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Brad Hill

Wildlife, Man & Fauna Galleries Moderator · Active 2007–2017 · Member since May 29, 2007 · Website · Blog · Staff profile
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Through the Years

2007–2017
2007
6 critique photos · 7 forum posts · 23 critiques · 1 image in discussions
2008
2 critique photos · 40 forum posts · 13 critiques · 2 images in discussions
2009
11 critique photos · 71 forum posts · 192 critiques · 3 images in discussions
2010
40 critique photos · 34 forum posts · 414 critiques · 2 images in discussions · 3 magazine comments
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2011
1 article · 46 critique photos · 80 forum posts · 501 critiques · 9 images in discussions
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2012
35 critique photos · 8 forum posts · 290 critiques · 1 image in discussions
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2013
1 article · 44 critique photos · 9 forum posts · 154 critiques · 2 images in discussions · 1 magazine comment
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2014
40 critique photos · 3 forum posts · 427 critiques · 4 images in discussions
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2015
26 critique photos · 1 forum post · 282 critiques · 3 images in discussions
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2016
11 critique photos · 191 critiques
2017
12 critique photos · 96 critiques

Magazine Articles

2 articles
Review: LensCoat RainCoat ProDecember 2011Wolf Snares In My BackyardMarch 2013

Critique Gallery Photographs

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Black Wolf, White Snow
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Possessive & Protective
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What's New Pussy Cat?
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At Peace...
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Misty Morning Dip
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Taking the Plunge...
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Emergence
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Innocence?
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Predatory Perfection...
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Furry Forest Fertilizer
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Eye-to-Eye!
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A Critter-o-scape
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Spirit of the Tundra
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Tundra Triangles...
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The King's Court...
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Gray On Black.
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Spirit Bearing Down...
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Contemplation...
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Dawn Bluebird
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My Estuary, My Water...
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Intent.
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MAN...What a Day!
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Just Wade Right In!
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Eye-to-Eye
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Debating His Options...
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Grooming...
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Misty Morning Cruise
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Jaws, Paws, & Claws!
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ISO WHAT???
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Celebrating the...
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Peering into...
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Sad Eyes?
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Intrigued
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Jumping for...Joy?
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The Cute Trio
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A Spirited Sentinel
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Past, Present, and...
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The Conquerer...
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Circumspect
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Yin and Yang
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Arctic Fox at Rest
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Leaping into 2010...
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Orca Art
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Lurking...
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Swimmin' in the Sun
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Power & Beauty
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The Sentinel...
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Drip Dry
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Simple; Simply Soaked!
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An Inside Joke
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Evening Dip
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The Great Bear Gauntlet
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About Those Eyes...
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The Art of Hiding...
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Keep That Snorkel Up!
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Always the Eye...
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Orca Power!
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Just How Much DOF?
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October
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Getting the Eye!
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Puppy Dog Eyes!
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Bold. Bashful. Beautiful
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Don't Cry Over...
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
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Year of the Cub!
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Feeding the Forest...
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Textures of the Tundra
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Cedar on Pine
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Nuances - Daybreak Elk
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Enduring
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Slicing the Surface
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Evening Cruise...
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The Breach!
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ESCAPE!
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Red - at ISO 32254!
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Congestion @ the On-ramp
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The Osprey Tree
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Pure Focus.
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This One's Mine?
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The Ethereal GBR
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Pine Grosbeak - V1
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The Forlorn Fisherman
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Khutzeymateen Sunrise...
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Eagles in the Mist
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Alien @ Sunrise
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Catching the Wave!
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One Whale of a Morning
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Wanna Share...
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The Dive
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Faster than a Blow-dryer
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Words Not Required...
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Peekaboo!
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Sunset Magic...
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Little Dude, Big 'tude
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Totally Hung!
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Nature of Distractions?
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Autumn Sunrise...
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Swimming in Solitude
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Psst...don't look now...
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Taking the Plunge!
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Sayonara!
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First Contact
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Down the Hatch!
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Sea Lion Envy?
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Getting "The Eye"
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Resonance and...
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The Steller's Quartet
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Oh gawd...
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Scram!
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Bashful Bruin
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An August Oceanscape
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The Hangout
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The Original Water Bed!
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I'm a Coming!
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Focus
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A Puff of Wind
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A Killer Scene
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Whaleville, BC
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The Sea Wolf
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Brad Hill - In My Backyard...
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Spirit Bear Fishing
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Emergence
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Tough Love!
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I'll be Watching!
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Orca Heaven?
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BUBBLES!!
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Trees...
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Rhinos!
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The Rare & Elusive...
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Olympic Trials...
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The Thinker...
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Cautious Curiosity...
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Decision Point(s)
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Touching the Void
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Band of Thugs!
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A Cuddle Amongst Chaos
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Hedge Trimming...
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Whoa Mom! Chill...
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Just Chillin'
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Wading into Sunset
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Dec. 2013 GOTM
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Alone Against the...
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Ghost of the Coast
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Sentience?
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Rainforest Nobility
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Inquisitive...
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Just Treading Water?
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The Watchman
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Dall Dreamin'
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Disturbance of the Peace
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Locked On Target
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Just Blame Nikon!
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An Eye Out...
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Testing the Waters...
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Reluctance...
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Celebrating the...
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Not-So-Black on White
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Dead Goose, Happy Eagle
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The Perch
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The Strike...
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Going Against the Flow
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Portuguese Snow Dog
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Approaching Paradise
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Pausing at Land's End
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Of Mosses & Myths
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The Traveller
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Family Time
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Trust - With Conditions!
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No Salmon...No Bears, No Trees?
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Gray Wolf Running...
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Solitude.
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Spirit of the Rainforest
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Emergent Ocean Orchid?
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Contact!
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Motherly Love?
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Rest in Peace
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Life's a BLAST!
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Sunrise Sentinel...
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Kissed by the Light
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The King is BACK!!
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The Spirit of Sunset
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Wet Behind the Ears!
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An oldie, but a...
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Bear Personalities I
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Dwarfed
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Full Stop: Threat Sensed
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Three Decades...
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The Rock Garden
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Breathing Room
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Putting the Bite On!
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Sushi Break...
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Fauna, Meet Flora
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A Scene Seldom Seen
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Returning to the Earth
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Wet & Wary
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Reflecting on a...
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Tranquility
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A Snack @ Sunset
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NOT a Tree Swallow!
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Salmon Nightmares
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Enter Stage Right...
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That's a Wrap!
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The Eye Lock
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The Haul Out...
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Tranquility
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Sushi
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Just Rippin' It!
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Shakin'
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Patience
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Shake it Up!
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Trusting Ma...
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Sly Eye - From The Guy
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The Water Walker
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Seal on a Stick
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And here's...PONCHO!
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The Water Beard
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Water Bed
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The Fishing Focus
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The REAL Reason...
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The Wounded Warrior
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Arctic Arches...
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Kayaking the Great Bear
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It's Curtains for You...
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Ewe Looking at Me?
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Cuddling...cautiously!
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Doubt and Distrust
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All Wrapped Up...
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Have a Howling...
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The Assemblage
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Chickaree!
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Flat Out!
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Mouse Nightmares...
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Harlequin!
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Cruisin' the Kelp
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Nothing But Bear!
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Bear Personalities II
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The Welcoming Committee
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Whiskers!
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Meet Jose
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Welcoming Spring
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On the Edge...
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Grinding the Grits!
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Shake it Up!
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A Time to Pause
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A Lazy Lunch
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Morning Calm
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The Lumpy Log
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Chowing Down...
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Return of an Icon
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A Floating Forty Winks
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It's a Family Affair...
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Sibling Rivalry?
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The Antiterrestrial
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Glance Worthy?
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Coming & Going...
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Canadian Rainforest
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Fin. Water. Light.
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The Welcoming Committee
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Uhhh...Mom...Mom!
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Eyes of the Predator
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Just Chillin'
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Lunging for Lunch
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Bedtime
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Life & Death
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Getting Ready to Rumble!
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Water Trails
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The Exit Ramp
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Placid, Timid and BIG!
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Shy Eyes
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On the Lookout
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Tentative...
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Zen & the Joy...
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You Coming'?
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Images in Discussions & Critiques

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Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

