I have never seen a wild horse, though I have seen a few horses that were wild.
Best encounters are often those that weren't exactly planned and were not exactly what you set out to see.
Walking along a path near Chateau Lake Louise with a gaggle of tourists from Japan and passed a bear not 12 feet away on another path, going the opposite direction. Pulled onto a road in Montana on way to a ski vacation and four Rocky Mountain Sheep were just standing there, almost posing. In a crowd in Anchorage, watching whales from too far away to see much, I heard a rustling sound, turned around to find a Bald Eagle watching us from a limb almost right over my head. I could have touched him with a pitching wedge.
Best was on a wildlife adventure tour in India, looking for tigers we never saw. I was leaning against a tree, braced by my hand. The tree seemed to be breathing. When I took a closer look, I found that my hand was almost touching a lizard that was about nine feet long. The guide said it was a Kimodo, other tourists disagreed. Looked to me like a dinosaur.
… and yes, I’ve experienced more than a few times where I've been out for hours looking for picture taking opportunities, only to get my favorite shot(s) of the day in the parking lot on the way back to my car.
Wonderful, wonderful pictures! Definitely worth the hunt for the horses; but love that osprey picture so much… – what a wonderful catch!
PS: Pleased to see how good that lens is in action, too, having just bought one! You use it supremely well (whereas I may have to do some weight-training first)!
I have never seen a wild horse, though I have seen a few horses that were wild.
Best encounters are often those that weren't exactly planned and were not exactly what you set out to see.
Walking along a path near Chateau Lake Louise with a gaggle of tourists from Japan and passed a bear not 12 feet away on another path, going the opposite direction. Pulled onto a road in Montana on way to a ski vacation and four Rocky Mountain Sheep were just standing there, almost posing. In a crowd in Anchorage, watching whales from too far away to see much, I heard a rustling sound, turned around to find a Bald Eagle watching us from a limb almost right over my head. I could have touched him with a pitching wedge.
Best was on a wildlife adventure tour in India, looking for tigers we never saw. I was leaning against a tree, braced by my hand. The tree seemed to be breathing. When I took a closer look, I found that my hand was almost touching a lizard that was about nine feet long. The guide said it was a Kimodo, other tourists disagreed. Looked to me like a dinosaur.
Oh man, all of those encounters sound awesome!
… and yes, I’ve experienced more than a few times where I've been out for hours looking for picture taking opportunities, only to get my favorite shot(s) of the day in the parking lot on the way back to my car.
Wonderful, wonderful pictures! Definitely worth the hunt for the horses; but love that osprey picture so much… – what a wonderful catch!
PS: Pleased to see how good that lens is in action, too, having just bought one! You use it supremely well (whereas I may have to do some weight-training first)!
Thank you
... and congratulations on your lens purchase. As for the weight, it's not to bad if you use a monopod.
Looking forward to seeing more of your pictures.
That sounds like a plan! Thank you!