Wild Pig

Wow! A new first for me. I could hardly believe I actually found some wild pigs while out in my favorite stomping ground. There were seven of them within an area of about 75 yards. They were so noisy grubbing in the mud that I was able to sneak up on them to a range of around 80 yards before being spotted.
Photo taken with the Panasonic DMC-FZ10 w/ 2X teleconvertor yeilding 24X optical. That's the same as 840mm handheld. Actually, I should have taken the convertor off for better picture quality since I managed to get so close, but I was looking for birds at the time. -Kurt Horsley

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Here's the rig I took the picture with. There's a huge amount of edge distortion, but it's got a sweet spot in the center that's acceptable for photographing birds. -Kurt Horsley

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That's a lot of zoom. Have you tried a monopod or tripod? I know it's IS, but that's a lot of magnification.

As if the 8 foot snakes weren't enough to worry about! Cool photos Kurt.

Cool! As others have said, I've heard these things can be nasty. It's a jungle out there :-)

Nice shots! Cal