Nikon 1 V1 Potpourri | Raccoon Wild Raccoons roam the Everglades. They use their front paws and long fingers to acquire a wide variety of food. Racoons can capture crawfish, frogs, and other creatures in the water. They also eat fruit, plants, and eggs.
The Back Story This Raccoon image, captured near Everglades NP, is clearly the nicest raccoon image I have ever captured. Wild Everglade raccoons greeted our air boat as we docked on a remote island. These guys roamed around an old native American house site which is still regularly visited. They kept their distance but clearly were not afraid of us. On several occasions, they stopped which gave us an opportunity to captured several images. The easy to carry Nikon 1 V1 and the 70-300mm lens allowed me to capture a nice image while not disturbing the raccoons. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Everglades NP Visit |
| Location | Near Everglades NP |
| Date/Time | 1/13/2014 12:29pm Local Time |
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy | 80°F | Moderate Winds |
| Method | Captured while exploring a small island, handheld. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V1 with a Nikon FT-1 Adapter and Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 145mm (391mm) f/4.8 1/500s -0.33ev 560iso |
| Post | Increased contrast a bit. |
