Sep 22, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Elk, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup
Nikon D200 Soup | Bull Elk Resting In the fall, the grass turns a bit brown. This bill elk appears to be taking a break; resting up for rut season. To learn more about elk, see Elk | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story Simple click. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Day in Yellowstone |
| Location | Yellowstone NP |
| Date/Time | 9/25/2008 5:07pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 63°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Simple click. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 400mm (600mm) f/5.6 1/30s 0ev 100iso |
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Sep 21, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Great Horned Owl, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup
Nikon D200 Soup | Great Horned Owl Great Horned Owls are large owls with two distinctive feathered tufts, not horns, on their head. They are nocturnal, but occasionally you may see them during the daytime. They seldom build their own nests. Instead, they take over nests built by other large birds like hawks.
The Back Story This owl sat on that branch for something like 40 minutes while cars stopped along the roadside in Yellowstone to take a look and capture a few images. The road followed the river far below along a ridge line in the mountains. Although the owl and I were about level height, I was standing by the road using a stone fence as a tripod and the owl was high in the tree about 50 yards away next to the river. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Day in Yellowstone |
| Location | Yellowstone NP |
| Date/Time | 9/24/2008 12:51pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 61°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Used stone fence as a tripod in a not so simple click. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 400mm (600mm) f/8 1/40s 1ev 100iso |
| Post | Sharpened eye. |
Sep 20, 2021 | AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED, Gallatin River Ranch, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup
Nikon D200 Soup | Gallatin River Ranch The ranch’s southern boundary lies along the confluence where the East and West Gallatin Rivers meet. The Gallatin River has some of the best fly fishing on the planet. For the whole story with all images, see Gallatin River Ranch | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story This image came from a simple click while crossing the bridge. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Crossing the Bridge |
| Location | Gallatin River Ranch Bridge |
| Date/Time | 9/22/2008 5:35pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 61°F | Calm Winds |
| Method | Simple Click while crossing the bridge. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF-S DX VR 18-200mm f3.5-5.6G IF-ED lens |
Exposure
| 18mm (27mm) f/8 1/160s 0ev 200iso |
| Post | |
Sep 19, 2021 | AF DC 135mm f2D, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup, Pugs
Nikon D200 Soup | Allie’s Shadow For a little Pug, Allies really casts a big shadow.
The Back Story This image came from a simple click while walking the Pugs. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Walking the Pugs |
| Location | Cadillac, MI |
| Date/Time | 8/19/2008 7;48pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 72°F | Calm Winds |
| Method | Simple Click while walking the Pugs. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF DC 135mm f2D lens |
Exposure
| 135mm (202mm) f/2 1/250s 0ev 100iso |
| Post | |
Sep 18, 2021 | AF DC 135mm f2D, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup, Pugs
Nikon D200 Soup | Allie the Pug Allie looks bigger than life in this image. Pugs are small dogs, but they look rough and tough. They aren’t. Black Pugs only have one layer of hair whereas fawn Pugs have two layers. So, they get cold faster in the winter, but if they are not in the sun, they stay cooler in the summer.
The Back Story This image came from a simple click after kneeing down while walking the Pugs. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Walking the Pugs |
| Location | Cadillac, MI |
| Date/Time | 8/19/2008 7;42pm Local Time |
| Weather | Fair Skies | 72°F | Calm Winds |
| Method | Simple Click after kneeing down while walking the Pugs. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF DC 135mm f2D lens |
Exposure
| 135mm (202mm) f/2 1/400s 0ev 100iso |
| Post | Sharpened eyes. |
Sep 17, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup, Swan
Nikon D200 Soup | Cygnet – Young Swan The beautiful blue Michigan water makes a nice background to this Cygnet Swan. With its mother just a few yards away, it did not seem to have a care in the world.
The Back Story This image came from a simple click while docked. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Boating Day |
| Location | Lake Charlevoix, Michigan |
| Date/Time | 8/16/2008 2;55pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 78°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Simple Click |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 230mm (345mm) f/7.1 1/125s 0ev 100iso |
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Sep 16, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup, Piper PA-18 Super Cub
Nikon D200 Soup | Float Plane Weekend This Piper Super Cub is taking off by trying to lift one float up first then the other. A PA-18 Piper Super Cub on floats can take-off from relatively small lakes. Northern Michigan provides some beautiful lake front backgrounds when capturing floatplane images. Wonder how the Super Cub got such a distinctive N number. See Floatplane Weekend | a 7 Image Story for more floatplane images.
The Back Story This image came from a burst of clicks from a boat while panning. Another reason why good panning skills and recent practice are necessary to capture certain types of images. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Float Plane Weekend |
| Location | Lake Cadillac in Cadillac, MI |
| Date/Time | 8/01/2008 3:38pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 82°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Burst of clicks from a boat while panning. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 200mm (300mm) f/14 1/90s 0ev 100iso |
| Post | Smoothed clouds a bit. |
Sep 15, 2021 | AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR, Badlands, Horses, Nikon D200, Nikon D200 Soup
Nikon D200 Soup | Horsing Around After a long day capturing images in the Badlands NP, my attention turned toward Wind Cave NP. Along the road to Wind Cave, these horses were horsing around in a pasture.
The Back Story A quick stop and a simple click, using vehicle as a tripod and blind, yielded this image. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Trip to the Badlands |
| Location | Near Wind Cave NP |
| Date/Time | 6/08/2008 3:30pm Local Time |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy | 61°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Simple click using vehicle as a tripod and blind. |
| Gear | Nikon D200 with an AF 80-400mm f4.5-5.6D ED VR lens |
Exposure
| 150mm (225mm) f/22 1/30s 0ev 220iso |
| Post | Sharpened eyes and added a little definition to horses. |
