My S3 Took this tonight, WOW! ! !

[KoiBoy]

well, its about 11:15 pm pst and i was in bed when i heard my dogs barking, so i woke up to see what was causing all this barking and found a VERY (Cute) Young Possum walking along my backyard fence. :D

these pictures are taken without any image modifications (like Photoshop)

the poor thing was stuck and hanging on for like about 15 mints. before it started to continue its route.,.

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it was a very peaceful animal, i believe if you don't bother them, they don't bother you... and i'm not going bother it for sure, because it has some strong sharp teeth's and nails.

it was a great 30 mints of non-stop shooting, it probably wanted to leave fast cause my flash was blinding it.. :D

what a night.. i saw a GIANT Possum once when i was 18 yrs. old, it was 2x bigger then this one pictured.. and scared the living sh** out of me and my younger brother when we came out at night cause we heard something moving (we didn't had dogs then). as soon as we saw it from about 40 ft. away, we ran like there was no tomorrow.. hehe

well goodnite all..

[MaxZoom]

Dear KoiBoy,

One thing that would have been S-C-A-R-Y would to have met a dSLR fanatic. They will attack you visciously if you even suggest that an S3 can take pictures at night.:lol: :lol: :lol:

I guess neither you nor the possum were considering the poor backdrop. Did you keep getting braver or was it just progressivly more zoom?

Great to see these shots, we dont even have possums in our zoo so I look forward to showing these to my daughter tonight. :)
Thanks to you and your S3.

[Cindi]

Poor guy is so scared it's nose is running! LOL!!! Cute shot, but they sure are an ugly animal. :neutral:

[tomd]

I always thought possums were white all over? Maybe CA has a different species than Wisconsin?
Tom

[KoiBoy]

Dear KoiBoy,

One thing that would have been S-C-A-R-Y would to have met a dSLR fanatic. They will attack you visciously if you even suggest that an S3 can take pictures at night.:lol: :lol: :lol:

LOL.....

I guess neither you nor the possum were considering the poor backdrop. Did you keep getting braver or was it just progressivly more zoom?

the LAST picture was a zoom, i was scared it would jump off and grab on to me.. yikes... LOL.. the rest of the other shots, i got as closed as i can without scaring it or scaring myself... plus.. i wanted the flash to take good pictures :lol:

Great to see these shots, we dont even have possums in our zoo so I look forward to showing these to my daughter tonight. :)
Thanks to you and your S3.

np MaxZoom, this morning i told my daughter (2.5 yrs. old) that daddy took some pictures of a Possum and she pronounce the word perfectly (that surprise me..)

[KoiBoy]

Poor guy is so scared it's nose is running! LOL!!! Cute shot, but they sure are an ugly animal. :neutral:

ya, poor thing, i think i got a cold, since the weather in CA at night is around 49 degrees.. thats cold for us.

[KoiBoy]

I always thought possums were white all over? Maybe CA has a different species than Wisconsin?
Tom

hi Tom,

White??? wow, i gotta see that, when you have time, hide out and take some pictures of a white one.. that would be very neat to see and show to my daughter. thanks

[snowrdr]

Nice work KB!
You should have put the S3 on the 10sec timer and then you could have got in one of those shots with your new friend... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Aray_Of_Art]

I always thought possums were white all over? Maybe CA has a different species than Wisconsin?
Tom
I'd have to agree here; the one that was at my house was white, and extremities were pink.

[zacker]

I'd have to agree here; the one that was at my house was white, and extremities were pink.


could be either this one in the pic or the white one was/ is a juvinile and they turn black as they age? I have seen grey ones, we have alot where i live and see em smooshed in the roads allot ( they are so slow) The problems with these guys and dogs are, they are so slow its hard for em to get away, if there is no escape they will attack very viciously and really can do alot of damage to a dog, esp if the dog is just being curious. My cats seem to get along with them just fine though...go figure, coons, and skunks to.. stupid cats!!

[kevbailey]

;) Nice job with the catchlight in his eyes. LOL

California possums look like that. They are pretty tame when you leave them alone, but they love to make the dogs bark. We have just been blessed with a chicken running around our neighborhood. Don't know where it came from, or how it got in the middle of a big city, but it's at my fence every morning at 5:00 am making my dog go crazy. No pics yet. My camera doesn't work before 7:00am

[bjordan]

hi Tom,

White??? wow, i gotta see that, when you have time, hide out and take some pictures of a white one.. that would be very neat to see and show to my daughter. thanks

Try to get shots of the possums that are black with a white stripe down the back. They are extremely friendly! If you run right up to them and pet them they will usually show you their rear end as a sign of submission. They're great.

