Castor canadensis

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• batu (11374)
• [2007-01-21 16:06]

Hallo Sky,
ein schönes Erlebnis, solche Tiere in freier Wildbahn zu erleben und sie dann noch fotografieren zu können bevor sie flüchten. Du hast das Tier gut von der Seite getroffen. Die Farben sind echt winterlich kalt - darüber hilft der dicke Pelz nicht weg. Wir könnten hier in Deutschland auch ein paar Minusgrade gebrauchen.
Beste Grüße, Peter

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• pablominto (15574)
• [2007-01-21 16:17]

Hello Sky,
Oh my dear, what is he up to..? Skating?
I think they should stay inside during winter, as there is nothing much they can do anyway when rivers and lakes are covered with ice!
Well, of course they can model for photographs and get pleasant results, like here!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-01-21 16:24]

Hello Sky,
this must have been a great moment. Not only the sight of a beaver, which is great...but also in such a nice environment. I really like this one.
There's regularly beavers within 1 km from my house but despite hours and hours of watching I've never seen them. Shows that this species can be a hard one to spot.
Best wishes, Jacob

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• arfer (0)
• [2007-01-21 16:33]

Hello Sky

Congratulations.I have been trying to get a good shot like this for a long time too.Very nicely done.Excellent winter setting.Well focused with well saturated colours.TFS

Rob

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• lgfoto (1466)
• [2007-01-21 16:53]

Hi Sky, it must have been exciting. Congratulation.TFS

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• aido (4046)
• [2007-01-21 17:03]
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Hello Sky,
Nice shot and as you say a treat to see them in their natural habitat. Any idea what he is doing? He looks as if he is trying to pull the log from the ice. The snow up top is a little OE but without a grad filter there isn't a lot that can be done in that situation. The detail on the Beaver is clear and I think that's the most important thing in this shot. Nice work!
Regards,
Adrian

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• sammydaman1 (0)
• [2007-01-21 17:13]

Good shot of an American beaver. They are quite abundant here in Texas, where I'm from. They can have extremely large burrows of sticks and mud -- some as long as 50 meters! They typically slam that flattened scaly tail against the water when threatened, making a loud splash!

Very good photo! I specifically like the log with snow in the background -- it makes it an icey composition! Great job.

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• tigra (93)
• [2007-01-21 17:20]

Wow!!
I had never seen beavers so close before:)
Nice capture!
Katia

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• Adanac (15128)
• [2007-01-21 17:45]

Hi Sky,
You took great advantage of your opportunity when you got it. This capture has good detail and colors in this well composed winter shot.
When they are on hard water you get to see the whole beaver, congratulations on this posting.
Rick

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• lovenature (4572)
• [2007-01-21 17:54]

Hello Sky
A cute capture of our Canadian Beaver chewing away on his pond. Nicely framed, good colours and details. I've heard that the Beaver needs to chew to help wear his teeth down as they grow throughout his whole life.
TFS Janice

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• marhowie (35175)
• [2007-01-21 17:58]

Hello Sky.
Very cold theme again, Brrr :)
Great detail, color, and exposure. Nice to see one in the wild, much less get a shot too. I might've been tempted to flip the beaver (That sounds weird for some reason) ;)
Well done & have a great week!

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• Evelynn (13499)
• [2007-01-21 18:54]

Oh, lucky you! What a neat capture. I wonder where the access to his lodge is with all that ice! It is rare to see a beaver out of the water in any season. Thanks for sharing this. It's a great shot.

Evelynn : )

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• JPlumb (2837)
• [2007-01-21 21:45]

Hi Sky, this is very cool (no pun intended). I have only seen these guys in the other 3 seasons, never one on ice. Your composition is very good and you have captured very good detail and colour of this guy.

Thanks, John

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• jcoowanitwong (11467)
• [2007-01-21 22:48]

Hello Sky,
Beautiful picture of beaver in natural settings and behavior. Nice composition and color contrast. Very well done and TFS.
JC

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• volkan (6826)
• [2007-01-21 23:27]

Hi Sky,
Very nice shot.
The colors and point of view are great.
Well done.

