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Brown hare
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Brown hare

by Claus Johansson

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 12, 201073 views5 comments
On a little walk, I had the luck to come near this hare. It had clearly not seen me. But as soon as it heard the sound of the camera it was gone..

Canon EOS 50D
Focal Length: 400.0mm
Shutter Speed: 1/250s
Aperture: 6.3
ISO Equivalent: 800
Date: 03-04-10 14:22

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Peter Vaudry on April 12, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Nice shot.The eye contact and expression is interesting. You have captured the moment when he is more curious then frightened.
Registered on March 5, 2010, 12 Posts, 53 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 12, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Looks like he is definitely weighing his options, mainly flight or... well flight. :biggrin: I like the facial expression and the ears. I'm less happy with the busy background and the over exposed fur on the right side. A vertical crop would work for the elongated head and ears that dominates the frame.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on April 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM
Nice eye contact and detail I think a vert would have worked in this image. It would have also reduced some of the clutter in the background.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 13, 2010 at 2:28 PM
What a beautiful hare; I have never seen one with such pronounced facial marks! He looks kind of evil though :biggrin: .The face is perfectly exposed, but unfortunately its flank is totally blown out, most likey beyond 'repair' (meaning cannot be solved in RAW conversion). I agree with other comments that a vertical composition could have suited this well due to the shape of the subject. The BG may be a bit busy, but at least it is OOF enough not to interfere too much with the subject. Toning down the bright areas in the BG will help a lot to make that look 'busy'.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 15, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Gary's comments would mirror mine! The quality of the eye is really wonderful.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments