Thanks. I am still learning to use my camera/lenses in the correct way. There are a lot of really well managed ranches in Texas that have really great deer. I just happen to get on a quite a few from time to time and take some photos.

I use either a Canon 7D or Canon 50D for photos. The lens is a Canon 500mm f4.0 L IS USM lens. Those cameras are both 10+ yrs old and not made anymore. The lens is 11 yrs old also. There are approaching the end of their life span soon. The newer equipment today is hands down better than what I have, but it comes with a much greater price tag also.

And expensive equipment will not compensate for the photographer's lack of ability or being able to "see" the shot. You sure don't suffer from lack of ability with your always amazing photographs.

Rusty breech.....





Seriously....very nice pics. I really like the swirls of smoke....they're all really good...

Check out this review. I have the P1000 & recommend it.

https://youtu.be/GTriM0c1Zsk

Im not a camera expert in the slightest but my friend has a Nikon p900 and I just got a p1000. I don't think the 900 is but $600. You don't know me but trust me it is sooooooo amazing the reach of the zoom you will be doing yourself a big disservice if you don't even consider it. I hate to go against what anybody says on here cause of my inexperience but it seems very close to point and shoot simplicity cause all I do is put on auto and snap.

Really Great Pictures... Do you know Wyman Meinzer ?

I know Meinzer but I doubt as good as some of our guys on here are that they are anywhere near his league. Hes World class and home grown.

The new point and shoot cameras area amazing with the quality you can get. They are much lighter than a DSLR/lens combo also usually. My camera and 500mm lens weighs in at just under 12 lbs. I have to use a tripod or some sort of sandbag or window rest to support it in the blind. I rarely ever change any the 500mm lens. I also take photos out to 3/4 of a mile with my 20.2 MP camera and the 500mm lens. I just crop any photo that when it is over 100 yards most of the time, to get the size or effect I want. I can crop to get the same effect you get with the zoom lens on the P900 or P1000. You can do the same with those cameras to get even better quality pics...take photos without as much zoom. The main factor I would look at is the type of zoom and then the speed of the lens. The P1000 has an F2.8 lens which is why it takes really great photos. My Canon lens is F4.0. I had a friend tell me one time he would take a Canon 400mm F2.8 lens over my 500mm F4.0 lens any day. He said he could take photos at the same distance and just crop them and still have as good or even better quality of photo as I did. I have learned to use the camera in manual settings more and more, which greatly improves the quality of the pics. Each type of camera has its place. I take my camera/lens/tripod to the blind with me everytime I go. The P1000 is a lot less weight(3.2 lbs vs 12 lbs) and not near as bulky. I have learned a long time ago that I kept seeing things that I said to myself.."I wished I had my camera". Now I never say that much anymore. You see some amazing things just sitting in a blind sometimes.

HWYMAN what camera is that on those closeups?

Really Great Pictures... Do you know Wyman Meinzer ?

If this was for me....yes I know him. Met him back in the mid 90's and spent 3 days with him watching his photography skills at work. I have about 9 or 10 of his photo books. I would love to go to one of his field trips in the Trans Pecos to learn from him.

I met him in the 90s as well. Maybe 91 he put on a presentation at the Safari Club show in Dallas. Extremely talented and has lived an interesting life for sure. Also saw him in Abilene at the TBGA a few years back when he gave a presentation on trapping. I guess so few in attendance were able to relate to trapping it seemed to me most weren't interested. I don't know if he was aware of that but if so I assume hes used to people not understanding his way of life. Last year he was a special guest at the TWA Annual Convention. I have 3 or 4 of his books and knew he had a few more but I didn't realize it was 9 or 10- I need to go shopping.

I met him in the 90s as well. Maybe 91 he put on a presentation at the Safari Club show in Dallas. Extremely talented and has lived an interesting life for sure. Also saw him in Abilene at the TBGA a few years back when he gave a presentation on trapping. I guess so few in attendance were able to relate to trapping it seemed to me most weren't interested. I don't know if he was aware of that but if so I assume hes used to people not understanding his way of life. Last year he was a special guest at the TWA Annual Convention. I have 3 or 4 of his books and knew he had a few more but I didn't realize it was 9 or 10- I need to go shopping.