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Eastern Cottontail
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Eastern Cottontail

by Nate Chappell

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 30, 2014140 views9 comments
Here's one from last spring near the Texas coast. I managed to catch this cottontail on the full run.

Canon 5D3 500F4 1/800 F4.5, iso 1000, handheld

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by John Launstein on October 31, 2014 at 2:05 AM
Ha! Great capture, Nate! These guys (or more specifically, the cousins we have to this species here in Alberta) almost always best me. We have a lot of snowshoe hares around but man alive they rank toward the top of most impossible to photograph for me. I like the motion implied in this capture but it makes me think a much slower SS with a pan effect might have been epic. Wonderful sharpness and detail here though and the pose is awesome.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 31, 2014 at 4:06 AM
Nate,
For me perfect in everyway :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by William Bickle on October 31, 2014 at 8:13 AM
Hello Nate

Well Done! I know it is not easy to catch these fast little guys on-the-run at their apex of movement. Great separation from the background, Sharp, well defined, Stop-Action !

Cheers

Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 31, 2014 at 11:25 AM
Not an easy subject, you managed to capture so well !
Did you get any frame with out-stretched legs?
Jagdeep Rajput
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 31, 2014 at 5:04 PM
Whoa :eek: This is super cool Nate. What a great running pose you captured here with the back legs over lapping the front legs. The rabbit is very sharp and I like the background motion.

Sweet One!!!
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on October 31, 2014 at 5:35 PM
You have caught this spot on Nate, really sharp on what looks like a fast moving subject.

Keith.
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 31, 2014 at 10:12 PM
Nice work grabbing this one on the run Nate...not an easy task.
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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on November 1, 2014 at 8:11 AM
Whoa! Phenomenal shot, Nate! :cool:
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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on November 1, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Really great capture with the legs like that and you kept the eye sharp too. I like the tones.
Registered on November 4, 2013, 36 Posts, 210 Comments