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Tuonenkalla In reply to W-Lupus [2012-04-30 15:08:59 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, they were quite hard to photograph. Or well, they didn't exactly try to hide very well, they were just "passing by" and wanted to get rid of humans fast.

I have endless patience when it comes to wild animals. I was ready to follow them forever, not only because I wanted to get a good shot, but also because my own existence just seemed to melt together with them. I loved just watching them.
I hope I'm able to save up for my own telephoto lens soon, I need one so badly to continue my nature photographing. :<

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W-Lupus In reply to Tuonenkalla [2012-04-30 21:51:43 +0000 UTC]

Game birds aren't the smartest of things. XD

I'm the same. I prefer to photograph animals, because they can strike some brilliant poses for you. That and it's a challenge. You can take loads of photos of them, and each one will be different. Besides, nothing is more satisfying when you get an animal that doesn't mind you being there and simply goes about it's routine like you're not there at all.

I hope you manage to get the money for that lens! At the moment I'm saving up for a 300mm lens. I've had to make do with the standard 18-55mm lens for a while. Nothing is more annoying when you know you just need a better lens to start taking great pictures. XD

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Tuonenkalla In reply to W-Lupus [2012-05-04 22:39:12 +0000 UTC]

I can only agree!
Today I was out in the forest with my cat and my camera... then I saw a woodpecker, and kept watching it for a some time, as it was being very lively. Then it flew on one tree and oh wow, there was another woodpecker, and they mated. o_o
I've never seen wild animals mating in real life (besides some insects but eh well), and I felt so very special! But darn I hated the fact that yes, I had my camera ready but no, I don't own a better lens so I couldn't have possibly photographed that moment.

...and it seems we are saving up for a same kind of a lenses. x) I'm aiming for a 300mm lens too.

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W-Lupus In reply to Tuonenkalla [2012-05-06 00:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it can be really irritating when a good photograph presents itself but you just don't have the kit to take it. Where I live we feed the birds, so we get two varieties of woodpeckers coming into our garden, along with jays and smaller birds. There was this one time where a woodpecker came with it's fledgeling and flew back and forth the garden feeding it. XD

Unfortunately I get the feeling the land around you really is forest. I find it quite sad actually that most of the UK is built up or is used for farming. Doesn't leave much space close to where you live that you can just go out and experience nature. I guess that's the problem with having a tiny island and 60 million people on it.

Yep! Only I'll be getting one for a Nikon camera. XD

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Tuonenkalla In reply to W-Lupus [2012-05-08 20:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Yep, I was practically born in the middle of forests and lakes. And I still like forests very much, while other students searched apartments from downtown so that they wouldn't need to pay for bus tickets and the shops would be near... I insisted I wanted to live somewhere farther away, where there would be forest right behind my apartment.
It must be so different to live in an island... well, I've never traveled outside Finland so I can't even imagine.

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W-Lupus In reply to Tuonenkalla [2012-05-08 21:27:35 +0000 UTC]

I do envy that actually. I'm really lucky to be going to a university campus where the whole place is in the country. Granted, there are not many forests and such, but Dartmoor isn't far away. I just can't stand cities. Most of the people I know like to spend their time in town, whereas I like to go of walking.

Where I live at the moment though, there's a relatively large section of forest that's owned by the royal family. You're allowed to walk around there for free, and there are Red Deer in it. Sadly, it's pretty much managed woodland, which to me just doesn't feel the same.

Well, the UK does feel quiet crowded at times. It's a shame you haven't been able to travel abroad though. I hope to be able to after university. I've got a list of places I want to go.

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Tuonenkalla In reply to W-Lupus [2012-05-11 22:09:03 +0000 UTC]

That's good. I can't stand cities either, they just lack that mystical something that you can feel while being outside them. (Although I have to admit they are very useful for shopping art supplies.) And I would want to say that a managed woodland is better than nothing, but as I've seen such a forests myself too, I have to admit they really don't feel the same.

Nah, I don't feel like it would be a shame at all that I haven't been traveling abroad. I believe I lack some bigger scale perspective this way, but I stopped wishing to travel already years ago. Nowadays I only wish I would have my own house to live the rest of my life in... I feel old :'>

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W-Lupus In reply to Tuonenkalla [2012-05-12 20:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Cities do feel very artificial and lifeless. Not to mention mostly grey. But yes, they are good for getting things. True, managed forest is better than nothing, but I just want to experience something more. They feel like nature has been made to suit people, whereas a forest that isn't managed feels wild.

Oh, okay. I have to say I just like to experience new things, things that I don't see at home. I can understand that though. I'll be like that soon probably once I'm out of university. XD

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