| Photography is art. Photographing is to
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| | I knew where they would hang out so I
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| be in love with your art. We will be
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| | headed back through 24-28 inches of fresh
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| talking about the light side of
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| | snow (uphill). I found the elk but I was
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| photographing wildlife in just a minute.
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| | too low and they were in the clearing. I
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| First, may I ask. What impresses you
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| | sneaked back into the woods and popped
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| about photography? One of the best
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| | out slowly where they had been, trying
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| landscape photographers I ever knew was
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| | not to scare them. They weren't there!
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| Ansel Adams. He was a master at what he
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| | I looked further up the mountain and
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| did but in addition to this, he
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| | there they were (Looking At ME). I tried
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| photographed areas that after his photo
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| | to act like I wasn't heading their way
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| changed dramatically. He photographed
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| | and back into the woods so I could come
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| the exact location of the San Francisco
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| | out where they were now. Out I came
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| bridge, without the bridge. He was an
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| | about 45 minutes later and they were NOT
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| artist in control of his light. Another
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| | THERE! Up the hill I looked and there
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| photographer's name escapes me but he did
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| | they were LOOKING AT ME! They had my
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| city landscapes. His photos had just the
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| | number and I thought I heard them
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| right light at just the right moment.
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| | laughing that time. Lesson 2. Wait for
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| Although he never saw what he was
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| | them to give you the opportunity to be
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| photographing, he saved the moment for
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| | photographed.Lesson 3. Never come
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| us. You see, he photographed from the
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| | between momma and her offspring. While
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| feel of the sun on his face to determine
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| | hiking in a National Park on the trail,
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| just the right moment as it were since he
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| | we came across some elk standing in the
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| was totally blind.I know a photographer
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| | edge of the forest. The trail would be
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| that was flown 1500 miles to photograph a
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| | going right by them so I figured they
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| horse. Although he was impatient to
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| | would move on. They didn't. They stood
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| photograph the horse, he waited for 3
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| | their ground and stomped their front feet
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| days hanging around a pool and swimming
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| | and "barked" at us. Yes I said they
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| while relaxing in the sun. He had
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| | barked at us! I never heard of this
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| deadlines to make so when he did
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| | behavior before and no one that I knew
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| photograph the horse, he was then flown
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| | confirmed hearing of it. We just left
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| several hundred miles to develop the
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| | the trail and went around them. It was
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| photos then several hundred more miles to
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| | springtime and I would give odds they had
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| deliver them. Although impatient, his
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| | calves hidden in the brush.Lesson 4.
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| patience paid off with superb photos that
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| | Never get within the wildlife's personal
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| were the making of his reputation. He
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| | space. While out looking for an
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| waited the 3 days because the sun was not
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| | opportunity to photograph some Mule Deer,
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| just right on any of those days. The
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| | I wasn't quite paying attention but just
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| person who hired him was impatient
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| | walking along. You know how you feel
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| because he had a close deadline to make
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| | when you think someone is staring at you?
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| and the photographer had already arrived
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| | All of a sudden, I looked down over this
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| a few days late. The photographer was
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| | ridge I was passing by and there were
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| impatient because he wanted to get back
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| | about a dozen sets of eyes staring at me.
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| home to see his newborn baby. The
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| | They were watching me to see if I would
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| newborn baby was the reason he was late
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| | be a threat. I was just out of their
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| in the first place, and it was the lack
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| | personal space so they didn't take
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| of sun that detained him after he
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| | flight. I stopped, pulled out my camera
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| arrived.Photographing wildlife is no
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| | with my long lens and took pictures for
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| different. You still have to be patient.
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| | 45 minutes. They didn't feel threatened
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| The wildlife you seek may come to you if
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| | and I got close with my lens instead of
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| you are in the right place. In the
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| | my body.Lesson 5. Keep your pets under
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| process of going to them, you must follow
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| | control around wildlife. I was riding
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| some rules. The rules are to use common
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| | horseback through some backcountry trails
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| sense but most people don't have common
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| | in the spring. I had a dog that found me
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| sense around animals. This is because
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| | so I always kept him on a leash even on
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| they don't live around them and don't
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| | horseback (be sure of your horse and
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| know how to behave around them. Let me
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| | don't get in trouble with this one). We
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| give you an example. When visiting a
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| | came up over this ridge at a good trot
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| National Park, I read about a gentleman
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| | and down into a little sheltered opening.
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| that thought it would be cute to take a
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| | Before I noticed, I was in the middle of
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| picture of a bear behind his steering
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| | a calving area for elk. There were about
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| wheel. He baited the bear with a trail
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| | 30 cow elk and their calves in that
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| of food, which the bear followed, right
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| | sheltered area and I just kept going as
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| into his car. He then slammed the bear
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| | if we belonged there. If that dog would
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| in his car, which, you guessed it; scared
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| | have not been on a leash, something
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| the bear and the bear trashed the inside
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| | terrible would have happened. Just a
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| of his car. When the Ranger arrived, he
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| | note also, the elk didn't panic because
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| had to climb on top of the car, reach
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| | of the horse. Chew on that a
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| down and opened the door (putting the
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| | while.Although there are a lot more
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| Ranger in danger). The door opened and
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| | lessons, I want to leave you with this.
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| the bear flew for cover. He had met more
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| | Enjoying wildlife is like enjoying
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| than his match. The visitor asked the
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| | children. You want them to have fun.
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| Ranger why they kept such dangerous
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| | You want them to feel safe. And you want
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| animals in the Park? Lesson 1. Don't
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| | them to have positive interactions.
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| bait animals.I remember Christmas morning
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| | Horses have been domesticated for
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| several year ago (try 21 years), I was
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| | 2000-3000 years and yet if frightened,
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| feeling sorry for myself because that was
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| | they will revert to the thinking of a
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| the first year I couldn't go home for
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| | wild animal. Wildlife are wild animals
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| Christmas because I lived in the
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| | and they need to be respected as such.
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| mountains and couldn't leave for more
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| | Think before you photograph and
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| than a day since I heated with wood. I
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| | photograph when it feels just right like
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| decided to grab my camera and lens and
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| | the sun warming your face.
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| set out for this peak to photograph elk.
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