Last night while walking the dog before going to bed I spotted two eyes staring back at me from the bushes in the side yard. I continued walking the dog (he didn’t see what I did) before bringing him back inside. I grabbed my camera and flash and headed back out. Sure enough the bobcat was still there but deep in the bushes. After a few tries, I was able to get this one angle where his/her face wasn’t obscured by twigs. Not the prettiest setting but nice to capture a shot of a bobcat the old fashioned way without my camera trap. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, Godox V860iii flash.
So what do you say when the cops find you crawling through the bushes with an expensive camera in some elderly woman’s backyard? Cause I got to imagine that’s happened to you more than once at this point.
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Last night while walking the dog before going to bed I spotted two eyes staring back at me from the bushes in the side yard. I continued walking the dog (he didn’t see what I did) before bringing him back inside. I grabbed my camera and flash and headed back out. Sure enough the bobcat was still there but deep in the bushes. After a few tries, I was able to get this one angle where his/her face wasn’t obscured by twigs. Not the prettiest setting but nice to capture a shot of a bobcat the old fashioned way without my camera trap. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/60th of a second, Godox V860iii flash.
That’s a swell shot!
Great shot Sean! Surprised he was still there when you came back out.
So what do you say when the cops find you crawling through the bushes with an expensive camera in some elderly woman’s backyard? Cause I got to imagine that’s happened to you more than once at this point.
GREAT STORY and a GREAT SHOT. Well done, Mr. Crane.
GREAT STORY and a GREAT SHOT. Well done, Mr. Crane.
Looks just like a domesticated house cat. But what about eye color? His look brown. Aren’t our cuddly house cats green eyed? Or am I making that up.
How exciting. Glad bobcat was still there. I am surprised your dog did not feel its presence.
Oh, and another question…..is the light beamed on his face from your camera’s flash?
Don’t you just love surprises like this? Wonderfulf shot!