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Posted by Az-Hunter (Member # 17) on November 29, 2007, 06:08 PM:

I know everyone likes pictures, and this one was pretty fair I think. Tim and I were calling this morning, and on our way to the next stand, we saw three coyotes run across the road. We pulled maybe 200 yards past where they crossed, hot footed it out in the grass, and made a stand. These four,and a fifth one came charging right in, Tim performed his photographic skills like a pro.

[ November 29, 2007, 06:12 PM: Message edited by: Az-Hunter ]

Posted by Norm (Member # 240) on November 29, 2007, 06:29 PM:

great pictures.... wouldn't a perfect stand have been that 19 calhoon cracking them all and you see the before and after scenarios:}

Posted by Az-Hunter (Member # 17) on November 29, 2007, 06:31 PM:

The 19 Calhoon cracked once Norm, and one fell, the rest disappeared in that tall grass like ghosts.

Posted by TA17Rem (Member # 794) on November 29, 2007, 06:33 PM:

Great pic's Tim and Vic.

Posted by Jrbhunter (Member # 459) on November 29, 2007, 07:36 PM:

VERY IMPRESSIVE! Great photography Tim.

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on November 29, 2007, 07:55 PM:

NICE!!!!

Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on November 29, 2007, 07:58 PM:

Looks like the whole fam damily! Great pics, Tim.

Posted by Curt2u (Member # 74) on November 29, 2007, 08:34 PM:

Excellent pictures! Nice job Tim and Vic.

Posted by Locohead (Member # 15) on November 29, 2007, 10:15 PM:

What an exciting stand! Great pictures Tim!!! Looks like the new camera is doing its job well.

Dr. Vic, nice shooting as always. One day this fall I saw you shooting .22LR's through the holes of flying ice cubes all morning. I think you missed once and hit the ice cube. Anyway, nice shooting. [Wink]

Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on November 30, 2007, 05:04 AM:

Was down near safford about a week ago that tall grass is everywhere.
[Big Grin]

Great pics and stand thanks for sharing
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Posted by Kelly Jackson (Member # 977) on November 30, 2007, 05:49 AM:

thanks for the pics - those are nice. Great job.

Posted by CindyTraps (Member # 1893) on November 30, 2007, 07:07 AM:

Awesome pictures, just picture perfect! Yeah! [Big Grin]

Posted by DAA (Member # 11) on November 30, 2007, 07:31 AM:

Purty cool [Smile]

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- DAA

Posted by Baldknobber (Member # 514) on November 30, 2007, 02:41 PM:

What about the first pic where the one is in the air? Coolest pic Ive seen in ages.

Posted by JD (Member # 768) on November 30, 2007, 03:22 PM:

Nice!! Are those stills retrieved from a clip or were you just that fortunate to snap the first one at the magic moment?

Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on November 30, 2007, 03:47 PM:

I never even noticed that danged branch until I got home. I love that flying coyote picture, I'd like to get more like that, only with out the branch.

I got a few frames with four coyotes, but never got all five in the frame at once. He is just out of sight to the left in the second picture.

In the third picture, that coyote looking at Vic was in his last fraction of a second of life. The rifle cracked right after the camera clicked, I'd like to get the impact on film one of these days too. Then like Vic said, the others just vanished like ghosts in that tall grass.

I love calling them in the tall grass, just to watch them bounce as they come in, but it sure makes shooting them, with either a rifle or a camera, difficult at best.

For those who don't know him, here is the True Coyote god.

Like Paul mentioned, that tall grass is every where. But I love calling in these areas, as you can watch the coyotes coming in from a long, long way out.

Posted by furhvstr (Member # 1389) on November 30, 2007, 04:03 PM:

Nice Work. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on November 30, 2007, 04:06 PM:

I felt bad, I am getting fat and gray, but now that I seen Vic... I feel better. [Big Grin]

Tim,

That's a very interesting focal point, especially in the first photo, is that an auto-focus camera, and what lens were you using?

I don't understand how you guys hunt that wide open stuff... they're only two feet tall, if you can see them coming, why didn't they see you coming first?

Park the truck, run chase after them, a whole 100 yards, and get set-up... without them seeing you?

Krusty

Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on November 30, 2007, 04:15 PM:

Tall grass? I don't see no tall grass. Where? Tall grass is shoulder high or higher, three feet visibility or less. That ain't tall grass. That's a well kept lawn. Maybe even a putting green in need of some attention.

Posted by CrossJ (Member # 884) on November 30, 2007, 04:18 PM:

Krusty......Belly Crawl! LOL

[ November 30, 2007, 04:20 PM: Message edited by: CrossJ ]

Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on November 30, 2007, 04:25 PM:

JD,

I shoot still frames with a Nikon D70. The coyotes were shot at:

1/500th sec
f/6
300mm

While I took Vic's picture at

1/250th sec
f/8
70mm

When calling, I shoot in bursts of usually three. I ended up with 9 images on that stand. That's one of the things that I love about digital. I carry enough cards and batteries to shoot close to 1,000 images when I go out. ( But on my best day, I've only taken a little over 300 ) I then bring them home and upload them into the computer, and delete the one's that I don't like.

Posted by JoeF (Member # 228) on November 30, 2007, 05:06 PM:

Tim, it is sure a shame that the presence of a branch might separate you from the published pros that some might worship.

For my money, you got them bouncing in and on "film" better than most of us ever will.

I do love the burst mode of digital cameras, I've enjoyed the heck out of mine.

Posted by JD (Member # 768) on November 30, 2007, 08:29 PM:

Burst mode.....of course.

Very nice!!! Good on both of ya.

Posted by Randy Roede (Member # 1273) on December 01, 2007, 07:19 AM:

Very nice Tim, great shots without firing a round!

Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on December 01, 2007, 08:01 AM:

Those are some finely focused pictures with what I am sure was some fast action. Those shots tell a tale. Good work to both of you!
In that 2nd pic, the 2nd coyote, obscured by the branch on the right, went unnoticed by me 'til just now... How observant am I? Not Very, I suppose. Damn ghosts of the prairie, I tell ya! [Smile]

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