Critique of prints in the mudSeptember 28, 2007Re: BEST OF 2008- POST YOUR SHOTSDecember 18, 2008Re: BEST OF 2008- POST YOUR SHOTSDecember 18, 2008Critique of A Spirited SentinelNovember 3, 2009Critique of Debating His Options...December 4, 2009Critique of Leaping into 2010...December 30, 2009Critique of Grooming...January 4, 2010Critique of Furry Forest FertilizerJuly 20, 2010Critique of Orca Heaven?January 28, 2011Re: Bison ImageJanuary 30, 2011Critique of Power & BeautyFebruary 1, 2011Critique of EnduringFebruary 21, 2011Critique of IntriguedJune 13, 2011Critique of Totally Hung!June 18, 2011National Geographic Features the Spirit BearAugust 7, 2011Critique of Sunset buffalos + RepostAugust 10, 2011The Nikon V1 and the Wildlife PhotographerDecember 18, 2011Critique of Decision Point(s)July 16, 2012Sayonara!January 7, 2013Surfing Sea Lion Goes Hollywood! September 19, 2013Critique of African WalrusMay 19, 2014Critique of Rainforest NobilityJuly 10, 2014Critique of Bison in Storm IIJuly 28, 2014Critique of Deer Sex - Rated G December 8, 2014Critique of FocusFebruary 17, 2015Critique of FocusFebruary 17, 2015Critique of Cheetah cub with gemsbokMay 2, 2015

Discussions Started

46 topics
Nature Photographers: Environmental Scourges or Environmental Saviours?August 10, 2010 · 29 repliesWhat makes an image memorable?June 14, 2011 · 13 repliesSayonara!January 7, 2013 · 13 repliesKill a Wolf, Save a Caribou?September 5, 2007 · 12 repliesNew Fauna Gallery Moderator: Lon SharpMarch 23, 2010 · 12 repliesNew Forum, New Gallery Name...January 13, 2011 · 11 repliesCNP Image of the Year...June 10, 2009 · 10 repliesNikon D7000 First Impressions...November 8, 2010 · 10 repliesNikon D3 and the Nature Photographer...December 7, 2007 · 9 repliesFirst Impressions: Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR IIDecember 4, 2009 · 7 repliesWelcome Vincent Grafhorst: New Fauna Gallery ModeratorFebruary 11, 2009 · 6 repliesOnline Image Theft/Copyright Violation Watchlist?May 10, 2009 · 6 repliesWildlife Photography: Public Ethics DeclarationJanuary 13, 2011 · 6 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the Week April 6, 2010 · 5 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekNovember 25, 2008 · 4 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekDecember 8, 2008 · 4 repliesFirst hand experience with Nikon 70-300 VR?December 12, 2008 · 4 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekJune 23, 2009 · 4 repliesNikon D3x "Outed" Ahead of ScheduleNovember 28, 2008 · 3 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekJanuary 20, 2009 · 3 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekFebruary 10, 2009 · 3 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekSeptember 21, 2009 · 3 repliesNational Geographic Features the Spirit BearAugust 7, 2011 · 3 repliesSurfing Sea Lion Goes Hollywood! September 19, 2013 · 3 repliesFauna Gallery: First Pick of the Week for 2009!January 6, 2009 · 2 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekFebruary 17, 2009 · 2 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekMay 19, 2009 · 2 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekJune 15, 2009 · 2 repliesFauna Gallery: Pick of the WeekJune 29, 2009 · 2 repliesFauna Gallery Folks: See you in August...July 16, 2009 · 2 replies

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letters & comments
Hi Jim, Interesting idea about the Member Prints Gallery. A few of my thoughts: 1. Beware the hydra! I'd argue we should leverage (and strengthen) the existing galleries by adding the print purchase option to them rather than adding a new gallery. So often websites create new pages/links whenever a new idea comes up and often the result is a dilution of viewership and a website that resembles a hydra on steroids. And, I do think that by adding a well-placed and well-executed "Buy Print" option to the existing galleries we could potentially strengthen those existing assets (i.
Not sure why the system wouldn't accept my paragraph breaks in my comments above?? Might be kinda hard to read...guess the website didn't like my comments ;-)
Jim, Your proposal seems to incorporate the key ideas previously mentioned and seems very sound to me. I'm personally not sure the new "Print Gallery" is needed, but as you say, it's not a a "real" gallery but rather just a place to view all images where all current photos with Buy Print button enabled. Question: Will comments be permitted in the "Print Gallery" or would they all stem from the original "source" gallery where the image was originally posted? My guess is they're from the source gallery (but I see no reason why adding n
On Wolf Snares In My Backyard, March 9, 2013
Hi Paul, Thanks for your comments - totally appreciated. If you dig into the records you'll find that up to 2 humans have been killed by wolves in the last century in all of North America. I say "up to" because while one of the records seems quite unambiguous, the second record is still under debate. While the numbers of people killed by cougars (I've seen as low as 20 and as high as 50, with - for some reason - the majority being in BC) and bears (about 110 since 1900) over the last century are higher than those killed by wolves, the reality is all are low. I