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Thats the nicest thing anyones ever said, LOL. I'm not even in the ballpark of Tony. Hes on Nikons prostaff to a point where I think they give him all of his camera equipment. His photos are awesome. Thats what he does. I wish I was in his shoes.Are those in Washington......He usually shoots up north in BC in the park and Glacier I think. I couldn't tell you where he shot these. Beautiful critters. Absolute perfection in photos.
How come I cant see them??? WTF??? Tony is a fantastic photographer... you guys want to see some more fantastic shots... go to:http://rodsinclair.smugmug.com/
Well Chris, go to that Rod Sinclair site... Tony's are probably about the same...Unreal!
Not sure if any of you know Tony or of his work. I don't know him but we share an industry group where he recently posted some of his latest work. If this doesn't grease your wheels on big mulies, I don't know what will.http://tonybynum.photoshelter.com/gallery/Muledeer-Winter/G00005ngomtK3zQYEnjoy!
I use to post on this site as many know. Intersting topic I thought I'd add to.7mag, your perception is way off. I have a lot of friends who are professional photographers and your perception is not the reality. They work as hard for their photos as anyone. They don't get secret access to special spots like you think. They all shoot in parks, reservations, wildlife areas, etc. no matter who you are. They don't get free equipment unless they are shooting for some specific client that has the equipment. Some professional services like Nikon and Canon let you rent equipment or try it out for a period of time. They struggle with time shooting and balancing a family. They all have kids and spend a lot of time away from home. To contrast that, they spend 90% of their time selling their images and 10% creating them. Getting good images is the easy part, putting them in the hands of buyers and selling them is another. That's why they spend their time doing that, so they can make money to pay for food. I know no professional that is rich or well off. They love what they do and that is their life satisfaction.Many of us hobby shooters, myself included, get to spend more time in the field shooting than do professionals. Bone and I spend most of our vacation time shooting wildlife and our families take a back seat sometimes. It's what we love to do. Professionals get the call, no matter where they are at and have to send a proof or image to a client. They don't have internet access, their images on them, etc. You get the problems. Not only that, but what you shoot and what sells isn't what you always feel passionate about. You are taking someone else's photos many of the times. It's not the romanticized profession we sometimes think it is. My wife and child stayed at home, my mom picking up my child from daycare and my wife holding down the household for a recent trip. She knows how much I love to get away from attorney work and do stuff like this:
