Hey /vp/, an update on my project (haven't posted about it in ages)
Quick disclaimer:
Couple years ago I thought 'I wonder how would I fare if Pokemon were real. Traveling around the world and finding elusive animals is probably hard'.
So I decided that I would do just that - armed with a camera, I'll go out and try to 'capture' animals. A shitty 'proof' photo would be marked as 'Seen', a photo that I'd like would be marked as 'Captured'. Only a wild animal would count, so no pets, no zoo.
I constructed a list of 151 animals. They range from as common as pigeon to as elusive as coelacanth. From as majestic as blue whale to as dangerous as indian cobra. And anything in between:
http://pastie.org/10802014
And set out. Currently sitting at 12 / 151 captured:
-Bison
-Field mouse
-Fox
-Hedgehog
-Kingfisher
-Mallard duck
-Moose
-Pheasant
-Pigeon
-Squirrel
-Stork
-Swan
And 5 more 'seen'.
I've created an application for my phone to keep track of them (a real life Pokedex if you will). Now I'm preparing for a 2 week journey to the mountains, where I'll be hunting for wolves and bears (as safely as I can, obviously).
What do you think about this project of mine?
Gotta catch'em all!
>>25988742
Try finding the elusive mountain lion or black bear next. Those are hard to come by.
>>25988742
pretty cool idea, what rules you got about zoos and such? i imagine that could make things very easy
>>25988761
>Only a wild animal would count, so no pets, no zoo
>i cant read
>>25988760
Not on my list, but I will take pictures of any animal I encounter.
>>25988761
As I stated,
"Only a wild animal would count, so no pets, no zoo."
>>25988764
>>25988767
>me in charge of reading
what about safaris? or animal tours where do they come under?
>>25988772
by tours i mean like whale watching and stuff
>>25988772
Safaris are ok. If it's good enough for a proper wildlife photog, it's probably more than good enough for me.
>>25988778
cool what do you do if you come across an animal not on your list would you catch it anyway?
i can imagine you would end up finding quite a bit of other very rare fauna
>>25988784
It was REALLY hard to keep my list at 151. There are plenty of other animals I want to take picture of. I'm definitely taking picture of any animal I see.
They don't count towards the 100% completion, but I will still take pics of them.
>>25988791
It's almost like new pokemon are "discovered" in every region!
Anon, you are amazing and inspiring! 10/10 would tag along on your journey.
>>25988791
ah right yeah, were you planning on uploading the pics anytime? would be cool to see them as part of the progress
>>25988815
Sure, let's go:
Bison (Bison bonasus)
Captured: 02 April 2016
>>25988828
Field mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
Captured: 06. March 2015
>>25988831
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Captured: 29 May 2015
>>25988833
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Captured: 04 June 2015
>>25988842
Kingfisher (Alced atthis)
Captured: 09 May 2015
>>25988844
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Captured: 23 February 2014.
>>25988856
Moose (Alces alces)
Captured: 31 March 2016
>>25988865
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Captured: 09 May 2015
>>25988869
Pigeon (Columba livia)
Captured: 22.08.2013
These are really good, i'm more than half tempted to start this myself
>>25988873
Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Captured: 05 March 2015
>>25988895
Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Captured: 20.07.2014
>>25988900
Swan (Cygnus olor)
Captured: 04 February 2014
That's it for now. Gotta create some kind of website for those.
>>25988742
Feels like the list needs some kind of legendary to be legit, but I'm not sure what would be an irl legendary
Maybe some endangered species?
>>25989481
Loch Ness
Ayyylmao
Dragon
Chupacabra
Bigfoot
Jackalope
>>25989481
well he's got a coelacanth in there, if i remember rightly they're almost impossible to find, it may aswell be counted as a legendary, also no.8 on the list is a basilisk
>>25988742
Cool idea. I'll make a national version for my country with only animals that live in the wold here.
Animals that only live wild in other countries or in captivity won't be included, and animals seen in captivity or in another country won't count as seen/captured even if they are in the national list. Non-native species that do live in the wild will be eligible for the list.
>>25989481
Animals that may be extinct in the wild, or that are just very rare.
>>25989892
There's a real lizard called a basilisk.
Very cool idea.
Also, what type of camera do you use? My old Rebel XT is aging poorly and I'm in the market for a new one.
>>25989481
I've got Coelacanth which is insanely hard to find. No idea if I'll find it EVER. I have okapi, which was considered a hoax by hunters in the early 20 century, due to how elusive it is. I also have greater bird-of-paradise, which lives on top of tall trees in rainforest, and is really hard to get to. Apart from that, many of the animals on the list are quite rare or living in remote places.
