The New Tenant & Repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 19, 2013174 views17 comments

My wife and I were in the back yard this afternoon when I spotted this long tailed weasel dashing on the far side of the pump house. We have a water filter that back flows periodically and it goes into a 4 inch drain pipe where we channel it to an area we're converting to wet meadow. The weasel popped in one end and came out the other, then went back in. I went back for the camera and hoped I could catch it coming out. This was the result. If I reached for any controls it ducked back inside, so I left after one sequence of shots to let it go about it's business.

1DIV, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Black Widow on RRS legs, f13, 1/250th, iso 500, Av mode with -1/3 compensation. Processed in CS6 and cropped to vertical from a horizontal original. Taken today at 1:59 pm.

Since I'm not normally a poster on this gallery, I'm especially interested in your opinions.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM

Nice catch. The foreground environment doesn't diminish the detail in his fur and the bright eyed stare. Cute little fellow.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on May 19, 2013 at 6:32 PM

Very cool dennis, one of my all time favs. I dont think the grasses in front hurt this image at all.

Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 19, 2013 at 7:16 PM

I was telling Wade you must have a clear line of sight to the eye, so the viewer can connect.
Houston we have lift-off

Excellent detail, color, clarity, and exposure Dennis.
I especially like the peek-a-boo factor

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Don Westbrook on May 19, 2013 at 7:32 PM

Really nice image. Beautiful pose, very clear eyes, and good details. .I also like your crop. Looks like a tint of purple in the coat which I am assuming is the natural state and very nice. (Tint may just be from my monitor)

Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 19, 2013 at 8:23 PM

Very nice capture Dennis, I like he way he looks at you through the grass. Techs are excellent IMO.

Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments

Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on May 19, 2013 at 8:36 PM

Love it, so natural.

Registered on April 2, 2012, 26 Posts, 355 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 19, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Excellent in every way. The seed heads of the the grass stems emphasize the composition, and I like that the weasel is leaning into the frame from the lower right. Congrats on a rare and cool capture.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on May 19, 2013 at 9:36 PM

The "hide and seek" quality makes the comp quite interesting Dennis. Eyes are in the right place. Nicely done indeed.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Grace Blair on May 20, 2013 at 8:46 AM

Excellent! Don't stop posting now! This is a very special capture.

Registered on May 12, 2005, 127 Posts, 362 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 20, 2013 at 2:45 PM

Way to cool Dennis, I like everything about this shot, nice job in getting the weasel in focus through the grass, well done.

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

Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on May 20, 2013 at 4:27 PM

Such a bright -eyed little Weasel so perfectly caught in your camera.I love the way you have him just peeping wharely out through the grasses at you..

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 21, 2013 at 1:40 AM

Nice work capturing those black beady eyes in perfect focus, they really demand the viewers attention. Spot on exposure as well. I enjoy this photo very much just as it is Dennis, cute subject trying to be all incognito in the grasses. I should probably stop there, but I think I would crop a sliver off the top to tighten things up a little, enough to bring the weasel's left eye to the power position in that old classic rule of thirds. Regardless, I would be very happy with this photo as is!!!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 21, 2013 at 3:08 AM

Dennis it fits the bill for me I do like shots like this with the animal in it's natural environment, very nice indeed.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on May 21, 2013 at 8:53 AM

Very nice indeed. These are fast moving and elusive little animals. At least the very few I have seen! I like the grass stalks in front of the animal: they emphasize its elusive nature. Sharp focus on the weasel.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 21, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Gary suggested a modification to the crop to put the left eye at the one-third point. I tried it and I must say, I like it. Thanks, Gary

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 22, 2013 at 2:01 AM

Sweet photo from a great encounter Dennis. I like the re-post better too. Great eye contact through the grass, your f-stop choice seems perfect, nice fur detail.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on May 30, 2013 at 12:17 PM

Well captured - not easy to get it sharp in between all that grass. Beautiful animal, beautiful shot!

Grt, Ingrid.

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