Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, my photo was taken on Oct. 26 also: http://www.kencarney.com/Yosemite/_MG_3063.html You weren't the guy who tactfully suggested I put the tripod plate on my Canon 70-200 lens on the tripod instead of the camera plate, were you (I was so excited to see the sunset I had a mental lapse)? I won't pretend to know my species that well, but I think that sucker was a wolf. The OKC police K-9 unit has an animal they have named "Spot" and there is no way Spot is a dog...I saw the aftermath of an encounter with Spot and a perp -ewwwwe. Ken On 11/10/2011 7:19 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > OK. This is getting spooky. I was there the same time as you, and I > saw that wolf. My father-in-law said it was a coyote, but I said, no > way. I was going to ask the ranger if there were wolves in Yosemite, > but I forgot. I am glad to see someone else saw it. So, were you up > there for the sunset? And did the sunset look something like this with > a cloud bank closing in the lower part of half dome? > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/fall11/YO/Half+dome-8122.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/fall11/YO/Half+dome-8126.jpg.html > > Taken October 26. > > Aram > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 4:50 PM > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Yosemite critters > >> We were driving back from Glacier Point week before last and a wolf >> trotted along beside the car when we slowed down. I've seen grey >> wolves before, but this one had brownish/red hair. Probably just >> mooching but I opined it might be prudent to stay in the car. Most >> excellent photo BTW. >> >> Ken >> >> On 11/9/2011 3:39 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>> Great shot Adam, >>> cheers >>> Lluis >>> >>> El 09/11/2011, a las 22:32, Adam Bridge escribi?: >>> >>>> I have never, in my life, been this close to one of these in the >>>> wild. Ever. I've never even SEEN one in the wild. It was like >>>> walking with a huge house cat. >>>> >>>> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/20000597_CWmbP5#1576065791_T2Z2RLZ> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Canon 1Ds MkII, 70-200 Canon L lens. >>>> >>>> It was so wonderful! >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >