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Rattus Norvegicus

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Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 2, 2007 at 2:59 AM
Rattus Norvegicus
Not everyones cup of tea,The Brown Rat,but they do serve a useful function and clean up the discarded food left by the fishermen round my local lake.
Canon 20d,Canon 300mm IS f4 lens,ISO 800,1/250sec @ f6.3,flash with stofen-2
Posted by Andy Astbury on June 2, 2007 at 4:08 AM
I love 'em Barrie - and could photograph them all day long. They've got a very undiserved bad 'rep' and I reckon it's up to you and me to put that right :wink: :wink: :wink:

Nice image :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on June 2, 2007 at 5:39 AM
Oh Barrie this is one animal I do not like. As far as the Picture goes I like it :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Pete Etheridge on June 2, 2007 at 6:48 AM
I've nothing against rats - used to feed them on Southampton Common when the ducks weren't around!!!! (Don't tell the council!!!)

A fine shot Barrie. My only comment would be the glare from the ivy leaves, but there's not much you can do about that!
:toast:
Posted by David Taylor on June 2, 2007 at 10:17 AM
I had a pet rat (rescued from the biology lab at school) when I was a lad, very clean and no smell, unlike mice. Nice environmental shot. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on June 2, 2007 at 12:14 PM
I dont mind rats, nice environmental image, could use a bit more usm.
Rene de Heer
Posted by jack chapman on June 2, 2007 at 12:22 PM
nice shot, seems a bit soft though
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on June 3, 2007 at 4:57 AM
Thanks all for comments,sorry about the quality for some reason saved for web at 35k instead of 200k :biggrin: