My photographic quest (quite exciting)

starfox07 · June 6th, 2008, 06:39 PM

Well to start my story, last night I went over to my good friends house to just hang out with my friends. There is usually like 6 other people over there, and last night was no exception.

The conversation with this group always strays widely and before long it got onto the topic of animals, not sure how, but it did. Come to find out, there is supposedly a genuine, wild, black panther living in the small Texas town where I live. I of course thought it was a hoax, sure that no big cats live in Texas.

So when I got home, I got on the good old internet, and researched it. Sure enough, the North American Black Panther is native to, among other places, north Texas. Also, and just as intriguing, none has ever been photographed in the wild. This got me very excited, especially since another close friend of mine owns about 100 acres in the vicinity that the nocturnal beast has been sighted before.

So naturally, my human reaction is to find it. I'm not sure if photographing it with my camera will be possible, since they rarely make an appearance during the day. But I do have a night vision security camera that I could presumably place near some raw meat strategically placed, and see what happens. Or I could just go out in the day and peer up into some trees in hopes of finding it (and also in hopes that it doesn't see me!) If I do actively search for it, my friend that owns the property will probably accompany me with his Ak47, just in case.

Has anybody ever done wild animal photography before? I'm very excited.

An example picture.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Blackleopard.JPG

Lilleput · June 6th, 2008, 06:44 PM

Bah, it's not exciting at all.

argatoga · June 6th, 2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by starfox07

Or I could just go out in the day and peer up into some trees in hopes of finding it ... my friend that owns the property will probably accompany me with his Ak47 ...

This can only end well.

starfox07 · June 6th, 2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by argatoga

This can only end well.

I know I know.

LeVeL · June 6th, 2008, 07:32 PM

you'll certainly be the first one to photograph a panther in texas getting mowed down by an ak47...
seriously though, good luck! this sounds really really interesting and exciting

nismohks · June 9th, 2008, 07:18 AM

lol keep us posted !

cvrefugee · June 9th, 2008, 08:40 AM

I'm sure there are loads of black pussy in North Texas.

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Whappeh · June 9th, 2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by cvrefugee

I'm sure there are loads of black pussy in North Texas.

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avanti · June 9th, 2008, 09:32 AM

hahahaha, excellent thread! sounds very exciting! As a black pussy lover myself I wish there were more of them in my neck of the woods... images/smilies/cry.gif

matt2000 · June 9th, 2008, 01:40 PM

You know what this needs at the start?

'Wild animal photography - How hard can it be?'

Sound like a good quest though, just don't get maimed or shot. We won't get to see the photos then.

starfox07 · June 9th, 2008, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by matt2000

You know what this needs at the start?

'Wild animal photography - How hard can it be?'

Sound like a good quest though, just don't get maimed or shot. We won't get to see the photos then.

If a mod would like to change the title...I wouldn't mind images/smilies/smile.gif

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starfox07 Joined: Oct 7th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Ennis, Tx, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,216 Car: 1984 Mazda RX7 GSL-SE Rep Power: 17	My photographic quest (quite exciting) Well to start my story, last night I went over to my good friends house to just hang out with my friends. There is usually like 6 other people over there, and last night was no exception. The conversation with this group always strays widely and before long it got onto the topic of animals, not sure how, but it did. Come to find out, there is supposedly a genuine, wild, black panther living in the small Texas town where I live. I of course thought it was a hoax, sure that no big cats live in Texas. So when I got home, I got on the good old internet, and researched it. Sure enough, the North American Black Panther is native to, among other places, north Texas. Also, and just as intriguing, none has ever been photographed in the wild. This got me very excited, especially since another close friend of mine owns about 100 acres in the vicinity that the nocturnal beast has been sighted before. So naturally, my human reaction is to find it. I'm not sure if photographing it with my camera will be possible, since they rarely make an appearance during the day. But I do have a night vision security camera that I could presumably place near some raw meat strategically placed, and see what happens. Or I could just go out in the day and peer up into some trees in hopes of finding it (and also in hopes that it doesn't see me!) If I do actively search for it, my friend that owns the property will probably accompany me with his Ak47, just in case. Has anybody ever done wild animal photography before? I'm very excited. An example picture. __________________ '84 RX7 GSL-SE '94 Integra LS '87 Merkur XR4Ti '94 Civic Coupe (SIR swap) (sold) '91 Mustang Coupe 5.0 (gone ) '89 Merkur XR4Ti

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Lilleput Evo-less Joined: Jun 9th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: United Kingdom of Denmark Age: 25 Posts: 2,799 Car: Ford S-Max Titanium - 268hp Rep Power: 67	Bah, it's not exciting at all. __________________ 04' Evo 8 265hp sold

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LeVeL Joined: Jun 16th, 2007 Last Online: 05:22 AM Location: MA Age: 20 Posts: 783 Car: VQ30 Rep Power: 16	you'll certainly be the first one to photograph a panther in texas getting mowed down by an ak47... seriously though, good luck! this sounds really really interesting and exciting __________________ Cardinal of Karting . . . flickr . . . . . . . . . . . GetLeVeLed.org + UMass Motorsport . . .

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avanti Joined: Jul 21st, 2005 Last Online: 08:11 AM Location: Milano, Italia Posts: 2,255 Car: 2 cars + 3 bikes Rep Power: 45	hahahaha, excellent thread! sounds very exciting! As a black pussy lover myself I wish there were more of them in my neck of the woods... __________________ \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\| Ride, Eat, Sleep, Repeat.

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matt2000 Squirrel Mincer Joined: Feb 17th, 2006 Last Online: 07:41 AM Location: Market Harborough, UK Age: 18 Posts: 2,886 Car: '77 Land Rover Series III 88" (with bucket seats) LFS Status: Rep Power: 40	You know what this needs at the start? 'Wild animal photography - How hard can it be?' Sound like a good quest though, just don't get maimed or shot. We won't get to see the photos then. __________________ Want an avatar but can't be arsed to do it yourself - Let me know!

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cvrefugee Joined: Aug 16th, 2004 Last Online: 07:11 AM Location: Corona, CA Age: 28 Posts: 3,287 Car: 2005 Scion xB Rep Power: 53	I'm sure there are loads of black pussy in North Texas.

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