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Reply #90 - Oct 8th, 2009 at 6:41pm
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Looks like that big old snapper that hangs out at the island campsite on Bentpine lk, the one with the big logging chain near fire pit!
Makes you think twice about soaking the old "tootsies" after a long hot day and some hard portaging.
I BET that old guy has had his fair share of fish dinners from people who leave fish on a stringer overnight hanging off the back of their canoes!
The big old snapper on Bentpine hangs out near the landing, every time I went for water/out in canoe/fished from shore, he would surface and give me the "EVIL" eye, no doubt waiting for his fish meal courtesy of that strange 2-legged critter on shore Grin
  
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Reply #91 - Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:35pm
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Well, this old timer was dozing in the sun on an island in North Bay near the entrance to the S-Chain. Wish I'd been able to put something in the pic to give perspective. Take my word for it, he was all of 3 1/2 feet from his ugly puss to the end of his nasty tail. No doubt he's helped himself to plenty of stringer-dinners from unsuspecting campers. And yes, it does make one think twice when going for a relaxing dip.
Would love to hear some ideas on the ol' boy's age...   Smiley

- Ken
  
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Reply #92 - Oct 10th, 2009 at 9:58pm
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Awesome string of POD's lately!

Any idea what lens/equipment was used to capture the shots?
  
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Reply #93 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 4:31am
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Looks like a lot of nice equipment Wink
  
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Reply #94 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 4:32am
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BrownTrout,
The camera was a Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi; 12 megapixels.  Can't help with the settings; I'm not the photographer. That credit goes to my daughter-in-law whom, along with my son, I was guiding on their first Quetico trip. She desperately wanted to see a moose, but I couldn't deliver. Beavers, otters, a big turtle, loons, ducks, and a variety of birds kept her happily snapping away. But the eagles had her just about leaping out of the canoe with excitement. Next summer she wants to bring a tripod and bigger zoom lens.
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Reply #95 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 6:29am
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Hold on-
I didn't think it quite possible, but your daughter-in-law took all of those great shots on one trip?? Very nice.  Smiley Smiley
  
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Reply #96 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 10:24am
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I agree.  The photos have been amazing.  I am looking to upgrade my Canon and these are just more inspiration.  But, in the end, it is more important what is behind the camera than what equipment you have.  She has a very good eye, and she shoots a lot.  That is the key.  Masterful work.
  
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Reply #97 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 2:13pm
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Spartan,
Your comments, as the resident photographer extraordinaire, are especially appreciated. My daughter-in-law truly has a gift, IMO. She is a recent grad from vet school, so she has that unique perspective when taking a photograph. She is also an extremely patient photographer, not afraid to spend an hour or more waiting. And, as you mention, she's not afraid to take A LOT of shots. We took almost 11 hours to paddle the S-Chain from Agnes to North Bay, patiently indulging her as she clicked away. And she sat for hours to get what she wanted for those eagle pics. For me, it was enlightening to see how much I was missing when I travel my normal mode.
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Reply #98 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 3:22pm
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I made a reference to this in my trip report, posted recently.  If you are going to photograph on a canoe trip, you either have to be going solo or you have to have a tandem partner who is patient and willing to aid and assist with the photography.  It takes time and sometimes extreme patience to set up for a good shot.  Especially with wildlife, or with small things.  Good composition and good exposure don't come with just snapping and shooting (except when, on occasion, you happen to get very lucky--and on occasion we all do.)

I have been blessed to have such a patient partner to work with.  Our trips didn't start out to be focused around photography.  On our first trip in 1971 I had a small Kodak Instamatic and two rolls of film (12 exposures each).  Now, when I look at that album and see what I MISSED, I am aghast! 

So I began to "need" better camera and better film and more time, better light, SLR 35mm, digital SLR, tripod, telephoto lens, etc., etc.  But if you don't fish. . . .

Photos, for me, are where it's at.  And yours (I guess I should say "hers") have been very enjoyable for all of us here.  Thanks again.
  
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Reply #99 - Oct 11th, 2009 at 3:25pm
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For me, it was enlightening to see how much I was missing when I travel my normal mode.


 That's a very insightful observation. Slowing down is ideal but even if you can't, it pays too keep your head on a swivel and the noise to a minimum. Obviously you need to pay attention to your paddling path, but I've seen so many wild critters by initially catching the flash of movement out of the corner of my eye. You can't do this is you have the paddling version of " White Line Fever"
  
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