[JimCapaldi]

You took some great shots, but what an ugly animal! Better in your backyard than mine.;)

[KoiBoy]

Nice work KB!
You should have put the S3 on the 10sec timer and then you could have got in one of those shots with your new friend... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:


ya.. watch the 10 sec. timer show its paws on my face and me trying to get it off.. :p LOL naw.. i just stay at close as i can without pissing it off, wild animals can be dangerous, you never know what could happen in any giving sec.

[snowrdr]

ya.. watch the 10 sec. timer show its paws on my face and me trying to get it off.. :p LOL

:lol::lol::lol:

[MaxZoom]

KoiBoy did the right thing he protected his precious S3 from harm. How dare you suggest the leave his camera unattended.:eek:
Has anyone considered that this was probably a normal (white/gray) possum which had joined one of those "color gangs" we've all heard about.:D

[zacker]

whats with all this talk of "white/ grey"? Havent we all moved past that? I look at this shot and you know what I see? I see an Opossum..not color!

Lets move on people..lets get "shade" blind!

[JustShootin']

whats with all this talk of "white/ grey"? Havent we all moved past that? I look at this shot and you know what I see? I see an Opossum..not color!

Lets move on people..lets get "shade" blind!

In photography, I'm not color blind, and I hope I never become that way. What I see is a great shot of a mostly "black" possum. Great night shot, KioBoy.

[KoiBoy]

thanks everyone for the replys. :D

[2Shiny]

I always thought possums were white all over? Maybe CA has a different species than Wisconsin?
Tom

I've seen white ones and gray/black ones around the state.

[JWright]

It's likely the "white" one mentioned above was an albino. If the extremities, including the ears, were pink that's the most likely scenario. Mostly opossums are black, grey or brown. To be able to tell the age, look at the ears. A juvenile will have white in the ears that gradually fades to black as they get older. An opossum never stops growing through it's life, so that why very large ones are seen. Their life span is only about three years, and sometimes less in the wild. They are extremly adaptable and one of the very few wild animals that have managed to expand their range under pressure from man (another being the coyote).

How do I know all this? I did volunteer opossum rescue and rehab work with several of the wildlife organization in San Diego years ago.

[KoiBoy]

How do I know all this? I did volunteer opossum rescue and rehab work with several of the wildlife organization in San Diego years ago.

;) maybe when you have time, you can stop my Los Angeles and camp out in my backyard and rescue this pretty little possum. J/k (just kidding)

i have seen people trap these possums, when i went to the animal shelter to adopt a dog years ago, i seen them, but thought that the shelter would just put them to seep, i good to know that there are rescue groups out there that help these possums. :)

[JWright]

;) maybe when you have time, you can stop my Los Angeles and camp out in my backyard and rescue this pretty little possum. J/k (just kidding)

i have seen people trap these possums, when i went to the animal shelter to adopt a dog years ago, i seen them, but thought that the shelter would just put them to seep, i good to know that there are rescue groups out there that help these possums. :)

If you ever happen to come upon an injured or sick opossum you might contact the Opossum Society of the United States. They are right in your own backyard (Orange County). http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/

[KoiBoy]

If you ever happen to come upon an injured or sick opossum you might contact the Opossum Society of the United States. They are right in your own backyard (Orange County). http://www.opossumsocietyus.org/

thanks.. i just bookmark the link! :)

[Lightstream]

Dear KoiBoy,

One thing that would have been S-C-A-R-Y would to have met a dSLR fanatic. They will attack you visciously if you even suggest that an S3 can take pictures at night.:lol: :lol: :lol:


What? Did someone call for me? The reason why we have big white metal barreled L's is the same as the cavemen.. me have big club, bigger than yours, me not afraid to use it ;) :mrgreen: http://pix.lightrefineries.org/img/crackup.gif

Poor guy is so scared it's nose is running! LOL!!! Cute shot, but they sure are an ugly animal. :neutral:

Aww, you're making it cry!! ;)


Actually, those are very nice shots.. given the circumstances that they were taken in they are great!