tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post3917149847214040416..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: [jules' pics] BuffaloJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-5624175610601419602012-10-19T03:17:17.915+01:002012-10-19T03:17:17.915+01:00Hank: I only took my point and shoot to Yellowston...Hank: I only took my point and shoot to Yellowstone. <br /><br />Focal length about 100mm (35mm film equivalent) for the close headshot. That's only twice the zoom of the "normal" 50mm view.<br /><br />She(?) was part of the Occupy Yellowstone Highways protest so was passing by our car, rather than us approaching her. So there was no chance of being charged.<br />juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-26954490648178412852012-10-19T02:50:37.079+01:002012-10-19T02:50:37.079+01:00You had me worried there til I remembered about zo...You had me worried there til I remembered about zoom lenses.<br /><br />I recall hearing about a roll of film rangers recovered at Wind Cave Nat'l Park -- buffalo asleep far off on the prairie; buffalo closer up, still asleep; nice close head shots like yours, buffalo asleep; buffalo ribs being nudged by tourist footwear.<br /><br />Amazingly well built camera to survive the trampling without light leaks. I guess the tourist also survived, but leaked considerably. His photos let them charge him with disturbing the wildlife, or so they said.Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-64185560143360768722012-10-18T04:13:20.837+01:002012-10-18T04:13:20.837+01:00But where are all the other co-authors?!But where are all the other co-authors?!Steve Bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943109973917998380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-6852327070336167772012-10-18T02:39:01.203+01:002012-10-18T02:39:01.203+01:00I live in the area and try to make it up there thi...I live in the area and try to make it up there this time of year. Too much work this year, though...<br /><br />I like it, the critters stop making themselves scarce.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-46080964243831169862012-10-17T13:20:14.380+01:002012-10-17T13:20:14.380+01:00Rattie, yes the elk/wapiti/deer were bugling and t...Rattie, yes the elk/wapiti/deer were bugling and that bison bull seemed pretty frisky too.James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-66986672946083632232012-10-17T05:34:18.569+01:002012-10-17T05:34:18.569+01:00Correctly, them's bison. Buffalo is for Afric...Correctly, them's <i>bison</i>. Buffalo is for Africa, South Asia and maybe Southeast Asia.<br /><br />But<br />Elk are deer, moose are deer but the elk subspecies lives only in Europe. In Yellowstone the subspecies is <i>A. a. shirasi</i>, the Shiras Moose:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose<br /><br />What is often called elk is more correctly <i>wapiti</i>, a distinct deer species; the ones in Yellowstone are<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Elk<br /><br />And the white tailed deer are just ordinary deer found all over North America.David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-4639656889742128102012-10-16T15:19:28.935+01:002012-10-16T15:19:28.935+01:00You were there during the rut, weren't you.You were there during the rut, weren't you.Rattus Norvegicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449457204330125792noreply@blogger.com