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• zenitlady (751)
• [2007-01-21 23:46]

Hi Sky! Am I ever surprised that you found the beaver at Coots Paradise! Thought one had to go north or east of Toronto. I can see why you were so excited! Very good detail, look at those long back legs and feet, and the colour of his coat is spot on! Great capture! Congratulations! Linda

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• Hay_kes (3475)
• [2007-01-22 1:25]

Hi Sky,
Very nicely photo.Good timing and compo.TFS.

hAyAti

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2007-01-22 1:28]

Hi Sky,
Interesting to see how this animal survive cold winter.
Well captured.
Great shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• loot (9405)
• [2007-01-22 1:49]

Hi Sky

What a rush of excitement I detect in your notes. There are few things that beat this adrenalin load that hits one when you find such an animal in its wild and natural habitat. What makes this even more incredible is the fact that you were hiking, thus taking this shot on the foot.

Your composition is fine showing the beaver and the tree trunk in this otherwise snowed under scene. The colours are well defined, the details are nice and sharp, and you did well with the exposure considering the dark subject and the bright snow you had to deal with.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Today is the big day for celebration with 1 completed year on the site. I am very curious to see what you have in store for us.

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• elefantino (13859)
• [2007-01-22 1:53]

Hello sky, bella foto con ottima posa del tuo soggetto, buoni i colori, manca un po' di nitidezza.
Andrea

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• uleko (24859)
• [2007-01-22 5:46]

Hello Sky,
What a wonderful experience to see this busy Beaver and to be able to get close enough to photograph it!! I like his pose showing his big tail, all nicely in focus and in natural colours. The fallen log in the background fits perfectly too. Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• Runnerduck (1847)
• [2007-01-22 6:21]

Wow, you were incredibly honoured to capture this moment.
I'm not entirely happy about the composition, but when capturing such a rare creature as this in it's natural environment I think one can be excused of such minor details.
Well done, and thank you for sharing.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2007-01-22 7:25]

Hi Sky,
Excellent shot on this Beaver. A difficult ligting, but you managed the exposure well. Very good colors and detail in the Beaver. Great that you were able to capture this shot of him in the wild. He is totally unaware of you at this point.
Scott

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• claudine (10195)
• [2007-01-22 7:58]

Hello Sky,
I'm so glad for you! It happened to me once and it was in Mont-Tremblant National Park this summer, very early in the morning but I didn't have the good lens at this moment :(

This is a beautiful capture of this little hard worker. You were very lucky to see it and your picture is beautiful. Details are good and this beautiful winter environment and its strange tail :) I understand your excitement; this is a precious capture. Thanks,
Claudine
:)...

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• jmp (8406)
• [2007-01-22 7:58]

Hi Sky,
What a lucky meeting! I only saw beavers (Castores in spanish) in TV documentary and always making dams. I'm not surprised about beaver activities on ice as beavers for me are absoletely unknown creatures.:-)
A lovely capture with good details, compostion and exposure.
TFS, José M.

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• wishnugaruda (14327)
• [2007-01-22 7:59]

Hi Sky,
das ist aber wunderschön - welch' ein Glück so einen Moment erleben zu dürfen.
Gefällt mir sehr, vielen Dank.
Ich hatte ein paar Wochen TN/TL-Pause - selbst verordnet ;-)
Bin beruflich ziemlich im Streß und da spielt sich auch 80% vor dem PC ab, da braucht man abends eine PC-Pause!
Viele Grüße
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-01-22 8:39]

Very nice scene Sky with great point of view.

I like it a lot: composition, POV, DOF, focus, sharpness, color, lighting, background, framing and notes.

I don't like it: nothing to quarrel.

