Posted by Colin Pickett on March 10, 2008 at 3:43 PM
I’m having great fun photographing this group of voles at the moment, this one seems to love eating water hyacinth I believe and is ether very fat or very pregnant I’m really hope it’s the latter. I know the backgrounds a bit cluttered but hey.
D3 600mm 1/200@F/5 ISO 1600 Dull and overcast.
Thanks for looking
Posted by Brian Phipps on March 10, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Hi Colin,
Cracking image-looks like he`s just been caught in the act!
iso1600 check out the noise....what noise!!!.... D3 strikes again
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 10, 2008 at 4:05 PM
lol look how fat he is
Love all the surrounding stuff.Really adds to the image IMO.
Great stuff
Posted by Nigel Blake on March 10, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Spot-on, I like the clutter, its where it lives.. a great image.
A fabulous picture. I agree with Nigel about the background: anything that shows the animals environment and yet still shows the animal itself in a good pose is fine with me.
Hi Colin,
A really nice shot with a great pose and good eye contact.
The background doesn't bother me in the slightest and is part and parcel of the vole's habitat.
Very nice enviro shot, love the way you've captured the vole.
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 10, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Great image portraying exactly what these animals get up to.
Major.
Posted by Simon Litten on March 10, 2008 at 7:27 PM
Very nice shot - makes me wish I could track down some of these blighters!
Simon
Posted by eric weight on March 11, 2008 at 2:07 AM
Lovely shot, the environment makes it what it is.
I wsh I had a D3, but of course if I had gone with Nikon, Canon would have brought this camera out. You just can't win sometimes. Eric
Posted by David Kjaer on March 11, 2008 at 5:29 AM
Very different to most WV shots - I really like this one, especially the way it appears to be sat up to it's waist in the water. Love it!
David
Posted by Paul Inglis on March 11, 2008 at 6:16 AM
Hi Colin,
Superb capture! Lovely pose great inclusion of the environment!
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 11, 2008 at 7:06 AM
Excellent work Colin , my favourite of your vole posts to date , top class habitat shot
A super shot Colin, I really enjoy the face expressions of these little guys
Posted by Elliott Neep on March 11, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Excellent portrait and behavioural shot. I'd love to get one actually stripping the reeds as you have here. Great work. Your patience has paid dividends Just re-read the details. That D3 really does look good. I wonder whether you could send me a part of the image at 100% - preferably something with shadow. Cheers!
Discussion
17 repliesD3 600mm 1/200@F/5 ISO 1600 Dull and overcast.
Thanks for looking
Cracking image-looks like he`s just been caught in the act!
iso1600
Love all the surrounding stuff.Really adds to the image IMO.
Great stuff
Dave
Must be great to work with the D3.
Edwin Kats
A really nice shot with a great pose and good eye contact.
The background doesn't bother me in the slightest and is part and parcel of the vole's habitat.
Very nice enviro shot, love the way you've captured the vole.
Major.
Simon
I wsh I had a D3, but of course if I had gone with Nikon, Canon would have brought this camera out. You just can't win sometimes.
David
Superb capture! Lovely pose great inclusion of the environment!
Excellent work Colin , my favourite of your vole posts to date , top class habitat shot
Andy...
First class shot