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Stoat - on the hunt

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Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 5, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Stoat - on the hunt
Hi to all,

Spent a very pleasurable couple of hours with my local Stoats today , heres one of the shots from this morning with Mr Stoat in full hunting mode , thanks for looking and apologies for the lack of participation over the last few weeks.

Converted in DPP / Processed in CS2 ( slight crop )

Canon 1D3 , 500F4IS+1.4T/c , Gitzo1325 , Wimberley v2
1/640th @ F5.6 +1/3rd E/comp iso400

All comments welcome

Best regards

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Major Gilbert on July 5, 2008 at 3:52 PM
Brilliant Andrew really nice on one of my favorite subjects. :toast: :toast:

Major.
Posted by John MacTavish on July 5, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Great pose caught just at the right time.
Would I be right in saying that the camera's found focus on the front feet and not they eye?
Cheers,
John

Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 5, 2008 at 3:58 PM


Thats quite possible John , when he's on the hunt he's very difficult to keep track of so I tend to use multiple focus points to stay locked on.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by John MacTavish on July 5, 2008 at 4:05 PM
I know the scenario Andrew.
I've binned a couple of hundred otter shots recently because the bleeding camera couldn't get a decent hit rate on them.
John
Posted by Dave Courtenay on July 5, 2008 at 4:19 PM
Thats a great shot -wonderful animal to have close by-dead jealous

Dave
Posted by Tom_W on July 5, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Lovely shot of a elusive mammal.

T
Posted by John Robinson on July 5, 2008 at 4:53 PM
That'll do for me !
JR
Posted by Ian Macdermott on July 5, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Stunning shot Andy the one very very tiny nitpick I have is the face could be a little sharper but apart from that great :toast:




Ian
Posted by Matt Cole on July 6, 2008 at 2:42 AM
that's a lovely shot and can't have been easy. Nicely taken.

Matt
Posted by Daniel Read on July 6, 2008 at 4:05 AM
There's hardly any stoat or weasel shots on the forum, and there is a good reason why, I've seen so few of these in my lifetime, despite growing up in the countryside. It's a really good shot of a rare (on film) subject :toast:

Dan.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on July 6, 2008 at 5:34 AM
Cracking shot, nit covered. When you see a still shot like this you tend to think it's quite easy but when they are there in front of you they are barely still for a second so well done to get this image.
Robert.
Posted by Justin on July 6, 2008 at 5:37 AM
What a great encounter, a fine shot and a wonderful pose. :toast:
Posted by Dave Bartlett on July 6, 2008 at 6:15 AM
I like the inquisitive pose - well captured! It's been many years since I have see one of these.

Dave
Posted by Andy Shepherd on July 6, 2008 at 10:44 AM


Thanks for the comments guys , i'll post another tonight , cheers :toast:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Rob Chace on July 6, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Fine shot of an elusive mammal. Lucky man to have a regular site for them. :toast:
Unusual white paws?

Regards
Rob.
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on July 6, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Perfect comp and pose of this very difficult to shot animal.
Compliment. :wavey:
Bertl
Posted by Magnus Hird on July 6, 2008 at 2:05 PM
You do well to get a shot of these at all, nevermind one with such a great pose :smile:
Posted by Rob Ashton on July 6, 2008 at 3:51 PM
These are just awesome fellows. Well captured and a special moment.

Rob :toast: