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  1. 03-18-2009, 04:20 PM #1
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    My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Well maybe its not my first otter i shot a tame one a few years ago lol, this one is 100% wild and free. Was coming in for lunch today and my buddy spotted this one down in a creek . So you can imagine my delight only one thing its all down hill and in snow to get there. Well i was down there in a flash lol and then to my horror he dived ,i was just about to leave after about 5 minutes of no activity and up he comes and with lunch Mr frog he he have a few more pics but this one is about the best.

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  2. 03-18-2009, 04:27 PM #2
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Nice catch - both of you. - TF
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  3. 03-18-2009, 05:06 PM #3
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Nice catch...for both you the Otter!! Nice job!
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  4. 03-19-2009, 03:33 PM #4
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Thanks for taking the times to coment guys
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  5. 03-19-2009, 08:26 PM #5
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Wow Knight, that's an awesome shot. Portraits are nice, but catching them doing something, are even better. I envy you.
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  6. 03-19-2009, 09:42 PM #6
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Really really nice! Patience pays sometimes.
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  7. 03-20-2009, 05:07 AM #7
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Thanks Mike its always nice to include some environment and activity winch is not always the case.A little patience did pay off this time SARtech.
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  8. 03-20-2009, 07:48 AM #8
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    ..oh No!!!
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  9. 03-20-2009, 11:46 AM #9
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

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    LOL, LOL, and LOL!

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  10. 03-20-2009, 11:50 AM #10
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Knight, that is one terrific shot!

    Everything about it is so wild - the frog in snow, the expression of the otter, the way he's holding the frog - love it!
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  11. 03-22-2009, 09:49 AM #11
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Great shot Knight!
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    AWESOME find!!!
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  13. 03-24-2009, 03:50 PM #13
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    I thank you very much Mr forum mods (Paul & Loupey)
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  14. 03-25-2009, 12:18 AM #14
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Wonderful capture, congrats. S
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  15. 03-25-2009, 08:13 AM #15
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Congratulations on the photo of the day Knight.
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  16. 03-26-2009, 04:07 PM #16
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Great shot, with great timing!

    You might want to play a little with cropping angles though. I think some off the right/top/bottom should help de-center the otter more, and have more space in front of it. Also maybe clone out the branch near the upper-right corner if it doesn't get cropped out.

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  17. 04-01-2009, 01:53 PM #17
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    Smile Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Not only is this the best otter still I've seen, it's also a great success at capturing the lunchtime image of a frog as prey (not to be confused with play). I have respectable video of an otter in Alaska lying on its back in the water. But lacking any otter to catch a frog, I've never even seen one in the wild.
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  18. 04-01-2009, 02:49 PM #18
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    Re: My first Otter and with lunch :)

    Very rare capture. Great shot, Jeff
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