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Old 5th of March 2012 (Mon)   #1
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Default How to get a Canon closer to the wildlife

We all heard about this one last year with the footage of the lion carrying away the camera, but here's an article and some cool photos

http://www.treehugger.com/gadgets/in...ol-camera.html
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That. Is. Sweet!!!!!!!!!

Those are some beautiful cats too.
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http://www.burrard-lucas.com/beetlecam/ is the direct link to the photographers and has more images in their gallery.
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I love it! Some phenomenal photos there
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Thoughs are lovely photos
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THIS IS SOOO AWESOME. Thanks for sharing!
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Old 15th of April 2012 (Sun)   #7
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Wild!
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Old 16th of April 2012 (Mon)   #8
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Sweet, But I'll let the Lions be. Unless someone comes up with a camera with radio signal you can bounce off the atmosphere and photograph them from SC.
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awesome photo's....but I don't think I would dare to use my cam for those things
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Amazing. Thanks for digging that up.
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They're onto something there - a unique way to obtain a photographic perspective that others cannot readily replicate.
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