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  1. it's surprisingly a lot wider especially on a full frame camera. I use it for a lot of my star photos to get as much sky in as possible.
  2. belippy I have a 14mm, 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, and a 500mm. All Canon Lenses. Hope that answers your question!
  3. Hey everyone, Normally I would post photos in the photography section but since this is fishing related, and just downright cool in my opinion, I felt I'd share them in the main forum...hopefully there's no probs with that! Anyways here in Northwestern BC, the Sockeye have entered the streams. I remember back when I was younger seeing some underwater photos of spawning salmon out east and since then I've always wanted some shots of my own. Now this whole thing is still a work in progress as there's still not too many fish in the streams, but here's a couple keepers so far. I hope you like them and keep an eye out for some more in the near future! And for those wondering, these were all shot with a GoPro Hero. Underwater Sockeye by bbroderick86, on Flickr Migrating Sockeye Salmon by bbroderick86, on Flickr Thanks for checking them out, Brandon
  4. It doesn't matter when the photo was taken and time is running out to enter!!
  5. Here's a 7 vertical shot panorama of the Milky Way as it's seen from Shames Mountain Ski Resort near Terrace, BC....enjoy! Specs - 7 vertical shots stitched together, 30sec @ f/2.8, ISO 4000, 14mm The Milky Way by bbroderick86, on Flickr
  6. thanks for all that info Dave!
  7. If those shots are from Ontario then they're 100% cinnamon phase black bears, not grizzlies. Grizzlies don't exist east of the Rockies. still cool to see cinnamon black bears though! nice shots!!
  8. thanks for all the comments! In regards to the ones about me being too close, I agree that it looks bad in that shot, but also keep in mind my years of experience in the field with bears. That Kermode was the calmest bear I've ever been around and I didn't feel threatened at all. The only reason I got up and moved right after that last photo was taken was because the bear was too close to shoot with my big lens (Drifter - I'm shooting with a Canon 1D mk IV and a Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM lens). And I always carry a can of bear spray with me in case things get bad....but haven't had to use it yet!
  9. Hey Guys, I normally keep this stuff in the Photography forum so I hope this is fine to post here....anyways, as some of you know I now live in Terrace, British Columbia. I moved here in January to take a Pest Control job - more or less just a means of paying bills so I can afford to live in and photograph a new area. The scenery and wildlife is the main reason I chose this region to move to, but one species in particular was the real driving force behind the decision - The Kermode, or Spirit Bear. For those of you who aren't familiar with them, they're basically white black bears. The white coloring is due to a recessive gene making only about 1/10 bears look this way. It's the beauty combined with the rarity of these bears that made me want to get a photograph of one - and the other night, it happened. My girlfriend and I got in my truck and went for a drive about 50kms east of Terrace to check out a spot where a Kermode had been seen a few days before. Sure enough when we got to the area, it was still there. It was just hanging out eating grass on the side of the highway...definitely a lucky night for me, and even luckier that I had all my camera equipment with me. So basically I just sat down in the grass off to the side in the direction he was heading and snapped shots as came and went. The bear was extremely calm and the whole experience was very peaceful. Just so amazing to have such a close encounter with a rare animal. There's currently a proposal in the works to allow oil tankers to travel through the coastal islands that are home to the Kermode Bears. My goal with the photos wasn't to just show a rare animal, but to share a species of Canada that isn't as well known as it should be. And if a petition crosses your path about the oil tankers, hopefully this might give you a reason to sign it. Enjoy the photos and thanks for checking them out! Kermode Bear by bbroderick86, on Flickr Kermode Bear by bbroderick86, on Flickr Kermode Bear by bbroderick86, on Flickr And here's a shot that my girlfriend took of me while I was shooting IMG_1070 by bbroderick86, on Flickr Cheers, Brandon
  10. thanks everyone! Bill, I've added the EXIF data below each of the shots. And as far as noise reduction goes, I really don't have to do all that much. My cameras can shoot at fairly high ISO's without damaging image quality. And for what it's worth, I edit with Lightroom and not PS. I'm sure the noise reduction is similar in both though. Dave, I did enter that seagull shot...and I didn't win lol
  11. Hey Everyone, It's been a while since I've posted anything here so I'll pick a few of my personal favorites over the last few months starting with a fishing shot....enjoy! This is a self portrait of me fishing under the milky way and the northern lights...but since I know some of you will ask if I caught anything, I wasn't actually fishing...just a prop for the photo! Milky Way Fishing by bbroderick86, on Flickr 30sec exp @ f/2.8, ISO 4000, 14mm This is another shot of me from the other night during the Lyrid Meteor Shower....there's actually 8 of them in that shot although only a few are really visible. Shooting Stars by bbroderick86, on Flickr 30.0 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 4000, 14mm Here's a panoramic shot from last week in the Queen Charlotte Islands Rainforest Pano by bbroderick86, on Flickr 1.3sec @ f/10, ISO 50, 16mm here's a Pine Marten captured with my GoPro camera Pine Marten by bbroderick86, on Flickr The Northern Lights were out the same night as the meteor shower....this is a 2 shot panorama over the Skeena River Northern Lights Pano by bbroderick86, on Flickr 30.0 sec @ f/2.8, ISO 4000, 14mm These next 2 shots are from the Eulachon (also known as Ooligans) run on the Skeena River. This first one is a Harbour Seal Harbour Seal by bbroderick86, on Flickr 1/1600 @ f/4.5, ISO 1000, 500mm and this one is a Glaucous-winged Gull Gull Dive by bbroderick86, on Flickr 1/1600 @ f/4, ISO 250, 500mm Here's another shot of the Aurora over Lakelse Lake near Terrace, BC on Valentines day Valentines Day Northern Lights by bbroderick86, on Flickr 30sec @ f/2.8, ISO 3200, 14mm This is 2 people out for a walk on frozen Lakelse Lake A Frozen Walk by bbroderick86, on Flickr 1/500 @ f/13, ISO 200, 200mm this is a small waterfall that I shot today on the way home from work near Prince Rupert, BC Waterfall by bbroderick86, on Flickr 1.6sec exp @ f/14, ISO 50, 16mm + 8 stop ND filter and lastly, this is a 9 vertical shot panorama taken from the road up to Shames Mountain Ski hill about 20kms west of Terrace, BC. Shames Pano @ Night by bbroderick86, on Flickr f/2.8, ISO 4000, 30 sec exposure, at 16mm Thanks for looking!! Brandon
  12. Here along the west coast there's eagles everywhere, and even more so in the winter as eagles are a migratory species...well most are anyways. There will always be local resident eagles just like there's migratory waterfowl but there's also resident ones. The resident eagles are the ones that will be more familiar with the area, and if there's people in the area, more familiar with people and less afraid. These are the ones you want to try and photograph as they'll tolerate sneaking in a bit closer. My 500mm lens does allow me to reach pretty far so I don't always need to get extremely close..which is pretty convenient when it comes to photographing bears. And another thing is just being patient. When I show up to a spot I generally just sit and watch what's going on for a bit. Just take in the behaviour of the birds or whatever wildlife I'm shooting. Once they're aware of my presence and don't see me as a threat anymore, I can start to set up and slowly make my way closer. I've waited hours before just to gain an animals trust and it's always worth the wait! Hope this answers your question!
  13. thanks! those were shot with a 500mm f/4 lens
  14. thanks guys! And Harrison, I actually had someone already purchase 75 greeting cards with that star shot on them!
  15. Hey everyone, haven't posted in a while because I've been extremely busy - I moved back to BC! Terrace, BC to be exact. And with the Skeena River so close it seems like I'll have to get into some steelheading. I haven't done too much shooting since I've been out here but I did get out yesterday and had a nice little photo session with some Bald Eagles! For those of you that follow me on Facebook, some of these you will have seen, although a few haven't been posted anywhere yet. There's also a star photo at the end that I took one night last week when temps dipped below -30...Enjoy! Bald Eagle Fight by bbroderick86, on Flickr I shot this one at f/18 to bring the snow covered trees in the background into focus. Snowy Eagle by bbroderick86, on Flickr Bald Eagle Fight by bbroderick86, on Flickr Bald Eagle in Flight by bbroderick86, on Flickr Juvenile Bald Eagle in the Snow by bbroderick86, on Flickr Bald Eagle Calling by bbroderick86, on Flickr Bald Eagle in Flight by bbroderick86, on Flickr Kleanza Creek Under The Stars by bbroderick86, on Flickr
  16. thanks guys. Sounds like i'll have to wait for this mornings Outdoor Journal radio show to be posted online so I can hear what Doc Pyzer says!
