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Brown Rat

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 23, 201089 views3 comments
This little fellow came into my garden the other day, not the evil looking thing people think they are.

Canon 7D canon 300mm f2.8, f2.8, 1/750sec, IO 320

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on April 23, 2010 at 9:03 PM
He looks rather friendly, nice image.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Hi Ron,

Very simple but effective, and not a species you see "showcased" too often. I think the image might be a little stronger if the subject wasn't positioned quite so dead-centre - my first thought is that shifting the subject a little towards the left side of the frame (thus opening up a little room on the right side of the image) would make the image a little more appealing.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 24, 2010 at 1:18 PM
This one does not look evil at all Ron, but they sure can look evil at times! I am surprised how relatively close he approached you. You handled the exposure well and really the only suggestion I could make is the one Brad just mentioned. :wink: Thanks for sharing this cutie :biggrin:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments