Why wildlife photographers need long telephoto lenses

SeilerBird · Apr 12, 2013

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/12/vicious-beaver-attacks-and-kills-man-in-belarus/

Here is a story about a guy who saw a beaver on the side of the road and decided to photograph it. The beaver attacked him, bit his leg and he bled to death.

The moral of the story is never ever attempt to photograph a wild animal with your wide angle lens.

Gord N. · Apr 12, 2013

>> never ever attempt to photograph a wild animal with your wide angle lens.<<

Unless of course, ...you hang your camera at the end of a twenty foot pole and use a corded or wireless 'snapper-thingy'! ;D

Gord

captsteve · Apr 13, 2013

Ok Tom so whats your excuse? RE: White Tigers!!!

SeilerBird · Apr 13, 2013

captsteve said:
Ok Tom so whats your excuse? RE: White Tigers!!!

Excuse for what? First off I WAS using a telephoto lens. Second, the tigers were not wild. 8) 8) 8)

...never ever attempt to photograph a wild animal with your wide angle lens

RoyM · Apr 13, 2013

;D Tom makes sure he can outrun his companions.

SeilerBird · Apr 13, 2013

RoyM said:
;D Tom makes sure he can outrun his companions.

At my age I could not outrun a snail.

Molaker · Apr 13, 2013

SeilerBird said:
At my age I could not outrun a snail.

At my age and intestinal instability, "outrun" takes on an entirely different meaning.

SeilerBird · Apr 13, 2013

On a serious note, I do take into account my age and running speed when photographing wild animals. I basically don't get close enough so that I would have to run if the animal turned on me. I not only rely on a very long lens, I know how to post process my images so I can crop the images and make it look like I was closer than I really was.

gmsboss1 · Apr 13, 2013

Speaking of "he should have used a longer lens"..........see below.

RoyM · Apr 13, 2013

I wonder if the photographer was lunch or is busy changing his laundry.

SeilerBird · Apr 14, 2013

Don - That is a great shot. I was rolling on the floor.

Larry N. · Apr 14, 2013

Pretty slick, Don. :

;D ;D

SeilerBird · Apr 14, 2013

gmsboss1 said:
Speaking of "he should have used a longer lens"..........see below.

I was wrong. That is a legitimate photo. Here is the amazing story

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152269804305542.929748.117291240541&type=1

RoyM · Apr 14, 2013

WOW!!! Kids, don't try this at home.

gmsboss1 · Apr 14, 2013

Tom --

Thanks for the background on that photo.

I got it via email from a friend of our daughter and her husband. It was a reaction to his seeing a few of the Pelicanlady's apparent close-ups of Yellowstone Grizzlies and her facing down a herd of Bison coming down the road at her..... safely, of course, courtesy of her 100-400 tele.....

Hope you are still enjoying the wilds of Florida!

Don

Larry N. · Apr 15, 2013

Neat story, Tom -- thanks for the link.

Danno9 · Apr 15, 2013

Ah jeez, now we have to outlaw assault beavers.

Gord N. · Apr 15, 2013

Either that or just "restrict their magazines. (...so they won't know what they're doing).

;D
We just harvest our Beavers and put them on our nickels. Can't bit anybody! ???

Gord (Canuck)

SeilerBird · Apr 15, 2013

Gord Nelson said:
We just harvest our Beavers and put them on our nickels.

See now that is the real difference between the US and Canada. Canada puts Beavers on their nickels and we put Buffaloes. :

Gord N. · Apr 15, 2013

Yeah, and when did you ever see a buffalo "bite" a photographer!!! ;D ;D

By the way, I liked your March Album. Nice shots.

Gord

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