Posted by Don George on October 9, 2008 at 9:22 PM
Photographed along the Snake River. Had to use fill flash as the light was fading fast.
Posted by Guy Schmickle on October 9, 2008 at 9:32 PM
What a cool shot. Can't say that I've ever seen a beaver in action like that, let alone gotten a shot of it.
Posted by John Klotz on October 9, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Nice shot Don! I had a beaver living in the creek not two blocks from our house and never got a shot of him out of the water. Good job!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on October 9, 2008 at 11:08 PM
SWEET!
I assume you had a long lens. Better beamer for the flash?
Posted by Don George on October 9, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Bill, I had my 70-200 on with a flash extender. I had to crawl into one of the water runs leading up to where the Beaver was cutting. I got close enough to snap off a couple of frames hand holding. Only one was sharp enough to keep. I was working out of my Van but that night got a hotel as the water was freezing.
I've never actually seen one on the job like this. Great capture. He was busy.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on October 10, 2008 at 2:09 AM
Don, that opportunity was certainly worth the cost of a hotel room!
Although, I might have drawn the line at crawling through freezing water.
Posted by Don Grall on October 10, 2008 at 2:22 AM
Fantastic work, both you and the beaver! Like the others said, it's very difficult to find a beaver busy cutting down a tree, let alone getting a quality shot like this one. Well done!
Posted by Dan Walters on October 10, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Great shot! Nice job with the flash as well. Looks very natural.
Posted by bill meikle on October 10, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Fantastic photo Don, well done. My wife and I watched them once in Canada from a close vantage point and saw them cutting trees and taking them back to the pond and stripping the bark to eat, fighting with each other etc. Very cool. You did well to get this close.
Posted by Laurie Wendt on October 10, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Don, What a super shot! Such dedication to get the shot. I'd say it was worth the crawl!
Posted by Michael Renner on October 10, 2008 at 12:26 PM
"NICE BEAVER"
- Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Sorry, had to get that out - but really, this is a very cool shot!!
Posted by Brent Doerzman on October 10, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Very, very cool Don! Great capture! I remember seeing beaver's like this when I was a kid on vacations to RMNP, but haven't seen this behavior since!
Posted by Jesse Speer on October 10, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Amazing. I too have never seen a beaver at work like this. Wonderful capture Don!
Posted by John Mumaw on October 10, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Another 'outstanding!' comment here.
I've also never seen a beaver doing it's thing, and the flash work is excellent!
Posted by D J Kuklinski on October 11, 2008 at 10:01 PM
Discussion
15 repliesI assume you had a long lens. Better beamer for the flash?
Although, I might have drawn the line at crawling through freezing water.
- Frank Drebin, Police Squad
Sorry, had to get that out - but really, this is a very cool shot!!
I've also never seen a beaver doing it's thing, and the flash work is excellent!