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Massan Otter

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backpawscratcher said:
I read yours, and you were right to say what you did. The thing is Legacy knows better. It was a bad choice of words that isn't in character for him. He's actually a pretty cool guy, but for some reason in that thread he just lost it.
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It's perhaps an issue that I haven't spoken to him in other contexts, and it probably wasn't a moment where he wanted to take a step back. At other times we'd probably both have dealt with that better.
It doesn't help either that I'm visibly associated with one camp in that discussion and not the others (even if I feel no great allegiance in real life), so I can see where my post might have looked like a points-scoring exercise rather than the genuine concern that I meant to communicate.
 
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backpawscratcher

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Massan Otter said:
It's perhaps an issue that I haven't spoken to him in other contexts, and it probably wasn't a moment where he wanted to take a step back. At other times we'd probably both have dealt with that better.
It doesn't help either that I'm visibly associated with one camp in that discussion and not the others (even if I feel no great allegiance in real life), so I can see where my post might have looked like a points-scoring exercise rather than the genuine concern that I meant to communicate.
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No, I think you're cool on that. You didn't wander from the point you were making.
 
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backpawscratcher

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Massan Otter said:
But again, we've chatted a fair bit, so you'd have some context for how I might communicate. For someone reading my posts in that thread alone, I might come across differently.
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If that's the only thread they ever read I'd be surprised if they ever come back TBH. Don't stress. You leave enough positive little otter prints around this place to show who you really are.
 
Simo

Simo

Professional Watermelon Farmer
backpawscratcher said:
Yeah, video is a much better option for wildlife I think. Unless you're prepared to wait hours for each shot. Animals have a habit of blending into the background, then you end up with a photo equivalent of Where's Wally? whenever you look at it.
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It is hard, to get good photos of animals in the wild. They tend to move too quickly, and don't like to hold still! I've seen lots of foxes, but they have always darted before I've even been able to think of taking any pictures, still, or moving.

I have gotten pictures of raccoons, as these 'trash pandas' get pretty bold, and will come right up to back doors, and peek in. :p

It would be great fun to work on making nature documentaries, I think.

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@Massan Otter : Maybe you can become famous for nature documentaries on the BBC as David Otterborough : )
 
Black Burn

Black Burn

Well-Known Gopnik
Simo said:
It is hard, to get good photos of animals in the wild. They tend to move too quickly, and don't like to hold still! I've seen lots of foxes, but they have always darted before I've even been able to think of taking any pictures, still, or moving.

I have gotten pictures of raccoons, as these 'trash pandas' get pretty bold, and will come right up to back doors, and peek in. :p

It would be great fun to work on making nature documentaries, I think.

Say,

@Massan Otter : Maybe you can become famous for nature documentaries on the BBC as David Otterborough : )
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Just come to this creature and nicely ask to hold still for a moment
 
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Massan Otter

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Simo said:
It is hard, to get good photos of animals in the wild. They tend to move too quickly, and don't like to hold still! I've seen lots of foxes, but they have always darted before I've even been able to think of taking any pictures, still, or moving.

I have gotten pictures of raccoons, as these 'trash pandas' get pretty bold, and will come right up to back doors, and peek in. :p

It would be great fun to work on making nature documentaries, I think.

Say,

@Massan Otter : Maybe you can become famous for nature documentaries on the BBC as David Otterborough : )
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I didn't have a camera with me that day, but a few years ago I dropped in on some friends of friends up around Ardnamurchan, where the pine martens are so bold that they'll tap on the windows and wait to be brought titbits. Needless to say, I was completely enthralled by this.
That's about the only time I felt I could easily have got close-up, clear photos, so I was annoyed that I didn't. I'd like to go visit again though.
 
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