[Crocuta]

Originally Posted by yslee

Crocuta, where do you normally photograph your wildlife? Here, it's more mechanised beasts than wildlife... sigh.

Yslee, I do most of my wildlife photography in South Africa, though I've also done quite a bit in Australia and New Zealand. It's harder to get the dramatic shots in the US, but still possible. I haven't had much time for it in recent months due to work pressures, but will get back to it this summer when things ease up there.

[Crocuta]

Originally Posted by yslee

Crocuta, where do you normally photograph your wildlife? Here, it's more mechanised beasts than wildlife... sigh.

Yslee, I do most of my wildlife photography in South Africa, though I've also done quite a bit in Australia and New Zealand. It's harder to get the dramatic shots in the US, but still possible. I haven't had much time for it in recent months due to work pressures, but will get back to it this summer when things ease up there.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Crocuta, that's sounds really great! Shoots like that are just but a dream for me. Do you have an online gallery of your photos? I'd like to take a look. =)

[Crocuta]

Originally Posted by yslee

Crocuta, that's sounds really great! Shoots like that are just but a dream for me. Do you have an online gallery of your photos? I'd like to take a look. =)

It would just be a dream for me too if my work didn't take me there. It's one of the perks of working in wildlife conservation. Whenever I visit one of the reserves, I get up about 4am and drive around shooting from dawn until around 8am. My work usually starts around 9am and so I have plenty of time to shoot before work. Then when everone else goes home for dinner around 4:30pm, I just grab a cooler with drinks and a sandwich and head out until dusk. Since the best time for sighting wildlife is dawn and dusk, this system works out really well. The only thing it doesn't let me do is to plan my days around achieving a certain photogaphic goal like a pro wildlife photographer would do. But since I'm getting paid to do this, I try not to complain. :wink:

I do have an online photo gallery on my web site at
http://www.wildearthnet.org/photo/photo.htm. I hope you enjoy it.

[Later] Actually, I wonder if you could do me a favor. After working fine for some years, my web site doesn't seem to be showing all the photos in my gallery. They show up in the HTML editor and in the source code, but just don't show in my browser. I'm not sure if the problem is my web site or my browser. Would you look in the America section and tell me how many squirrel photos you see in the first part? Thanks!

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Originally Posted by Crocuta

It's one of the perks of working in wildlife conservation.

You lucky guy!

Since the best time for sighting wildlife is dawn and dusk, this system works out really well. The only thing it doesn't let me do is to plan my days around achieving a certain photogaphic goal like a pro wildlife photographer would do. But since I'm getting paid to do this, I try not to complain. :wink:

I think I'll go to a corner and whimper now.

I do have an online photo gallery on my web site at
http://www.wildearthnet.org/photo/photo.htm. I hope you enjoy it.

Great photos! I especially like those that show the animals in their environments; it gives a certain sense of scale, and looks really good!

[Later]Would you look in the America section and tell me how many squirrel photos you see in the first part? Thanks!

Five!

[Crocuta]

Originally Posted by yslee

You lucky guy!

Well, you'll never get rich working in this area, but there's more to life than money. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Great photos! I especially like those that show the animals in their environments; it gives a certain sense of scale, and looks really good!

Thanks! I guess you can tell that I lean more toward the portrait style than the environmental. It's funny because I love it when other photographers concentrate on environment and scale, but when I get behind the lens, I just want to get close enough to touch. Maybe it's my frustration at not being able to pet the kitties! :lol:

Anyway, I think I'll concentrate on developing that aspect of my photgraphy for awhile. Thanks for the comment!

Five!

Thanks so much! There should be five so you're getting them all, but my browser only shows two, and several other images are missing. I was just about to tear back into the site, but now I know to look on my own computer for the problem. Perhaps a clear of the cache will sort things out.

[Suhit Gupta]

Originally Posted by Crocuta

I do have an online photo gallery on my web site at
http://www.wildearthnet.org/photo/photo.htm. I hope you enjoy it.

Wow, nice site. The pictures look great.

Suhit

[Crocuta]

Thanks!!! Now if all of my photos would show up, I'd be in business. :?

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Hehe, we've gone quite OT..

Anyway, I think I'll concentrate on developing that aspect of my photgraphy for awhile. Thanks for the comment!

I think that's a good idea. It's more exciting to look at. Animal portraiture has a very "documentative" feel after a while. Good photos of animals in their environments are more visually engaging to me.

Thanks so much! There should be five so you're getting them all, but my browser only shows two, and several other images are missing. I was just about to tear back into the site, but now I know to look on my own computer for the problem. Perhaps a clear of the cache will sort things out.

I think most of us should be seeing 5 images.. is everyone seeing 5 images?

[Suhit Gupta]

Originally Posted by yslee

I think most of us should be seeing 5 images.. is everyone seeing 5 images?

I am definitely seeing 5. The breakdown of images on that entire page is as follows for me - 5/3/3/3/3/2/3. I confirmed this with Mozilla as well.

Suhit

[Crocuta]

Yeah, I guess we are way OT by now. It's probably time to wrap it up, but I do thank you for your help. What you guys are seeing is exactly right, but I can't figure out why my own computers aren't working. I checked with my main home computer, my laptop from work and my wife's desktop and they all show 2-2-0-3-3-2-3. They all have in common are that they use IE6 (w/ latest updates) and they're all viewing the site from my home cable connection. I'll have to investigate this further and see if I can narrow down the cause. In the meantime, it's just good to know that everyone else is seeing what they're supposed to.