2000 miles, 2000 pictures...

[popeshawnpaul]

Thanks all.  Sage, now that I know you will be carrying my gear I'll take a big 20 lb 600mm lens next time...   

I'll post some more tonight.

[DeKuma]

It would be worth it to tag along on one of your trips, Shawn!

[boneaddict]

I wonder if that 600mm is still for sale.  Dang that was  nice lens

[popeshawnpaul]

Yep...   

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pho/776776172.html

[boneaddict]

I wonder if I could get close enough to a deer with that in decent light to get a good picture.   

[tlbradford]

I wonder if I could get close enough to a deer with that in decent light to get a good picture.   

I don't think you would have to leave your house to do that.

[popeshawnpaul]

By the way, it takes the 1.4x converter very well.  That makes it an 840mm f5.6 lens.  If you take into account the crop factor with a Canon xxD series camers, it turns out to be a 1344mm f5.6 lens with image stabilization...  Crazy.  If you computed that to binoculars/spotting scope language it's a 27x magnification.     It's a tank of a lens.  I am not carrying it though, Sage is so I'm not worried about weight...   

[Sagedawg]

I Think it would be well worth it..........Ill just leave my lunch at home,should be about the same weight...........


Sage

[Slider]

Pope nice Pics!!! I'd say he's right at 350!!!

[popeshawnpaul]

Here is a few more.  I'll save the huge muley photos for a rainy day...

Here is another photo of that elk.  They look so impressive when they are in velvet.  When I first saw it I thought it was a 400" elk, but now I've come back to reality.  His royals and main beams look short.  Looks like he was wallowing also. 


Juvenile bald eagle flying over me.


For you deer guys, a couple big whitetails.  One is a 3 point and the other a 4 point.  They didn't stick around long...


One of my favorite photos of the trip.  Right before the sun went down this pronghorn decided to use this weed as a scratching post.  I got about 20 shots of him scratching his face.  It was a good catch.



Well, after posting these 8 photos that leaves 2099 more photos to post in the future...  (including some gagger mulies)

[Sagedawg]

Pope how bout a sneak peek 


  Sage

[gramps]

Thank You Pope....a little preview of a Mulie would be good.

[boneaddict]

Oh YEAH on those whities.  Thats AWESOME. 

[bowsandhose]

always love to see your great pics. keep up the great work

[Wea300mag]

Sweet pics pope, but you are killing us with the gagger muley comment. Show those next. .  . please. If I can recall a quote from you back during my journey last Dec, "Freshman girls in HS didn't tease that bad".