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Asle F

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Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« on: September 10, 2015, 19:51:21 »
Somtimes I have luck being at the right place at the right time. When I also have the 400mm/5.6 ready on a tripod at that time, I get the picture I have dreamed about. The picture is from the river Kvenno at Hardangervidda national park.


Kvenno by Asle Feten, on Flickr
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Jakov Minić

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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2015, 19:53:14 »
Hahahaha
Since when do reindeer eat sheep :)
Great image!
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2015, 20:04:26 »
Wow... That's a timeless picture ! :-)
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Bjørn Rørslett

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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2015, 20:18:09 »
Males eagerly crossing the river to get to the female herd ... Great timing there, Asle.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2015, 20:27:31 »
Bjørn. Interspecies intercourse?
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2015, 20:40:01 »
No sheepsies here.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2015, 20:57:29 »
:D The Females*) and the male reindeer's, could be a fairy tale...   Beautifully done, Asle.

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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2015, 21:03:27 »
Again, no sheep. Not all reindeer have antlers.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2015, 21:13:46 »
I trust you. My wife should know, she lived in Finnland for years, still speaks some Finnish and has shown me her "reindeer driver license"
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2015, 21:58:31 »
Thanks all. I do not see where the sheeps came from, they are not in my picture. All the animals in the picture, are reindeers.

Most of the adult reindeer actually have antlers, but  the females have smaller antlers, so it is not easily seen in my picture. Even some of the calves had began growing antlers at this time (23. july), but that is just small studs.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2015, 22:01:00 »
Asle, my mistake completely.
They just looked like sheep when I first saw the image...
And now I am sorry that they aren't sheep, the photo would have had a greater impact  :)
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2015, 12:30:05 »
Great shot and something I've never seen. Thanks.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2015, 14:26:50 »
What a brilliant moment Asle. But i suspect that you having the camera ready for this moment was not just pure luck. People who spend a lot of time out in nature develops a certain skill to read animal behavior. And knowing that such skills are involved just heigthens the image more!

And sheep? The mainland europeans must be used to a long legged kind with short brown hair. Or wait, was that women? Sheep? Anyone????
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2015, 17:35:32 »
Party.
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Re: Wild reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) crossing the river
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2015, 19:35:06 »
Wow! Great stuff.

From the movie Colors:
Said the young bull: "Let's run down and f*ck one!"
Said the old bull: "Let's walk down and f*ck them all"

First thing that came to my mind seeing this image.
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