Interesting post unusual in TN... thank you for sharing.
Cordially... Ricardo

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2007-01-22 9:01]

Hello Sky,

Excllent capture of this little beaver perfect details very crisp, nicly composed and capture photo exllent details very crisp nice work,

TFS Kyle

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• Alex99 (15449)
• [2007-01-22 10:40]

Hi Sky.
What a nice scene you have pictured. I like how you managed to control the lighting and exposure. It is very difficult to capture brown animal at white BG. You have done it excellently. The reproduction of the hair of the animal, sharpness and detail of the image are perfect too. Superb work. My compliments and TFS.
Alexei.

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• hester (11110)
• [2007-01-22 14:34]

Hi Sky

This is just a wonderful shot, it is so great to see a beaver in the wild. Great POV and good details. Excellent work

TFS

Karan

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• jeanpaul (13851)
• [2007-01-22 15:39]

Salut Sky
Très belle présentation que tu nous envoies avec ce beau castor qui semble vouloir patiner ou qui qui est entrein de s'admirer dans la glace.
Les détails et la couleurs sont de toutes beautés.
Merci et a bientôt...JP
Les sourires demain

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• Isu (1663)
• [2007-01-24 18:31]

Hola Sky, me gusta la captura... que nitidez... buen color.... Saludos Sira

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• TAZ (10922)
• [2007-01-25 7:11]

Hello Sky,
Here, on the edge of Annecy lake we have few Castor but I couldn't see one, they are so wild... Exposure and sharpness are good. Perhaps the composition a bit centered.
Congratulations and thanks for not waiting to share ;-)

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• lemoineth (2284)
• [2007-01-25 19:25]

Belle photo, d' un beau castor. Les détails de la photo sont super et bien nets. Amitiés Thomas

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• captainsgirl (4082)
• [2007-01-26 15:40]

Okay is that Frank? or Gordon? :o)

Neat shot Sky, I don't think I've ever seen one of these guys too close up myself.

TFS
Donna:o)


thanks for your comment on my photo"Sunset on Lake Superior" :o)

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• mikou (5265)
• [2007-01-27 3:28]

Hi Sky.
In this country live this animals only little,but in my region there are not no,it is a pity.I see as though it are amazing creatures.Your capture very much be fine with good details as well as with beautiful colours.
Nice done,thanks for sharing.
Greetings and great weekend.
Milos

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• pvs (11925)
• [2007-02-01 0:47]

Hi Sky,

A very nice capture,we have them here as well in the neighbourhood,but unfortunatly have not seen them yet only some fallen trees,captured it very well with good details and colors,well done and TFS

Paul

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• Dave (2171)
• [2007-02-04 13:40]

Hi Sky,
Great shot! It makes me wonder how a beaver deals with falling through the ice, it it ever happens...;-) I posted this shot: Caution! Beaver @ Work from last year showing a beavers work, but I've not managed to catch a shot of the actual animal. Your shot is quite excellent in all manner! It would be a hard one to top! Thanks!

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• Silke (5398)
• [2007-02-05 19:35]

HI Sky
This looks a little familiar (^_^)
I love this version -- truly a grand capture with superb POV and excellent dof and details
TFS
Silke

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• stevkds (1705)
• [2007-02-10 11:12]

Exotic animal for me Sky.
I like this a lot.
Very well done
tfs. Stev

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• deains (138)
• [2007-02-10 12:39]

Another fine beaver photo SkyFa! Don

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-02-15 16:04]

Excellent shot Sky never seen a beaver in the wild or captivity a special moment and a good clear shot of it. Well done tfs rgds Necip.

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• Shoot_Score (2364)
• [2007-04-18 0:01]
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Sky! Two Canadian symbols in one shot! Winter&Beaver! Well done!

I have seen beavers, but never have I seen one trying out for a hockey team, while chewing on a her/his stick! ...

Great capture, and nice presentation. Tfs, Jay

PS I have Themed up on this one! AND I have linked it from an Aussie page where the photographer was confused about what a beaver looks like... Thanx again for your clear shot!

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• mlines (2560)
• [2007-04-18 0:20]
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Hi Sky. Good shot of this busy beaver. They have a tough life during that frozen period i bet. Good clarity and colours.
Murray.
PS Thanks for helping out (via Shoot_Score) with the Otter/ Beaver confusion!