>>25989892
Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) is this freaky wizard that runs atop water. Picture related.
>>25988833
I've seen a lot of fox photos and that's a really nice one
>>25990987
Currently I shoot with Canon 7D and a Tamron 150-600 lens. I'm slowly saving up for a prime 400/2.8 L IS USM lens.
I've started this hobby with a compact - Lumix FZ-38, to see if I would have enough will to go through with it for more than couple weeks. It turns out I did.
>>25991029
Thanks! Even though I already have foxes 'captured', I grew to like them. Soon a batch of young pups should pop up at a place I like walking through (foxes breed around February, and the pups start coming out from their dens to bask in sunlight in April-May). I hope I'll get some more cool pictures of them.
>>25988742
Quality thread OP, this is amazing.
Do you mind posting the Seen pics too?
And if you don't mind answering, where do you live? Or are you backpacking the world?
>>25991091
Thanks!
I live in continental Europe. Warsaw, Poland to be exact.
And yeah, I can share the 'seen', but as stated, quality of those pictures is way lower.
Beaver (Castor fiber)
Seen: 04 May 2012
This was one of my first wildlife pictures, taken with the Lumix FZ-38. Technically the picture ain't bad, but you can barely see the animal. I won't be satisfied till I'll get an out-of-water picture of a beaver.
>>25991206
Boar (Sus scrofa)
Seen: 22 April 2015
I couldn't get closer, because I was on a forest stroll with my 2yo son. Didn't want to risk overprotective boars charge me to protect their young ones.
>>25991244
>>25991231
Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Seen: 02 April 2016
I took this photo when returning from my bison hunting, he was sitting by the road. I couldn't get close enough, there was no cover between me and him, and he ran away.
>>25991246
Rat (Rattus rattus)
Seen: 07 March 2015
I saw this one on a riverbank. He was on the other side of the river (narrow one but still), and the light was horrendous (it was snowing IIRC). It had a really interesting pattern, probably a mix with escaped lab rats? Saw couple rats with white patches there.
>>25991266
Raven (Corvus corax)
Seen: 17 March 2016
I don't know what it is with ravens, but even though they are fairly common around here, I have yet to take a picture of it that I consider 'good'. This is my most recent attempt.
>>25991026
Yeah, that works, could you, just for autism sake , put those super rare ones at the end of the list, where Mewtwo and Mew would be. That would be pretty cool
That's it. As you probably noticed, my 'Seen' list is smaller than my 'Captured' one. I'm slowly running out of animals I can see locally (even for bison I had to travel about 200km). Animals left that I can find without leaving my country. Most of them living in the mountains, where I'm going for a 2-3 weeks photohunting trip this summer:
-Axolotl
-Black woodpecker
-Brown bear
-Carp (heh)
-Chamois
-Death's head moth
-Deer
-Hoopoe
-Eagle-owl
-Fire salamander
-Honey bee
-Hoopoe (wait a second, I've actually got picture of it. shitty, but still. SEEN! 25 August 2014)
-Ladybird (also seen! 06 September 2014)
-Long-eared bat
-Mantis
-Mole
-Otter
-Raccoon
-Seal
-Wolf
>>25991603
And here's the Ladybird.
>>25991479
Yeah, I thought about that. I'm just listing them now in alphabetical order, but it's just a matter of a different sorting algorithm.
>>25991603
axolotls don't live in europe. you mean the olm
>>25991660
Shit, yeah, I meant the olm when I was constructing the list. But I guess an axolotl is fine, too!
And here is my 'Pokedex'. Gotta work on the UI one day.
>>25991785
Each entry has woefully underdeveloped 'Details' page. But it does take you to wikipedia, and shows the location of animal on map. Could be useful if somebody else would want to take a picture of something, they could take a look at your Pokedex and know the area in which certain animals appear.
>>25988833
>>25991078
Yo, that's gonna be my new wallpaper if you don't mind, those foxes photos are really cool
>>25991907
Sure, if you want to. And thanks. Glad to see that my silly idea brings something to other people as well.
>>25991907
Btw, there's more where that came from, but I'm really starting to spam.
>>25991907
Last one and I'm signing off. Gotta get up early tomorrow.
>>25992053
>>25992065
Look at those little scamps
>>25988742
Sounds rad.
>>25989481
Komodo dragon?
>>25988742
OP is not a faggot.
One of the coolest threads i've seen on here anon, good luck and keep us updated
