{"id":275,"date":"2020-06-03T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T10:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=275"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:03:17","slug":"2020-6-3-trip-back-to-the-forest-11219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbward.com\/?p=275","title":{"rendered":"Trip back to the forest – 11\/2\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Early on November 2nd 2019, I made a trip back to the forest I had been going to recently. And I walked far this day, further than I had gone before along this particular trail. I took pictures as I went, but it was very early and quite foggy .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm – 1\/500 Sec – F2.8 – ISO 100<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And sometimes you just miss your shot. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm – 1\/500 Sec – F2.8 – ISO 500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This next series of images was me playing with the full speed of the 7D Mark II shutter. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm + 1.4x – 1\/800 Sec – F4 – ISO 320<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm + 1.4x – 1\/800 Sec – F4 – ISO 320<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm + 1.4x – 1\/800 Sec – F4 – ISO 320<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I could hear a woodpecker, and finally spotted it. But in the dark shadow of the tree and it was very far away, just not an easy thing to get a shot of. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm + 1.4x – 1\/800 Sec – F4 – ISO 500<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canon 7D Mark II w\/300mm + 1.4x – 1\/800 Sec – F4 – ISO 400<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But the whole day wasn\u2019t completely filled with missed opportunities. I eventually came upon a cool looking scene where a tree had fallen across a road no longer in service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And finally, although I was out looking for wildlife all day, on this day the wildlife found me. <\/p>\n

It came leaping and bounding up over a hill and was heading through the woods straight at me. I was walking along a trail and turned when I heard the noise it was making. It stopped when it noticed me, maybe 20 feet away. We stared for a second and I slowly reached for the camera I was wearing on a sling. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I managed to get a few shots off before this young buck turned and left another direction. For just a moment we shared a look, and then as quickly as it appeared. He was gone. <\/p>\n

I tried to follow after a minute, not wanting to potentially spook him again. And I never want to disturb the wildlife. But as I made my way up and over the ridge, there was only more trees and forest for as far as I could see. The buck was long gone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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