Photos from my exotic hunt ... a lot of turkeys, plus

[Lan-Lord]

I just got back from my Texas exotic hunt. It was pretty cool. I tagged an axis on the first hunt, and then sat behind the lens the next 2 days!

This is the Sat afternoon, down by a windmill and water trough.

(repost of the windmill shot from earlier)

The next morning we saw black buck and wildebeast (they are HUGE animals, as big or bigger than a horse).

 

[Hideandwatch]

Very nice series that you have posted here. It sounds like you had a great hunt then looks like you had a ball behind the lens!

 

[foulshot]

Chris, nice crisp shots! Is that the 70-200 f/2.8? or did you get a prime? I can't remember.....

EXIF info when you get the chance. Also, on the windmill did you have a star filter or did it come out that way naturally! Either way, Awesome shot!!

 

[Lan-Lord]

HideandWatch, it was a blast! It was the best of both worlds. I only wish I had the camera and big lens while I was hunting. I saw some very nice axis bucks. I didnt have the big lens attached so I didnt get any nice photos. (they were set up for a sweet silhouette too) Unfortunately I didnt see any axis bucks the rest of the weekend.

Zach, I was shooting the 400mm, f/2.8. man that lens is sweet! I didnt use a star filter, that's just the way that the moon came out. The atmosphere out here is clear and polution free, so long exposures come out much nicer than when I'm inside the city limits.

All photos (except the long exposure windmills) were shot in aperture priority @ f/2.8. Here is the exif for the first turkey, the others were the same, with the shutter changing accordingly.

File Name
IMG_5319.CR2
Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
3/11/2006 8:37:13 AM
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/800
Av( Aperture Value )
2.8
Metering Mode
Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation
-1/3
ISO Speed
100
Lens
400.0 mm
Focal Length
400.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Cloudy
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Standard
Sharpness Standard
Color saturation Standard
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
7033 KB
Custom Function
C.Fn:01-4
C.Fn:02-0
C.Fn:03-0
C.Fn:04-0
C.Fn:05-0
C.Fn:06-0
C.Fn:07-0
C.Fn:08-1
C.Fn:09-0
C.Fn:10-0
C.Fn:11-0
C.Fn:12-0
C.Fn:13-0
C.Fn:14-0
C.Fn:15-1
C.Fn:16-0
C.Fn:17-0
C.Fn:18-1
Drive Mode
Single-frame shooting
Owner's Name
Chris Fullilove 832.264.1481
Camera Body No.
1320912481

 

[foulshot]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (lan-lord @ Mar 13 2006, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Zach, I was shooting the 400mm, f/2.8. man that lens is sweet![/b]

Man, that is one sweet lens! I've rented it a few times, nothing but sharp,sharp photos. That thing weighs a ton though!

 

[tpetty]

Awesome shots Chris!

 

[txbowhunter]

Awesome pictures~!!

Two questions:

1. What ranch did you go to?

2. Where the heck can I rent a 400 2.8 IS from? I only need something like that over my 100-400 about 2-3 times a year, but it would be nice to have some place in texas.

Thanks!
Kevin

 

[Lan-Lord]

Hi Kevin, I rented the 400mm from light tech, in Houston. (they dont answer email, its best to call).

I hunted on the Double T ranch, just outside of Rocksprings. I had a blast, and the host(s) was excellent!