Outdoor Photography Canada

Shooting a lot of wild animals, we cannot depend too close, after all, we don't know what they think, might be dangerous. Even the wild animals allows you, you wouldn't be so near. At this time, if we want to photograph wild animals, the only way is far from their point, and then used to capture them long each action. So one of the best digital camera is very necessary.

Excellent advise Redsky, something I didn't consider right away but am definitely giving it a lot of thought now.

I looked at some huts with seat and the lightest I could find was around 12-15 lbs, too heavy for lugging around any distance. Of course if one is going to sit in a blind, I imagine the area will be well scouted out ahead of time. Basically, if you know exactly where you're going, you can take steps to keep the "hiking" part of the trip as short as possible.

I have used the hut with the chair in it. it is fairly light weight to carry. I have had to replace the chair. I just got another one that is larger with no chair. packs in a round back pack. this on will be the one I set up and leave a couple of weeks in a area. The hut is the easy part.

You need to consider where you are putting the hut and does it fit the area you intend to see your subject. What does the view look like, what will be the lighting of the area. ( If the subject comes from right or left where is the sun). How will you compose the image.

When in an are at first light or the last hour before sun set your setting will change quickly, about every 10 minutes. Lol you don't have time to read a book. All your senses become alive! every russell or twig that snaps you wonder is this the shot I have been waiting for.

Thanks finally found it :)

Looks like LeBarron is not carrying the blind I have anymore, they now list the blinds from ameristep in their catalogue. Look and work similar I think http://www.ameristep.com/blinds/index.html

Readers Pick is not easy to find, but if you go to OPC main page, click on "Submissions", "Photography", you'll see a banner titled "OPC Readers Pick Contest". Click that, then scroll down a bit through the text until you see a link to "our gallery". Click that then you can find Redsky's image in there.

It's very confusing and difficult to find. I believe the OPC web site could be laid out much better and made much more user friendly to find things. Hopefully that is a work in progress.

I'll check that blind out, thanks for the info.

Ok I'm in full ding-dong mode, were is readers pick to be found ?

Bluenoser I have a portable blind called a river bottom rifleman blind, I picked it up from LeBarron. It backpacks as a flat disk and sets itself up , getting it back into a disk & packed after use is another story :) Don't use it as often as I thought I would.

A sheet of seasonal camo cloth can be used too.

That is a great capture Redsky. The detail is quite clear on the coyote, very nicely done.

Also have to say you showed great patience. Waiting three weeks to get a shot of her, very admirable.

Bluenose I finally am able to upload. You can see the coyote image in readers pick. it was just getting dark, I herd the rustle of grass, then Snap of a twig. My heart stopped. I looked over toward a ridge where the sun was almost gone. There she was...What a beauty! At the last second she heard the movement of my tripod & lens on the hut. She looked up and I snagged the image.

Redsky - hopefully you can get the pic up, would be great to see.

I have been looking at blinds lately, just something lightweight and compact that I could sling over my shoulder and tote into the wilderness with me. I'm not known to be long on patience, but if I have a good book with me I can sit for a few hours. Of course in the middle of wonter I don't think I could sit in the cold for too long, I like to moving about and generating body heat. :)

Was thinking if I was out before sun rise and sat until about an hour or two after sunrise, I might see a few critters out foraging for breakfast.

I used to be a hunter years ago, and I was pretty good at stalking deer.

Well Bluenose I have tried to upload the coyote image to readers pic. Guess what, "IT WON"Y UPLOAD". GRRR....I finally get up enough nerve to show a magazine some of my photography and I get rejection even before they see it. lol. I emailed the web master.( I hope this problem gets solved).

I read in the FAQ that I can't upload a photo in this part of the forum from my computer. I will try and upload it in the readers pic.

This image was three weeks in the making. By the time a person does there home work, "scouting out area, trail camera, getting land permission, then sitting in the hut those mornings and Evenings that the coyote out smarts you. Whether a person puts the camera in a box and comes back every day to check the camera or sits in the hut and waits makes no difference to me. It all takes ingenuity on the photographer getting the wild life shot. Personally At times I am very tempted to go to the game farms and get those well composed shots that are shot in day time hours. When asked how I got the image I still would share how I got it. Those who know me locally know how much I love getting out and getting Natural wild life in there environment.

Well, I have to confess, trap shooting is new to me, so perhaps you could explain it a little? I'm just guessing here, but is that sort of setting your camera up somewhere and having it fire on a trigger or motion sensor?

Those are some great images btw Scott.

Redsky, would be great if you could post a copy of the coyote shot.

I have used a trail camera to make sure wild life is in a direct area before I use my hut.

Last spring during one of our last snows I followed tracks to an area where there were a few dens. I set up the trail camera to find out which Den the coyote was in. I was successful in getting a shot of a coyote.