Top three wants? (tell us yours)

[dewmuw]

Lazyphotographer recently posted a thread in which he'd managed to capture his #2 listed animal to get a pic of. Thouse it might be interesting to see what people want to try and capture. Mine are:

In the UK:
1. Otter
2. King Fisher
3. White tailed sea eagle

Outside UK:

1. Andean Condor
2. Orca
3. Grizzly bear

[iwatkins]

Having spent close to 120 hours this year trying to capture a King Fisher and all the hassle of getting permission (licence) to do so, I can safetly say it is now off my list for a while. :)

My top 3:
1. The perfect rallying shot (i.e. up there with Klien shots where people see them and go "Whoa, would you look at that!!!"
2. Pair of perigrines that were attacking a flock of approx. 10,000 starlings the other evening at dusk. You've seen those wildlife films where the seals are chasing sardines etc, and you get the flashes as they (I think they call it a bait ball) all turn at the same time, it was like that. Didn't have the camera and I'm still kicking myself now.
3. A good shot of my local Heron (I've got a thousand OK and bad shots but not one really good one).

Cheers

Ian

[CyberDyneSystems]

1. A series of frame filling shots of a Gannett diving at sunset.
2. (similar to Ian's) A peregrine taking a bird out of the air (again.. a series would be nice, and I want perfect conditions and distance :) )
3. ? Dunno.. it would be nice to get some really nice pics of a Humback breeching though :)

[Moppie]

a Humback? Must be a new Northern Hemisphere whale.

1. A perfect candid of my g/f. Right light, right background, with the right expresion on her face.
2. Power, lots of it, being laid to the road in a perfectly controled exit from a very fast corner, and I want the photo to show it. I want people to take a step back when they see it incase the subject escapes and trys to run them over.
3. Emotion. I want to see something that stirs an emotion in me, photograph it, and have others feel that same emotion.

All very high and lofty goals for someone with an A80.

and incase none of that ever comes about, I shall not rest untill I have captured a moment of philosophical significance, or meaning, that others are able to interprate.

[OneManArmy]

1) Lighting kit
2) 70-200 2.8L
3) 24-70 2.8L

[Lisard]

1. My own toddler looking straight to the camera (so far this is "mission impossible" shot)
That would be it... Looks like I can shoot everything else with no problem... :)

[thomascanty]

1. Black bear (still haven't seen one in the wild, even though I spend an awful lot of time in their territory).
2. Low flying military fighter planes (I've seen a few in the desert, but never seem to get the camera up fast enough).
3. I can't think of a third one right now...

[LexLuther]

1. Better Weather
2. More Sun
3. More time to go outside and shoot photo's when the above 2 are met.

[TammieO]

1. The green heron that sits in the same place on the golf course lake (need a longer lens)
2. The herd of elk we saw last time we were camping (still need that longer lens)
3. Longer lens so I can get #1 and #2.

[Jon]

My own complete lens collection of all L glass, past and present ;{)#
That peregrine I keep just missing over Grandfather Mountain
Complete sequence of the Snowbirds Lag Back Cross

[Scottes]

1) A wolf snarling fiercely
2) Bald Eagle scooping a fish from the water
3) Damn near any raptor with talons extended about to hit it's prey

[Curos]

When I go on our annual alaska trip this summer...

1) A bald Eagle, close enough for a good shot, preferably swooping to catch a fish (I've gotten close, but missed the shot)
2) A Humpback Whale jumping almost completely out of the water, also fairly close to the boat :)
3) A Black Bear getting fish from the river that we are standing in only a dozen meters away.... :)

[Canuck]

When I go on our annual alaska trip this summer...

1) A bald Eagle, close enough for a good shot, preferably swooping to catch a fish (I've gotten close, but missed the shot)
2) A Humpback Whale jumping almost completely out of the water, also fairly close to the boat :)
3) A Black Bear getting fish from the river that we are standing in only a dozen meters away.... :)

Some words comes to mind...
location, location, location!

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