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re: Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/13/26 at 12:45 pm to Funky Tide 8

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Is this Neah Bay?

This is Seqium Bay at John Wayne Marina in Sequim, Washington.

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re: Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/13/26 at 12:44 pm to highcotton2

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Thanks again for all your tips and suggestion on my Yellowstone trip. That Gardiner area is incredible for viewing wildlife in the winter.

Anytime! I'm heading out there in a few weeks. Gonna fly into Bozeman and either do a few days in North Yellowstone or try to photograph the wild horses in Cody, before heading into the Tetons

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re: Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/13/26 at 9:25 am to Larry Gooseman

I'm using the Nikon Z8

For wildlife: Nikon 180-600
Nikon 70-200
Nikon 105 (if shooting insects)

For Landscapes: Nikon 24-70
Nikon 70-200
Nikon 105 (occasionally)

I shoot manual, and will adjust ISO as shooting if needed, and shutter speed is usually based on the subject (birds in flight need a higher shutter speed than mammals)

My f/stop for wildlife is anywhere from F/2.8 to F/6.3 (depending on the lens, light, and separation from the subject and background.

F/stop for landscapes is usually F/8 or higher. If I use a tripod for landscapes in low light, my shutter speed will be pretty slow to allow more light in.

When shooting wildlife this is how I set up:
1. Set shutter speed to what i need to get a sharp shot of the subject

2. Set f/stop as low as possible

3. Adjust ISO (in an ideal world you'd keep it at 100, but with wildlife/nature you're usually shooting in low light. Today's mirrorless cameras can handle pretty high ISO with less noise, but I still try to keep it between 100 and 1000 (i've gone up to 10,000 and still got a sharp shot with very little noise in the photo). If you're closer to you're subject you can get away with a highter ISO, but I still try to keep it as low as possible.

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re: Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/13/26 at 7:27 am to zippyputt

It’s in Port Townsend, Washington. Only had 2 days to shoot up there, but definitely want to go back

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re: Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/12/26 at 9:42 pm to Antib551

Thank you!

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Wildlife/Nature Photos from the Last Few Months

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/12/26 at 9:34 pm

More Images Here

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re: Photography cameras

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/10/26 at 4:35 pm to CobraCommander83

I do wildlife and nature photography.

For landscape/scenic I’d start with something like the Nikon Z7 ii or the Z6 iii.
They are probably a little out your price range but may be able to find one close to it on MPB.com . A good lens to pair them with would be the 24-70mm 2.8 (you could probably go with a wider angle but that lens gives you a little zoom if needed. )

Nikon does offer 0 interest financing for 12-24 months if that helps your budget.

Canon and Sony also have some good optios, I’m just not too familiar with them.

For wildlife I use the Z8
Landscapes I use the Z7 ii

I’ll try and post some images later (phone won’t let me)

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re: LA Senate GOP primary getting interesting....

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 4/9/26 at 8:16 pm to Srbtiger06

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I think Cassidy and Letlow are gonna fling so much shite it's gonna turn a lot of people off. Idk if Fleming can win but I see him in a runoff.

That’s probably Cassidy’s plan. I think his only chance is to have very low voter turnout.

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re: POTUS just called ABC to rip tucker Carlson

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 3/5/26 at 3:44 pm to beaux duke

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seems like there are better uses of his time than calling into shows

Like a beer summit.........right?

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Crawfish Prices Movin on Up

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 3/5/26 at 1:25 pm

Who had worker shortage on their crawfish price hike bingo card?

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ABBEVILLE - You may see some significant changes in crawfish prices this season. It's because some crawfish processing plants are dealing with worker shortages. "They simply cannot get their workers, and so some of the plants that normally get 100 to 135 workers have gotten zero," Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Mike Strain, said.

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If Benoit doesn't have any by early next month. He says he will not be able to operate his processing plant and will lose about 45% of his crawfish

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re: Why pay 1300 dollars a night for a hotel room at Walt Disney World?

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 3/4/26 at 11:56 am to wareaglepete

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We went twice when the kids were younger. First time we stayed at the African resort or whatever it is where you can see the giraffes and impalas and shite outside your room.

The giraffes and impalas sound cool, but i'm a little confused about shitting outside your room.

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re: Yesterday's eclipse got me thinking

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 3/4/26 at 8:46 am to Lonnie Utah

According to AI

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Flat Earth theorists often claim the "shadow" on the moon during a lunar eclipse is not caused by Earth at all, but rather by a hidden, invisible "shadow object" or "anti-moon" that occasionally passes between the Sun and Moon. They argue this celestial object is perfectly circular, explaining the curved shadow without requiring a spherical Earth

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re: The Irony – Ineligible Blacks May Fund SF Reparations

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/23/26 at 3:48 pm to djmed

In other words it would just be some sort of money laundering scheme to funnel money back to the politicians.

SF: Lets pay reparations to black people

Also SF: We're paying reparations to blacks, but blacks are ineligible, and will have to pay the reparations along with the privileged white man though taxes.

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re: Spring break plans changing rapidly

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/22/26 at 4:55 pm to BOHICAMAN

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Hotels on south padre island are already raising rates.

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Do the laws of supply and demand not work south of the border?

This is almost as bad as AOC claiming Venezuela is south of the equator.

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re: Pritzker wants a tariff refund

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/20/26 at 9:48 pm to foj1981

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Pritzker wants a tariff refund

Will all these businesses that want a refund issue a refund to their customers for price increases because of tariffs?

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re: AOC decrees Venezuela is below the equator

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/16/26 at 1:13 pm to Night Vision

Why is a congressman from New York representing the US on the world stage?

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re: Congressional resolution seeks federal recognition of Mobile as birthplace of Mardi Gras

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/13/26 at 8:57 am to Darth_Vader

Is this really an issue? I’ve never known anyone who debated this. Everyone I know knows Mardi Gras was began in Mobile. They also know NoLa dos it better.

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re: 50 Senator have announced their support for the SAVE ACT!

Posted by JOJO Hammer on 2/13/26 at 8:54 am to WeeWee

Does it really matter if it passes or not? If it does pass will things actually change or will Dem states simply hand out state IDs to illegals.

Dems are corrupt, they will find a work around.

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