Venture out into the field with wildlife photographer S. J. Brown. Camera in hand S. J. encounters critters large and small. Along the way there are successes and failures, cooperative critters, curious subjects and some close calls. Close Ups & Close Encounters features 50 photographs and the stories behind getting those images.

3. As we took in the view a mother moose
and her calf wandered out of the woods.

4. With one of his massive claws he
pawed at the ground and snorted.

5. I remember climbing over a large log
but it was nowhere in sight. I was lost.
I gazed back down the hill and nothing
looked familiar.

6. I knew I had come too close to him.
I could actually hear his breathing

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8. Cold and wet, and scared I stood there
trembling,trying to keep my balance
as the rowboat smashed into the rocks.

9. All the useful data I collect and store and
all the experts that I consult with only
offer a guestimate of when and where
migrating birds will appear.

10. Moving closer I zoomed in for
a vertical image.

11. One question I hear quite often is,
What is my favorite animal?
The answer is quite simple,
the one right in front of the lens.

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