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3Ball

03/01/2014 06:31PM

More swans. There is no melting snow to photograph yet.

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brantlars

03/02/2014 08:25AM

Salo lake lillys

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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MHS67

03/02/2014 11:14AM

Fire north east of Yellowstone last summer. Unfortunately it was blocking the road!

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hobbydog

03/02/2014 11:31AM

The cold isn't so bad is it? Won't be long and these guys will be out.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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bapabear

03/02/2014 11:43AM

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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wetcanoedog

03/02/2014 12:01PM

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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MHS67

03/02/2014 12:18PM

Same kind of butterflies in bapabear and wetcanoedogs pictures?

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mooseplums

03/02/2014 12:19PM

quote MHS67: " Fire north east of Yellowstone last summer. Unfortunately it was blocking the road!"

what year was that? I was traveling through Wyoming several years back and the park entrance near Cody Wy was closed due to fire.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Me2012

03/02/2014 12:39PM

My boys on Brule. They talk about that trip nearly every day.

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MHS67

03/02/2014 01:04PM

quote mooseplums: "
quote MHS67: " Fire north east of Yellowstone last summer. Unfortunately it was blocking the road!"

what year was that? I was traveling through Wyoming several years back and the park entrance near Cody Wy was closed due to fire. "

This was 2013, the road was closed just south of Red Lodge. I had to head south to Cody and go through the park that way. There were fires in Yellowstone also. Had to make a couple detours while in the park. My truck still smelled like smoke when I got back to Calif.

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MHS67

03/02/2014 01:12PM

quote Me2012: "
My boys on Brule. They talk about that trip nearly every day.
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Did you take that picture while on the Raun Island campsite? That's just south of the Cone Lakes. Looks familiar.

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mooseplums

03/02/2014 07:12PM

Outside the cabin window near Ely, MN

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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wetcanoedog

03/02/2014 07:23PM

MH..same butterfly.i think they are Swallowtails.
the first time i saw a pack like that it was at a portage landing and i was laughed out loud that i was wading thru a flock of butterflys and not mosquitos.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

03/02/2014 09:15PM

quote wetcanoedog: "MH..same butterfly.i think they are Swallowtails.
the first time i saw a pack like that it was at a portage landing and i was laughed out loud that i was wading thru a flock of butterflys and not mosquitos."

they are Tiger Swallowtails....I often are them on mud and stinky stuff.
For instance ..I fly fish pasture streams in SE Mn and have seen them many times on cow manure.

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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brantlars

03/03/2014 07:34AM

Bingshik lake taken from the Kekekabic trail

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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wetcanoedog

03/03/2014 11:38AM

Agnes in the Q

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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MHS67

03/03/2014 02:51PM

With the 2 1/2 inches of rain rain we got in the past week everything is starting to green up.

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mooseplums

03/03/2014 06:43PM

Stony Point Road ~ Lake Superior March 1, 2014

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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hobbydog

03/03/2014 08:36PM

Cool Sept morning on Garner Lake MB

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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brantlars

03/03/2014 09:07PM

quote mooseplums: "Stony Point Road ~ Lake Superior March 1, 2014

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did you go fishing?

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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Mocha

03/03/2014 09:08PM

this morning, early, on Canadian side of gunflint lake. it's almost a mile across the lake.

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brantlars

03/03/2014 10:05PM

quote Mocha: " this morning, early, on Canadian side of gunflint lake. it's almost a mile across the lake."

At first I thought it was ice fishermen before I clicked on it. Cool pic Mocha

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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mooseplums

03/04/2014 08:50AM

quote brantlars: "
quote mooseplums: "Stony Point Road ~ Lake Superior March 1, 2014

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did you go fishing?"

No , but this guy did. This is by French River, about 200 yards out. This guy was casting a spinning rod...crazy

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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mooseplums

03/04/2014 09:01AM

Johnson Lake ~ near Ely

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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brantlars

03/04/2014 05:24PM

Iona's beach

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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brantlars

03/04/2014 05:36PM

quote mooseplums: "
quote brantlars: "
quote mooseplums: "Stony Point Road ~ Lake Superior March 1, 2014

"

did you go fishing?"

No , but this guy did. This is by French River, about 200 yards out. This guy was casting a spinning rod...crazy "

Yeah crazy bout sums it up

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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Mocha

03/04/2014 06:25PM

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hobbydog

03/04/2014 07:33PM

Mather Lake

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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MHS67

03/05/2014 11:00AM

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Mocha

03/05/2014 10:44PM

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wetcanoedog

03/06/2014 01:23AM

hobbydog.i have the same problem with the horizon line.the foreground object seems ok but the lake tips off to the right just a bit.
i try and use the level line in the view screen but often just line up with the frame lines and get that tip over.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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hobbydog

03/06/2014 07:18AM

quote wetcanoedog: "hobbydog.i have the same problem with the horizon line.the foreground object seems ok but the lake tips off to the right just a bit.
i try and use the level line in the view screen but often just line up with the frame lines and get that tip over."

When I get conflicts between the foreground and background I try pick a tree and square it up in the post process. In this case the trees behind the fire pit were my guide but yea, that doesn't look quite right.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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hobbydog

03/06/2014 07:23AM

Taken yesterday on Prior Lake. 34" of ice taken out several weeks ago for the Polar Plunge. It's got a long way to go.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Mocha

03/06/2014 08:46AM

portage landing on alpine on the way to red rock

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MHS67

03/06/2014 07:46PM

Cone Bay on Brule

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mooseplums

03/06/2014 08:00PM

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Mocha

03/07/2014 10:08AM

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MHS67

03/07/2014 03:34PM

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hobbydog

03/07/2014 09:07PM

Portage Brook Falls

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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brantlars

03/08/2014 06:27AM

cool shrubery

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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Mocha

03/08/2014 07:01PM

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mooseplums

03/08/2014 08:42PM

Seppman Mill

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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wetcanoedog

03/08/2014 11:06PM

Buddys

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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MHS67

03/09/2014 11:53AM

Columbia River Gorge

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Mocha

03/09/2014 12:21PM

mhs> look familiar? this was one of my favorite vacations included the Columbia river valley, the tree house, and the Infinity loop.

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hobbydog

03/09/2014 02:26PM

Enjoying the last of winter (hopefullY)

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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MHS67

03/09/2014 02:31PM

quote Mocha: "

mhs> look familiar? this was one of my favorite vacations included the Columbia river valley, the tree house, and the Infinity loop."

Looks like you are at the Vista House. That is a neat drive, through the gorge.

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wetcanoedog

03/09/2014 07:37PM

hobby..how did you get the church windowpane effect?

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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hobbydog

03/09/2014 08:53PM

quote wetcanoedog: "hobby..how did you get the church windowpane effect?"

I use Topaz Simplify I am still learning how to use it. This link gives you some good ideas on how it can be used to enhance photos.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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hobbydog

03/09/2014 08:53PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Mocha

03/10/2014 06:56PM

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MHS67

03/10/2014 09:56PM

Wild flowers are really starting to come out in this area.

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mooseplums

03/10/2014 10:21PM

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Mocha

03/11/2014 07:45PM

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mooseplums

03/11/2014 09:41PM

French river

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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wetcanoedog

03/11/2014 11:34PM

LaCroix,that 45 degree split caught my eye.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

03/12/2014 10:10AM

I enjoy seeing and photographing these rock walls, oftentimes we'll float over the area to see if we can see the chunk(s) of rock that fell off.

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mooseplums

03/12/2014 11:28AM

quote Mocha: "I enjoy seeing and photographing these rock walls, oftentimes we'll float over the area to see if we can see the chunk(s) of rock that fell off.

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Cascade river :)

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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MHS67

03/12/2014 11:52PM

Day hike in the Sierra's

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Mocha

03/13/2014 09:19AM

amazing what can grow out of the cracks and crevices of rocks. this photo was taken along the south shore of south lake, bwca

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Mocha

03/13/2014 09:19AM

this rock was hidden in dense forest until the 1999 blowdown. once the storm ravaged trees were removed this rock uncovered. really cool!

ps I double posted the first photo so figured I'd just add another photo and skip tomorrow.

in comparing the two photos... the second one is virtually nothing growing out of the cracks but the first one has the cedar and lots of other things. what does this say about the growth environment? is the soil, minimal as it is in the BW, better and richer in the rose lake area? the second rock is on a high ridge now fully exposed to the elements.

here's a photo to give an idea of the size of the rock.

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Mocha

03/14/2014 04:29PM

pussy willow

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MHS67

03/14/2014 04:35PM

Barn owl in new owl house

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wetcanoedog

03/14/2014 05:57PM

Mocha..that big rock gives you an idea of what the first people who came that way would have seen when the area was more like tundra.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

03/14/2014 08:30PM

At sunrise this morning

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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hobbydog

03/15/2014 03:43PM

The Cedar Wax Wing found a puddle under the deck to take a bath in after a long cold winter.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Mocha

03/15/2014 04:41PM

Pickerel lake

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Mocha

03/16/2014 09:45PM

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3Ball

03/16/2014 09:46PM

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mooseplums

03/17/2014 02:14PM

My nephew on Horse Lake

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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MHS67

03/17/2014 05:58PM

Taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

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brantlars

03/17/2014 06:56PM

Wide open on Bassett Lake

"If you don't like my fire then don't come around, cause I'm gonna burn one down"-----Ben Harper

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wetcanoedog

03/19/2014 01:03AM

Minneapolis around 9:30 Tuesday night.
the wet canoe dogs get a evening walk no matter what.they bark to let us know it's time!

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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housty9

03/19/2014 07:29PM

Sunrise last Saturday.

Out of control, extreme team.

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bapabear

03/19/2014 08:21PM

Brantlars, I love your pic. Reminds me of my kids when they were younger. This one is my two kids now grown up telling me to bring it on as I took them around the lake a couple of times. Even they laugh over their expressions when dad "found" a nice wave for them to go over.

My superhero name is TYPOMAN. Writer of wrongs.

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MHS67

03/20/2014 09:11AM

Spring wild flower.

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mooseplums

03/20/2014 04:30PM

bloodroot ....will be blooming before you know it

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Mocha

03/20/2014 11:31PM

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mooseplums

03/21/2014 01:31PM

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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mooseplums

03/21/2014 01:31PM

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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housty9

03/21/2014 02:34PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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Mocha

03/21/2014 04:48PM

today, snowing a g a I n!!! but the birdies have been singing all day.

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Mocha

03/21/2014 04:48PM

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housty9

03/22/2014 06:12AM

Out of control, extreme team.

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Mocha

03/22/2014 06:08PM

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wetcanoedog

03/22/2014 06:37PM

just a quick shot on a dog hike i need to go back when the light is right.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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mooseplums

03/22/2014 08:29PM

Sunset tonight

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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Savage Voyageur

03/22/2014 08:50PM

Bayfield Ice Caves

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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hobbydog

03/23/2014 01:12PM

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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mooseplums

03/23/2014 03:08PM

quote hobbydog: " "

hooded mergansers are so cool! beautiful/odd ducks

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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3Ball

03/23/2014 06:49PM

I have taken a break from the cold. This is the Italian coast south of Naples.

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MHS67

03/24/2014 09:36AM

Spring.

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housty9

03/24/2014 06:36PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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Mocha

03/24/2014 07:33PM

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cowdoc

03/24/2014 08:06PM

quote hobbydog: " "

nice shot! Hoodies, Mallards, a Goldeneye and a Ringneck.

"What could happen?"

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hobbydog

03/24/2014 09:16PM

These ice blocks are not getting much skinnier

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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housty9

03/25/2014 06:59PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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housty9

03/25/2014 06:59PM

Out of control, extreme team.

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MHS67

03/26/2014 02:36PM

Rain drops on pine needles.

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Mocha

03/26/2014 03:44PM

it's a lot better if you open the photo and then enlarge it.

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wetcanoedog

03/26/2014 09:29PM

Mocha..nice fox shot.which brings up a question.when i was shooting film i hauled around a 300mm for my Nikon,which all together was about the same weight as my tent.so with a good higher end digital would anyone trust the blow up features we have on our computer photo systems to do as good a job on pulling in a distant shot,the fox was not bad but a tiny bit fuzzy.how much more could you get out of it Mocha?
i kept going until the fox was about four inches long on my screen and thought it was still ok as a fox on snow shot.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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Mocha

03/26/2014 09:51PM

I was zoomed in a bit on this shot but not as far as my camera would go. them little guys can move pretty fast. I was only able to get a few shots of it sitting on a snow covered rock before he bolted off across the lake.

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wetcanoedog