Peter's Pond

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 3, 2011248 views9 comments

We have been reading the Peter Cottontail books, so my little great-nephew says this is "Peter's Pond".
I like the translucent ears!
South Texas

D300s
300mm
Subject dist: 5.96m
1/400 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Gary Marquart on April 3, 2011 at 1:34 PM

Nice catch Sandy, I don't think I've ever seen a rabbit drink before so for me this is a rare and unique shot. I like the included reflection.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 3, 2011 at 6:27 PM

Sandy, it's not often that a rabbit/hare photo grabs my attention. The last one was a running shot at full speed with motion blur and a sharp eye

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Love the drinking pose and the reflection here. Low angle helps here too...

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 3, 2011 at 9:53 PM

Very nice image Sandy, The comp works very well with the reflection providing the balance. All of the techs look good as does the detail. I really like the way the translucence of the ear shows from the slight backlighting.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 4, 2011 at 12:15 AM

What an absolutely delightful image Sandy; great timing, fantastic POV, and what a beautiful full body reflection! Very well done and thanks for sharing :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by kiran khanzode on April 4, 2011 at 12:33 AM

Rare moment, great to see a rabbit/hare at a 'waterhole', Sandy !

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 4, 2011 at 7:41 AM

Excellent photo Sandy. The low angle and the inclusion of the reflection make this a strong image.

It strikes me that the larger version looks more vibrant (saturated) than the small version does. (Note: I am looking at this on a calibrated wide-gamut screen, so I suspect it has to do with the assigned color profiles to the small and larger image being different)

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 4, 2011 at 9:01 AM

Hi Sandy,

I'm with the others in enjoying the behaviour you documented here and in liking the low angle. I also like the slightly diagonal element added by the curving shoreline. To my eye the colours in the larger version look just a tad over-saturated...but this is a very minor nit...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this!

Brad

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 4, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Very nice behavioural shot. Great reflection and detail.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 5, 2011 at 2:54 PM

Excellent composition Sandy, the detail, pose and reflection on the larger image is great, way to go, nice job in getting this.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments