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Winter visitor
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Winter visitor

by John Tobias

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 16, 2013121 views5 comments
I was trying to get a decent photo of a junco, without much success, when this cottontail showed up and posed for a few photos in the snow.

Canon SL1
1/400 @ F-8 ISO800
Sigma 120-400 @ 352mm.
flat lighting

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 16, 2013 at 11:33 PM
He looks all puffed up for the cold. And I see lots of new(?) snow there. Don't often get bunny shots out in the open. He looks pretty cooperative. Searching for food probably. He seems a bit dark to me. The fur just looks darker than it should be considering it's out in the open on snow.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 17, 2013 at 12:47 PM
He's very cute...but, I think I'd throw a little light on him, too. :wavey:
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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 17, 2013 at 2:20 PM
Attached is a lightened version, but this guy is fairly dark.
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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on December 17, 2013 at 7:19 PM
I know, he's dark, but the re post is much better!
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 19, 2013 at 9:31 AM
The lighter version of cottontail seem much better, although I wish you had some natural light reflection in his eye. I think the snow in the posted version is better, however. Some selective processing should be able to keep the snow and tweak just the bunny!
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