  17. we were jigging with Bondy Baits. Pearl and Black/Orage Flake were the best producing colours over the 2 days
  18. Actually Mike we were using heavy rods with 80#braid and 200lb leaders with the drag tightened as much as it goes....she was in the boat in 30 seconds. I don't think she knew she was free... at that point. But she, along with all the others, swam away to be caught again!
  19. As was mentioned in a previous post, I spent the last 2 days jigging for Musky with Bondy Baits on the Detroit River with Jon Bondy and Gord Pyzer...and it was awesome! I think I learned more about fishing in those 2 days then the rest of my life combined. And to top it all off, we all got into some good fish! Wednesday was by far our best day for numbers, going 8 for 11. Two 48"s were the biggest fish of the day and the rest were all lower to mid 40's. Gord and Jon had the hot hands that day and I ended up mostly being the net guy, which is an honour in itself. Here's my only fish from wednesday... Detroit River Musky by bbroderick86, on Flickr Now yesterday was a different story... About an hour into the morning Gord hooked a mid 40"er that got off at the surface....then it got quiet for a couple hours. Thankfully this quiet time didn't last long. I all of a sudden went from the net guy to the "i have no strength left in my arms" guy. Within an hour I had tied my previous best musky (a 48" caught last fall with Bondy) and beat my personal best 2 more times....in an HOUR! Here's my first fish of the day - a fat 51.5" that absolutely slammed my bait. It's incredible setting the hook into what feels like a snag at first. And even more incredible is that we got this fish in the boat...when it came up it was only hooked by one prong of one treble hook...which broke off...BEFORE IT WAS IN THE NET! the hook snapped off and ended up in the net and I'm not sure why this fish didn't just swim back down to the bottom but it flopped around on the surface and Jon was able to get the net under it. This was when i laid down on the bow for a bit to let my heart slow down lol New PB Musky! by bbroderick86, on Flickr After this fish was photographed and released, I decided to update my Facebook status...gotta rub it in a bit right? lol On the next pass I hook into another good fish - the 48". After this fish was released Gord asked me if I was going to update my Facebook status again. I told him I wanted to wait and do it after one more pass....and that's when I hooked my 2nd 50"+ fish of the day! Here's a shot of it - 50"! 50" Musky! by bbroderick86, on Flickr I'm not sure what it was that day but we were all using the same jigs in the same boat and I got the only 3 fish. Hot colours for both days were Black/Orange Flake and Pearl. By far the best 2 days of fishing of my life. thanks for reading!
  20. That's Solidarity Tower and it's right at the mouth of St. Clair... and I believe there's about a 7 year waiting list!
  21. nice fish...and you're welcome for the photos
  22. As was already mentioned, the lens won't make that much of a difference. Most of my star shots are at f/2.8 and ISO 3200 with a 30 second exposure. Lower ISO's will show you some stars, but a higher ISO will show you all the stars! Just play around with your camera and find out the limits of the ISO. Since you are using an XS, 800 may be your max so in that case, switching up to the 50 f/1.8 lens may make a bigger difference in allowing more light into your camera, however a fixed 50 won't be great for nightscapes. Typically the wider the better when it comes to shooting the stars. Hope this helps. This was a 30sec exposure @ ISO 3200, f/2.8. The Milky Way Over Lower Buckhorn Lake by bbroderick86, on Flickr
  23. I'm also participating this year however I had to cheat and pre-grew mine all october. I have a wedding to shoot this coming saturday and a 5 day old moustache will not help my professional image at all, so this was my only option. http://mobro.co/brandonbroderick Movember by bbroderick86, on Flickr
  24. Now i'm personally a Canon guy but I was in the Henrys in Windsor the other day and was playing around with Nikon's new water/shock/freeze proof camera....and it's pretty cool! even has a built in GPS and compass http://www.henrys.com/66142-NIKON-COOLPIX-AW100-ORANGE-16MP-5X-WIDE-ANGLE-3-WATERPROOF.aspx But I haven't used a point n shoot camera in years so your best bet is to hear what the others are saying and bring that knowledge into a camera store and try some out!
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