clemente21

Sixty Minutes spends time in the wild with nature photographer Thomas Mangelsen.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/into-the-wild-with-thomas-mangelsen-60-minutes/

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

Thanks for posting. Very interesting article

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

We watched the show last night. My wife has five of his photos, including the moose shown in the article. They kind of dominate the living room of our small condo!

In a perfect world, I would be her favorite photographer. It is clearly Tom!

George Rains Loc: Austin, TX.

11:34am, just finished watching. If I could, the 'person' that shot 399 would be staked out for bait. It's one thing to put meat on the table, killing because it's a famous animal, or just to kill is no reason to take to the field. If I ruffled any feathers, so be it.

nhastings Loc: Telluride, CO

100% with you. Yes, it was a great episode for 60 minutes. After this I watched an episode of Blue Planet. My mind is always blown as to the patience and "grit" it takes to capture the majesty of natures creatures.

safeman

A few things I noticed. He is exceptional in his ability to hold long lenses. He did say his images were out of camera but not what format. I don't know what the post processing capability is with a D5 when it converts the raw photo to JPG. He does shoot in at least manual focus you could see the minute adjustments he was making on the long lenses. He is a believer in high speed shutter release you could here the shutter.

Over all he is an exceptional photographer with exceptional knowledge of his subjects.

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

George, I grew up as a hunter (dove, quails & geese) and never shot anything I didn't eat. That said, I always had an abhorrence at hunting 4-legged animals as I don't see the "sport" in hunting animals that are basically baited into a kill zone. There is no reason to allow hunting of 399 or any other large animals at YNP particularly since the animals are almost tame due to all of the interaction with tourists. The purpose of the National Park system is preservation and I for one don't see hunting in those areas as being in alignment with that purpose.

The only thing I currently hunt animals and birds with these days is my 150-600mm Tamron G2 and some other attached glass. I still shoot but primarily only a period single shot buffalo rifle and that is at stationary steel targets. You can never tell when you might have to defend yourself from a 1/2" steel ram at 500 meters.

We should all aspire to be as good a photographer as Tom Mangelsen is and there are several on this forum are already pretty good.

George Rains Loc: Austin, TX.

TBerwick, kept my F2 bodies and all of the lens. Am learning on D60, Lightroom 5 is installed but haven't ventured there. Crop in camera.
I shoot paper targets so they don't cut fingers anymore. Have a 55-300, 24-55. I can shoot all of the 'racks' I want and frame and put them on the wall, then others can 'shoot----capture' them also. That way there will be plenty to go around. Don't have many like that in Austin. Never baited, was taught to look, listen, and move SLOW.

safeman

Interesting but not surprising this would turn into a hunt/non hunt issue.

clemente21

I admire his photos, but I am not sure I would have the patience required to get some of these shots. I wonder what makes Mangelsen persist for so long. That halfway during those 42 days he might have thought “maybe this is not working out”, or “that the subject went somewhere else overnight”, or “it is just too damn hot/cold”. Not to say the expense required in assistants, travel, equipment, etc. with no guarantee to get the desired photo.

But perhaps that is what is necessary to carve yourself a niche, willing to do what few would. And for him it is coming along quite well.

clemente21

I admire his photos, but I am not sure I would have the patience required to get some of these shots. I wonder what makes Mangelsen persist for so long. That halfway during those 42 days he might have thought “maybe this is not working out”, or “that the subject went somewhere else overnight”, or “it is just too damn hot/cold”. Not to say the expense required in assistants, travel, equipment, etc. with no guarantee to get the desired photo.

But perhaps that is what is necessary to carve yourself a niche, willing to do what few would. And for him it is coming along quite well.

ELNikkor

he has the gift of patience, a rarity these days. I'm sure he pre-visualizes the images, then waits until what he sees in his head, he has in his camera. We who are less blessed with time and opportunity, can then enjoy the fruits of his effort forever.

wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

Thanks for the link. It is a great article about a great man. I have only had the honor of meeting him once at a book signing.