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where to take good wildlife photos.

  • 06-06-2012 8:14pm
    #1
    rogger1973
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    Hi all,

    I am looking for somewhere to go to get good wildlife photos,i live in monaghan and dont want to travel too far (no more then 1 hour drive)i have a pop up hide and a dslr camera and 300mm lens,so any pros and keen photographers out there looking forward to hearing from you,any wildlife photographers thinking of going out on a shoot sometime i would like to tag along for some tips if they dont mind....thanks for looking...


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  • #2
    PCPhoto
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    what do you consider wildlife ?

    Birds, sheep (wild), Deer, dragonflies/damselflies, butterflies, moths, badgers, foxes etc

    are there any parks (national parks or wildlife sanctuaries nearby) .... any lakes ?


  • #3
    pconn062
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    Rossmore Park? Close to you there in Monaghan.


  • #4
    PCPhoto
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    tip: get there early - plenty of movement before dawn.... and some animals are only out at dusk/dawn.


  • #5
    rogger1973
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    Hi all,
    thanks for your replys, pcphoto i am looking to take photos of deer,foxs,etc there is dartry forest and rossmore park but a lot of people walk in these areas with there dogs and would have all the wildlife scared off,i just wanted to know places maybe people got good photos of wildlife before....


  • #6
    PCPhoto
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    suppose get there before the people arrive or after the people leave ...so to give the animals time to feel comfortable and go out for a wander.

    Stay down-wind ... to avoid them picking up on your scent....foxes are creatures of habit, so if you find trails or see a fox in a particular area he (or if its a vixen...she) will return to that area...so you have a place to set up your stake-out.

    Wildlife photography can involve hours and sometimes days/weeks of monitoring your subject before you get the pic, you should google about various creature habits.


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