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day 23. 50 days square crop. kangaroos on the firetrail
day 23. 50 days square crop. kangaroos on the firetrail
roz


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Collection: 005 - JULY 07. SQUARE CROP
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: on the firetrail
Date: Jul 23, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2007

Viewed: 915
Comments: 17
Favorites: 4 (view)

 thought i'd stick this in a pretty kubuta border ... i went for a walk on the firetrail today with kt and sasha .. spose most ppl would know katee coz her photograph has been in here heaps .. sasha is our 14 year old bull terrier cross who doesnt even get a look in!!.. these shots really show wot the firetrail looks like ..

walking back home i thought i saw three large dogs coming towards us .. sasha was no-where to be seen .. i called katee to me and lifted her up in my arms, coz i didnt want her hurt & i was imagining that they could attack especially as i was thinking it was a pack of dogs .. also we once had very bad experience when sasha was attacked by another dog ..
as the 'dogs' got closer and closer i realised that they werent dogs at all but kangaroos ..
this was a very unusual thing to happen because usually if they see you they hop away .. i cant understand how they didnt see me just standing there in front of them as they approached .. when they eventually did see me they stopped and they just stood there for ages ..
of course i started taking their photograph as soon as i saw them approaching, but it was pretty difficult with a squirming dog in my arms .. eventually i put katee down and held her between my feet ..

when i let her go she took off towards the kangaroos which was very dangerous .. the larger male would'v been nearly as tall as me and they wont hesitate to attack if they feel threatened .. fortunately with my yelling at kt to come they turned around and took off down the trail ..
this is a shot i took when kt was held between my feet ..

this is a photograph of kt coming back to me and the kangaroos hopping away .. bad quality because everything was happening so fast ..

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 08/24/2007 01:09:20 PM
Wow that is so cool! I like the way you edited this with the burn around the edge.
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 08/21/2007 08:47:52 PM
This is an excellent scene from the great Aussie Bush. adding to faves... ;-Þ
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 08/11/2007 07:56:33 PM
Wow. There's something about this photo, and the kangaroos are so other-wordly to me... they're like some strange fantasy creatures guarding the path (especially the tall one, who looks a bit human). Great shot, with perfect border and processing.
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 07/27/2007 12:42:45 PM
Great story Roz. I am glad it was not a pack of dogs coming towards you. I'm also glad that the kangaroos took off as soon as katee went after them.

You are so lucky to get a pic like this! If it were me, I would have just stood there and watched and forgotten that I had a camera with me. I love how they are frozen in the moment here and although they seem to be far away, you can still make out the details in their faces.

You are fortunate to have such a variety of animals to photograph. If this were my story, it would have been three squirrels instead of kangaroos lol.
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 07/26/2007 02:30:15 PM
Lovely capture! How interesting it is to me, as an American, to think of living in a place where kangaroos just wander around like deer do here. Great story, too.
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 07/25/2007 09:24:50 AM
Ooh that's neat! With the border it looks like an old polaroid shot. The male (I'm guessing the tallest one) looks like he could kick somebody's butt!
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 07/24/2007 09:07:34 PM
whoa! that is so cool, i am so glad that you got this capture. really nice processing here. i have a much clearer idea of the magnitude of your fire trail now! beautiful job!
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 07/24/2007 11:41:26 AM
Looks like you struck a chord here, Roz!! Three favs and a ton of comments. See what a photographic genius you are - amazing.
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 07/24/2007 11:22:34 AM
Really cool shot and awesome processing. Looks like a great place to walk.
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 07/24/2007 06:21:22 AM
Great sharing of local wildlife. I especially like the framing of the trees and the exposure of the road leading to the roos. Low quality or not, it is a great capture and one I am glad you posted.
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 07/24/2007 12:41:01 AM
Fantastic capture Roz - you've done the 'bush' proud - SMILE!

I LOVE the processing and frame - YUMMY!
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 07/24/2007 12:27:21 AM
This is phenomenal! I can't believe they just stood there like that, man, this picture looks like it's a painting straight out of a wildlife show or something. I love the border too! I have loved so many shots on this 50 days challenge, but this is the 1st one I have to add to my favs, it is amazing!
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 07/23/2007 09:09:57 PM
This is one of th best images I have ever seen of kangaroos in there own enviroment..... Just so perfect and so natural.
Totally awesome, and I am proud to be an Australian, when I see images like this.
It could be a cover of a calander.
I love it, Roz and you should be very proud of this one sweet friend.....

This should be a DPC print, and you should have this one in photo of the month.....
It looks like an impressionist Australian painting done by our Aussie Master painters.

Message edited by author 2007-07-23 21:15:01.
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 07/23/2007 08:17:31 PM
Wow, Roz - this is just magical. I put it in my favs right away. It has a mystical quality to it - like the roos are sentient beings trying to communicate with you. Beautiful.
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 07/23/2007 06:05:00 PM
Gee they look like a gang of animal ne'erdowells. The only thing that is missing is leather jackets and a cigarette hanging from their lips. Definitely a case of you being on their manor!!!!

Glad that the occasionally disobedient Katee was OK, and given this you must have been thrilled with this encounter

Great shot Ros!!!
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 07/23/2007 09:22:07 AM
Wow! Really cool shot. At first I thought the one in the middle was a person dressed up in costume. It took reading your notes and looking about four times before I realized it really was a kangaroo. You had quite an adventure.
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 07/23/2007 05:08:28 AM
Great shot Roz I love the different poses they have! I really loved the story too! You always have great stories! : ) (as well as great pictures!) : ) Nifty border happenin' as well...
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