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Oct 28, 2005 08:59 | #1

Hi everyone, I have been watching this forum with great interest for a while now, and have finally gotten organised enough to post my first lot of pictures.

These shots were made recently at Seaworld here in Australia. I had been taking pictures of two juvinille Polar bears when a seagull landed nearby on a log. As you you can see he almost ended up on the lunch menu.

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Oct 28, 2005 09:42 | #2

Now thats close !!. Great shots.

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Oct 28, 2005 12:15 | #3

That's very cool! Nice catch!

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Oct 28, 2005 12:21 | #4

WOW! That's one lucky Seagull. :rolleyes: Nice captures.
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The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it. :cool:

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Oct 28, 2005 12:34 | #6

these are awesome captures.one lucky gull for sure to get away.
thanks for sharing.

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Oct 28, 2005 14:48 | #7

Thankyou

Steve, Lazy photographer, Bruce and Jeff for your nice comments.

Thanks also Ted, and as requested here are a couple more...........

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Oct 28, 2005 15:18 | #8

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Scrub wrote:
Hi everyone, I have been watching this forum with great interest for a while now, and have finally gotten organised enough to post my first lot of pictures.

These shots were made recently at Seaworld here in Australia. I had been taking pictures of two juvinille Polar bears when a seagull landed nearby on a log. As you you can see he almost ended up on the lunch menu.

Cheers

Stuart

Camera used is a Canon 20D

Lens is an 80 - 200mm f2.8L

Lucky guy,good shots.

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Oct 28, 2005 19:08 | #9

BTW Scrub, have you seen this yet ?
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=104544

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Oct 28, 2005 19:31 | #10

Amazing shots. I don't identify with the seagull. I identify with the bear. Poor thing it lost a lunch

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Oct 28, 2005 19:48 | #11

I love the last picture Scrub!!!

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Oct 28, 2005 21:17 as a reply to @ DreamHawk's post | #12

Wonderful shots. If that gull was wearing underwear, he'd have to change them for sure. :lol:

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Oct 28, 2005 22:35 as a reply to @ Dimitri_V's post | #13

dv2004 wrote:
Lucky guy,good shots.

Thanks Dimitri.

Just a case of being in the right place at the right time.

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Oct 28, 2005 22:39 as a reply to @ RockOne's post | #14

RockOne wrote:
BTW Scrub, have you seen this yet ?
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=104544

Thanks Steve,

No I hadn't seen this before, unfortunately I'm so busy with work and family commitments at the moment I don't have the time to spare.

I appreciate you letting me know about it though.

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Oct 28, 2005 22:44 as a reply to @ jgjulio's post | #15

jgjulio wrote:
Amazing shots. I don't identify with the seagull. I identify with the bear. Poor thing it lost a lunch

Thanks jgjulio,

I'm glad you liked the shots.

I'm pretty sure the bears are well fed though, they probably don't need to supplement their diets with seagulls.

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