Water vole

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 19, 20081,639 views22 comments

Hi to all,

Water vole , photographed on a Derbyshire canal here in the UK , a charming little creature that is becomming quite rare due to predation by Mink , thanks for looking.

Canon 40D , 500F4IS , Gitzo1325 , Wimberley v2
1/60th @ F8 -2/3E/comp iso400 RAW

All comments welcome

Kind regards

Andy...

( UK )

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on February 19, 2008 at 10:16 AM

Andy,

great

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Michel Lemaire on February 19, 2008 at 11:08 AM

Very nice catch! The light, the reflection, the attitude, the square composition: fine!

Michel.

Registered on April 14, 2007, 44 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Trym Espeseth on February 19, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Very,very nice. I also had the pleasure to see it in outdoor photography magazine if I remember correctly

Registered on June 27, 2005, 106 Posts, 166 Comments

Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on February 19, 2008 at 12:21 PM

super image .. isnt this one of the winning images in the shell wildlife photo of the year

If not - at least looks like a winner

Registered on December 2, 2005, 191 Posts, 2126 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on February 19, 2008 at 1:44 PM

Beautiful pose, light and reflection.

I am wondering what efforts are being made now to control the invasive American mink populations. (Strange that this should be a problem in the case of an animal with valuable fur.)

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on February 19, 2008 at 1:45 PM

What a beautiful image!

Esme' - EMF
Houston, TX

Registered on July 27, 2006, 50 Posts, 300 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 19, 2008 at 6:28 PM

Hi to all,

Firstly , although very similar this is not the image some are thinking of , that particular image was shot by Danny Green and was a very deserved winner in the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Secondly , thanks for the nice comments.

Kind regards

Andy...

( UK )

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Gott on February 19, 2008 at 6:45 PM

Great shot! I love the lighting, reflection... Everything about it :)

-Andrew

Registered on February 6, 2008, 26 Posts, 102 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 20, 2008 at 1:09 AM

Hi Andy: You photograph would make a nice poster for their recovery. It certainly captures their charm. I love the reflected image.

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

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on February 20, 2008 at 6:23 AM

Hi Andy, excellent, no other words, you can turn it upside-down almost without any difference.

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Kari Post on February 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM

Great shot. I love the clean reflection and detail and you balanced what looks like difficult light very well. I'd love to have this one in my collection.

Registered on January 27, 2007, 13 Posts, 195 Comments

Comment posted by David Cobb on February 20, 2008 at 11:03 AM

Nice shot Andy. I love all the white toenails on this subject and the clarity of the reflection.

David M. Cobb

Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Atkinson on February 20, 2008 at 12:09 PM

Perfect angle, good catch-light (even in the reflection), perfectly still water, perfect pose, good focus on the eyes and nose = perfect picture. Good Job!

Registered on July 22, 2005, 20 Posts, 171 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 20, 2008 at 6:22 PM

Hi to all,

Thanks once again for all the very nice comments , their very much appreciated

Kind regards

Andy...

( UK )

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 23, 2008 at 9:09 PM

Beautiful portrait and reflection Andy

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Dominic Rossetti on February 25, 2008 at 9:26 PM

This all works well for me. Nice capture, and congrats on the EP.

Registered on October 17, 2005, 54 Posts, 300 Comments

Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on February 26, 2008 at 11:35 PM

well done indeed

Registered on December 20, 2005, 136 Posts, 970 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Bryant on February 29, 2008 at 4:26 PM

Congrats on the EP Andy

Its a great shot

Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 2, 2008 at 12:25 AM

Small creature, mighty image! Good job noticing this little fella.

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

Comment posted by Lee Newman on March 1, 2009 at 5:56 PM

This image is simply stunning. Excellent work. This image on any of the pros files would be making money.

Lee

Registered on August 3, 2008, 6 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Andrey Antov on March 2, 2009 at 5:30 PM

Ha ha, a lovely shot. Initially, I thought that there were four rocks. Now that I looked at it closer, there are only three. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on March 18, 2008, 292 Posts, 341 Comments

Comment posted by Ry Birge on October 15, 2017 at 8:37 AM

Great picture Andy! Super composition. Colors and reflection are great. Keep up the good work

Registered on September 23, 2017, 118 Posts, 278 Comments