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Brown Hare

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Posted by Danny Green on February 28, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Brown Hare
I have been trying to photograph Red squirrels on and off for a couple of weeks but I am not having much success, so instead of the long drive north this morning I went to the site I have locally for brown hares. Activity is getting good at the moment lots of chasing and boxing. This guy took me by surprise and I had to carefully swing round to take the shot, I was lying on the ground with the camera supported on a beanbag.

Canon 1D MK 11, 500mm lens, F5,6 1/320, ISO 200

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Justin on February 28, 2008 at 11:48 AM
A stunning portrait and what an excellent close-up view.
Could perhaps use a slight curves adjustment to up the contrast a bit, this would finish it off perfectly.

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Posted by Danny Green on February 28, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Thanks Justin you are spot on

Danny
Posted by Matt Cole on February 28, 2008 at 12:10 PM
what a beauty - the repost is even better. A lovely portrait.

Matt
Posted by Alan Bryant on February 28, 2008 at 12:18 PM
:toast: :toast: for the repost :smile:
Posted by Chris Lloyd on February 28, 2008 at 12:31 PM
Cracker! Well jealous!

Chris.
Posted by Andy Bate on February 28, 2008 at 1:15 PM
loving your work, sent you an emai!
Posted by tony flashman on February 28, 2008 at 1:54 PM
There has been some cracking Hare shots lately, this one is up there with them. Repost much improved.

Tony :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on February 28, 2008 at 2:27 PM
Hi Danny,

Cracking Hare shot! The repost tips it for me - very nice!
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Posted by John Chapman on February 28, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Very nice repost of the Hare Danny. :toast:
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on February 28, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Hi Danny, a wonderful shot with the soft light. The improvement in contrast is right on! :toast: :toast:
Posted by Justin on February 28, 2008 at 3:56 PM
Hi Danny,
The tweaked re-post works a treat.

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Posted by Ian Mason on February 28, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Superb light helping create a fabulous image. I prefer the repost.
Posted by David Kjaer on February 28, 2008 at 5:18 PM
Hi Danny

Nice close-up - agree the re-post is much better!

David :toast:
Posted by Paul King on February 28, 2008 at 5:58 PM
HI Danny,

I agree with the re-post being a better post, nice one danny. :toast:
Posted by eric weight on February 29, 2008 at 12:50 AM
Totally marvellous shot, Danny. I've been to my local farm a few times lately looking for these guys, but having been resident in reasonable numbers all winter they have disppeared. I reckon they must be performing on somebody else's land over the horizon. In short I am very jealous!
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Major Gilbert on February 29, 2008 at 3:12 AM
Nice one Danny low angle looks great. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Gary Beers on February 29, 2008 at 4:41 AM
Its all been said :toast: :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on February 29, 2008 at 5:13 AM
Nice one Danny. Like the low angle. Done very well to get such a frame-filler while being out in the open. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on March 1, 2008 at 7:33 AM
Hello Danny.

Lovely shot and Im also a bit jealous of all these lovely hare picture you and others have posted. I have no Hare pictures and its something I must do something about. Thanks for sharing and hopefully giving me a kick up the bum. :wavey: