[Leica] Mitch Z - MITCH PARK & BEAR PHOTOS. :-)

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Hi Mitch,
I have done quite a few assignments over the years in our National Parks 
from coast to coast in Canada and like you I've seen and spoken to and 
written down their car license numbers and turned them into the Park Rangers 
and the Mounties. So many people have absolutely no respect for the animals 
nor Parks themselves, they just tramp all over the place killing flowers and 
fauna with no respect whatsoever.

A few visitors got snarky at times about the license. However they moved on 
when I said I had already transmitted it to the RCMP who were on their way 
out to have a look and a word or two with them.

I photographed a guy taking photos of a mother black bear and a couple of 
cubs foraging on the side of the Jasper Park highway.The guy was so stupid 
he kept getting closer annoying the mother until she took a run at him and 
he flew to his car but couldn't get the door open and jumped up on the hood 
yelling his head off!  Me?

Hell I just took photos for evidence in case the bear got him! While wildly 
in my mind thinking "Get him bear, get him!" :-) :-) The complete series 
were later used by  Parks Canada in their information kiosks where they 
enlighten visitors about feeding and annoying the wild animals.

Tough assignments to spend a month wandering about just shooting all the 
beauty you want for a summer month or two. AND GET PAID! ;-)

cheers,
ted


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mitch Zeissler" <zeissler at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 5:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Mitch Z - Car reflection MITCH REFLECTION


> Hi Ted,
>
> I appreciate the feedback -- here's another bison shot *with* its head up 
> that I thought you might like, though there isn't a reflection from a car 
> anywhere visible:
> http://zeissler.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/20130507-07843.jpg
>
> As far as hitting the horn is concerned, if I did that I'd have to place 
> myself on my own Hall of Shame post:
> http://exploratorius.us/2013/06/14/hall-of-shame/
>
> I know others do it -- but I do not, preferring instead to leaving the 
> critters unmolested.  Yes, the pros do that to get a shot, and yes, I was 
> a pro for a long while when I was fresh out of college 
> (http://exploratorius.us/about/), but I just take photos for pleasure now.
>
> Thanks for the comments though!
>
> Mitch Zeissler
> ===
>   Website: http://exploratorius.us/
>
> On Sep 1, 2013, at 12:21 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>
>> Mitch Zeissler OFFERED:
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Zeissler" <zeissler at mac.com>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 5:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Mitch Z - Car reflection MITCH REFLECTION
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for the comments on this one as well, Ted!  I made what lemonade 
>>> I could with it, as the bison never lifted it's head during the entire 
>>> time it traversed the scene.
>>
>> Hi Mitch;
>>
>> Just in case you run into this kind of eating head down situation again 
>> maybe worth a try. Camera focused and ready to shoot, hit horn button 
>> with elbow and "maybe animal head will come up??" Or you might spook it, 
>> losing the photo all together. Or shoot what you have here? Then do horn 
>> sound. But you've got to be very quick finger on release.
>> Just a passing thought for the next trip to the outback country. :-)
>> cheers,
>> ted :-)
>
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