River Otter - THE SEQUEL

[darkroom]

Late last year I posted a thread in this forum showing my photos of a River Otter catching a Flounder on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. Here's a link incase you missed it:
Old thread (http://www.pixel-shooter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9709)
What a great morning.
Unsurpassable.
...Or so I though!

:brows:

Shortly after that encounter, I went up north to a small lake in Haliburton, Ontario cottage country. I woke up at dawn and canoed out into a misty morning. This is what greeted me:

Good morning :) :) :)
http://darkroom.smugmug.com/photos/274594164_5fLT5-L.jpg

Caught a fish
http://darkroom.smugmug.com/photos/274594093_vTfut-L.jpg

Not a Flounder, but it'll do ;)
http://darkroom.smugmug.com/photos/274593981_rSnxf-L.jpg

I think he was trying to dislodge a fish bone. Sounded worse than a cat with a furball!
http://darkroom.smugmug.com/photos/274594211_vD3W9-L.jpg

Family Portrait
http://darkroom.smugmug.com/photos/274594907_HQzho-L.jpg

It was certainly a morning to remember.
Thanks for looking.

[Slingher]

Great find and great shots!

[Rob]

Beautiful shots David. Must have been a fabulous experience canoing out te be greeted by these guys. Love the "Bone in the throat" shot

[Jerry]

David, what a great series and story!! So much here in Ontario and I don't even know!! Well, I'm starting to (+:

[Spidy]

Wow .. love the first shot! How cute! All are very nice captures. Lucky you ... wake up to these little critters :)

[Ann Brokelman]

Very nice - love the first one also.

[Glenn Abuja]

Great series. I keep seeing them, but getting close, lets say it's coming.

[Ellen]

Great pictures. You know what they say, the early bird catches the worm. And you did that with these pictures.

[Joe F.N.]

Wow! These are good. No! They're sensational. You've captured cottage country at it's best. The comp in #2 needs a wee bit of free space to the left. Paint this one David and we'll change your last name to Bateman. You're already as good as he is, now.

[Salsa]

Awesome series, the first two shots are priceless and so beautiful.

Sally

[Mitchell]

so cool love that first one!!

[darkroom]

Great find and great shots!

Thanks Jessie :)

Beautiful shots David. Must have been a fabulous experience canoing out te be greeted by these guys. Love the "Bone in the throat" shot

Thanks Rob. In the shot, he looks ferocious, -but at the time, he actually sounded comical!

David, what a great series and story!! So much here in Ontario and I don't even know!! Well, I'm starting to (+:

Ontario sure does have some treasures. Thanks Jerry.

Wow .. love the first shot! How cute! All are very nice captures. Lucky you ... wake up to these little critters :)

Thanks Debi. The first shot is my favorite as well. It was an incredible morning.

Very nice - love the first one also.

Thanks Ann. :)

Great series. I keep seeing them, but getting close, lets say it's coming.

Thanks Glenn. Hope it happens for you too!

Great pictures. You know what they say, the early bird catches the worm. And you did that with these pictures.

Thanks Ellen. I love waking up early in cottage country. It's the best way to have an entire lake to yourself.

Wow! These are good. No! They're sensational. You've captured cottage country at it's best. The comp in #2 needs a wee bit of free space to the left. Paint this one David and we'll change your last name to Bateman. You're already as good as he is, now.

Thanks Joe. I appriciate the input as always. I wish I had time to paint!! ;)

Awesome series, the first two shots are priceless and so beautiful.

Sally

Thanks Sally. The morning was priceless and beautiful. :)

so cool love that first one!!

Thanks Mitchell. It's my fave as well. I couldn't believe my luck when they popped their heads up so close to the canoe.

[viewfinder]

What a great series David! These are lovely images, very well captured, and such lovely and cute otters!

Thanks for sharing these!


Regards,
Jonathan

[paul weston]

Very cool, ive tryed shooting these guys several times but they never sit still for me. Nicely done.

[Harv]

Great set, David. Shot #2 is awesome! In my opinion, it's perfect as is.

[Jim]

Wow ! you lucky dog , I'll trade you 10 Canada Goose for just one of your Otters :biggrin:

[Bobby]

Awesome David, what a wonderful find.

[darkroom]

What a great series David! These are lovely images, very well captured, and such lovely and cute otters!

Thanks for sharing these!


Regards,
Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan. Hope to cross paths with them again this summer. :)

Very cool, ive tryed shooting these guys several times but they never sit still for me. Nicely done.

Thanks Paul. I REALLY got lucky that morning. I left them alone before they left me.

Great set, David. Shot #2 is awesome! In my opinion, it's perfect as is.

Thanks Harv. Most of the shots filled the frame. Very little cropping done. Hope to post some new shots of them this summer. (fingers crossed)


Wow ! you lucky dog , I'll trade you 10 Canada Goose for just one of your Otters :biggrin:

Thanks Buddy. But what kind of deal is that?? Throw in a couple Red-necked Grebes and an Oldsq- I mean Long-tail, - and I'll think about it. ;)

Awesome David, what a wonderful find.

Thanks Bobby. It sure was.




General note:
Sucks that the misty morning/low light had me shooting the whole sequence at ISO 1600!!! The noise isn't too bad, but enough to make me wish I was a better photographer. Many of you PixelShooters would have REALLY capitalized in my situation.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

[Ann]

Great shots! What an entertaining morning you had!