader: (0)	great bobcat shots. How often do you see them?
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08-16-2017, 10:54 PM	#10973
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08-16-2017, 11:43 PM	#10974
dcstep Major General 1296 Rep 7,389 Posts Drives: '09 Cpe Silverstone FR 6MT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 M3 [8.40]	That coyote looks like it's ready for a Colorado winter. I'm surprised to see such a full coat, on a California coyote. Great shot. __________________ Flickr Photos Ucm, Inc.
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08-17-2017, 08:45 PM	#10976
Itsed65 Brigadier General 2613 Rep 3,535 Posts Drives: 2014 X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Midcoast Maine iTrader: (0)	Another shot from last December Perched Ghost by lennycarl08, on Flickr
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