One from this morning at 6.30am.
A very friendly Wood Mouse under the bird feeder,
This is not captive; no hide, it will tolerate my presence approx 3ft away,
It is not at all bothered.
With a torch taped to one of the flash guns to focus by, as it was to dark for auto focus.
Well that not your everyday shot, fantastic detail.
Raff
Posted by David Taylor on January 31, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Yet another great shot on UKNP.
Posted by Elliott Neep on February 1, 2007 at 4:54 AM
Hi Gary,
Always great to see mammals on here! I think this is a great capture of what can usually be a very difficult subject. So difficult, in fact, most photogs resort to captive/controlled conditions. A great use of flash here too. Looks like you went through the same dilema that often confronts me... leave the tail in or chop it off! I think you should definately make the most of this confiding mouse and build a series of images. The more you try, the more it will get use to you, and the close you can get.
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4 repliesOne from this morning at 6.30am.
A very friendly Wood Mouse under the bird feeder,
This is not captive; no hide, it will tolerate my presence approx 3ft away,
It is not at all bothered.
With a torch taped to one of the flash guns to focus by, as it was to dark for auto focus.
Canon EOS1DMK2N, 180mm macro lens, 1/200 sec, F16,
two 550ex flashguns.
Raff
Always great to see mammals on here! I think this is a great capture of what can usually be a very difficult subject. So difficult, in fact, most photogs resort to captive/controlled conditions. A great use of flash here too. Looks like you went through the same dilema that often confronts me... leave the tail in or chop it off! I think you should definately make the most of this confiding mouse and build a series of images. The more you try, the more it will get use to you, and the close you can get.