Spotlight on Nature: Animal Scenics

Spawning Horseshoe Crabs, Delaware Bay, NJ. The deep progression of crabs looks dramatic thanks to the vertical crop. Ian used a tripod-mounted Canon EOS 5D Mark II with adapted 14–24mm f/2.8 Nikkor zoom; 0.8 sec at f/16, ISO 200. Read the full story. Bull Elk, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. To put the elk in context, Plant opted for a shorter lens than he might normally use. Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 300mm f/4L Canon EF lens and 1.4X Teleconverter on tripod; 1/100 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800. Read the Full Story. Snow Geese, Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, De. Canon EOS 5D with 500mm f/4L Canon EF lens and 1.4X Teleconverter on a tripod; 1/640 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400. Read the full story. Jackrabbit, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, UT. Handheld Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 24–105mm f/4L Canon EF IS lens at 24mm; 1/160 sec at f/18, IS0 200. Read the full story. Cormorant Chicks, Chesapeake Bay, Va. Ian Plant lay in the sand for the low angle he needed. Canon EOS 5D with 500mm f/4L Canon EF lens; 1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 200. Read the full story. Bison, Grand Teton national Park, WY. Plant waited for late light to peek out from the clouds. Canon EOS 5D Mark II with 24–105mm f/4L Canon EF IS lens at 95mm on tripod; 1/125 sec at f/11, IS) 400. Read the full story.