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Posted by Tom_W on October 30, 2006 at 2:12 AM
Lunch


Gladly the other sites for water voles are still mink free.

500mm/X1.4/Tpod
800'/F5.6/400ASA
USM , dust spotted, 80% of the frame
Posted by Alan Bryant on October 30, 2006 at 2:15 AM
Awesome shot.Love the reflection, and all the vegatation :toast:

Can i ask how long do you have to wait for one of these to come along ?.I take it you are in hiding so he does'nt see you ?.
Posted by Tom_W on October 30, 2006 at 2:35 AM
I was sitting in full view.

As for time anywhere between 20 minutes and 2 hours between sightings
Posted by Michael Sayles on October 30, 2006 at 3:46 AM
Nice shot - like the reflection! It may just be an optical illusion, but there appears to be a slight slope to the shot (as if the vole is swimming uphill). I've just resized the screen so that I can get a vertical line along the tip of the blade of grass in front of the vole, and the reflected tip is some distance to the right of the actual tip, which suggests it does need a slight CW rotation.

Michael S
Posted by Tom_W on October 30, 2006 at 3:49 AM
nice alignment trick, I was struggling due to the lack of any horizon/verticle so many thanks.

T
Posted by Dave Courtenay on October 30, 2006 at 3:52 AM
Cracking shot,I had a day out a few years ago with a water vole expert and he said as long as you dont move your arms i.e point at them then they ok with you there,agree with rotation,Lovely image :toast:
Posted by Vincent Jones on October 30, 2006 at 5:42 AM
One simple word Tom
:eek: WOW :eek:

If I had taken this I would be :jump: ing & banging my head on the ceiling

Amazing photography :toast: :toast:

Vince
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 30, 2006 at 5:53 AM
Hi Tom a very nice image, can I ask you for the location a grid reference will be more than appreciated if that is possible, to my e-mail address if you prefer.

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on October 30, 2006 at 6:00 AM
Hi Tom
what an excellent shot of this small creature :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Pete Etheridge on October 30, 2006 at 9:48 AM
Hi Tom,

A wonderful shot, and a very sad story about the mink.

:frown: :mad:
Posted by Terry on October 30, 2006 at 11:49 AM
Nice one Tom, love the reflection with the hilight in the eye :smile:

Terry
Posted by David Kjaer on October 30, 2006 at 12:37 PM
One of the best swimming Water Vole images I have seen!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by A.R.D on October 30, 2006 at 12:40 PM
Hello Tom.

Thats a lovely image.

Did you get a sequence of shots? I'd like to see one of the critter coming towards me.

Regards
Posted by Tom_W on October 30, 2006 at 4:27 PM
A.R.D.

alas no, for it dived the next second due to some kid on a trike trundling along.

T
Posted by John Swift on October 31, 2006 at 3:49 AM
Great image Tom, really nice light shows this little chap in his environment to great effect.

Regards

John S
Posted by Rob Ashton on October 31, 2006 at 7:59 AM
Superb shot Tom. Really like the reflected eye.

:toast: :toast:

Rob
Posted by PhilH on November 1, 2006 at 3:45 AM
Very nice Tom, agree about the rotation, another trick is to use the eye and the eye in the reflection as your reference points using the PS measure tool.....

:toast: :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on November 1, 2006 at 8:00 PM
What can I say? Except Superb!
:toast: :toast: