Snowy Owl Invasion

[Rob'in'To]

Never heard that one.  I tracked many of mine through ontbirds reports and hitting some known spots along with a few that just popped up out of nowhere to our surprise.

If only I went to the Spit...  I would have had my 14th.  Ah well, I like the number 13 better anyways.   :twisted:

[mr.sharp-photo]

people have been posting their photos on the Weather Network's website. sadly, they're clearly baiting the snowy owls. but one of the shots was tagged as being from Scarborough. It may have been from the Spit. who knows.

[Rob'in'To]

Are you sure it's not the city/town of the submitter that they are displaying?

Clearly baiting?  Do tell.  I don't watch the weather network.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Are you sure it's not the city/town of the submitter that they are displaying?

Clearly baiting?  Do tell.  I don't watch the weather network.

heh, the Weather Network's website, not the tv station.
two photos posted by 2 different photographers. 1 was clearly baiting (admitted it) and the other one was pretty obvious by the perfect photo of it catching lunch.

Looks like someone named Herman Roote is a baiter.  his example is here. You can also see it in this one

[newfoundlander61]

Baiting for sure. Not sure if hie knows this or not when posting images to the Weather Network:

"You hereby grant to PMI a world-wide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute and sub-licence any and all material or information submitted by you to this Web site or by e-mail to PMI and/or to incorporate it in other works regardless of form, medium or technology. In addition, you hereby waive any moral rights you have in any and all material or information submitted by you to this Web site or by e-mail."

Too bad for him

[Rob'in'To]

Interesting.  

The shots I strive for...  but in a natural chain of events.

Thanks for the follow up.

[mr.sharp-photo]

Interesting.  

The shots I strive for...  but in a natural chain of events.

Thanks for the follow up.

its pretty simple. let a mouse loose. focus on the mouse. snap snap snap snap! and you have a picture that you "sell", since we all know that people are spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on our bird photos.

[lovemypt]

Hi Richard

I guess it is a comment on the sad state of the world today.... I read some of the comments on the link and was deeply saden by the bulk of the comments.  To say it is okay to get pictures by any means shows a real lack of interest in nature and in your subject. It is always great to get a good shot but the only certain thing in life is no matter how much money you spend on your equipment or how great the picture is...there will always be someone who has better stuff and will have the better picture......

The joy in any hobby should be the process getting thru to completion.....not the outcome only

Dave

[mr.sharp-photo]

Hi Richard

I guess it is a comment on the sad state of the world today.... I read some of the comments on the link and was deeply saden by the bulk of the comments.  To say it is okay to get pictures by any means shows a real lack of interest in nature and in your subject. It is always great to get a good shot but the only certain thing in life is no matter how much money you spend on your equipment or how great the picture is...there will always be someone who has better stuff and will have the better picture......

The joy in any hobby should be the process getting thru to completion.....not the outcome only

Dave

very well put.
for me, its just like a treasure hunt. to others, its not.

as an aside, if you google that photographer's name, you will find some funny links, including his dead url/website and how he's a First Nation's person who I assume, by tradition, would respect nature, but clearly he doesn't.