Stoat - Standing tall

Hi to all,

Firstly , thanks for all the very nice comments on my first Stoat shot , they really are appreciated.

This shot was one of the first I managed to capture and is one of my favourites , I think his pose is superb and shows off his gorgeous white underside a treat , this was brought about by forgetting to put the camera onto silent single shot mode and he's just discovered what 10 frames a second sounds like and to my amazement it didn't phase him one bit , in fact he was fascinated by the sound of the shutter and couldn't get enough of it , thanks for looking.

Converted in DPP / Processed in CS2 ( Slight crop for comp )

Canon 1D3 , 500F4IS+1.4T/c , Gitzo1325 , Wimberley v2
1/320th @ F5.6 +1/3rd E/comp iso400

All comments welcome

Regards

Andy...

Pity about the OOF BG flower heads but the main subject more than makes up for those by along way. Very nice.
They are very curious at times and I have managed to squeak them up so close that you just cannot focus on them.

Major

Hi Major , I never noticed the OOF flowers , I must have missed those whilst being lost in the moment , cheers Andy...

Another very nice shot Andy I love the expression on the face I would however like to see a vertical crop to get rid of the hanging twigs on the top right hand side as I think it would focus more attention on the subject.


Regards


Ian

Another cracker Andy. I think I too would be tempted by a vertical ... possibly ..!

Dave

Nice, I do think there is a tad too much negative space on the right although it is difficult to suggest any alternate crops, if you go square it loses its dynamic appeal so I too would go for the vertical crop as suggested by Ian...

great to get one of these...

Even better than the first image Andy. I agree a portrait format would also work but as a totally different type of image. So basically I think you have two very good same/but different images in one here. Although not a big fan of cloning I think I would be tempted to clone out the dangling twigs on RHS of this particular crop.
Lovely image.
Robert

I love this positioning in the frame, I would leave it exactly as it is. super shot.

Colin

I agree with Colin, a lovely shot. The stoat's pose is perfect.

Matt

I second leaving it just the way it was,great shot,and one I am eagerly awaiting to take,keep up the good work..........

For what it's worth, I completely agree with leaving this as it is. Great shot.
Pete

I agree, I think this is a beautiful picture, that was my instant reaction. So natural - one could almost be there, a wonderful capture.

I am sure he knows the sound of a 1D3.
The twig over his head is like an umbrella.
my compliment Andrew.
Bertl

Hi Andrew,such a nice detailed shot of an elusive animal...Brilliant

Nice comp Andy - I like it as it is

I might be tempted to dot out some of those specular highlights in the BG, but I just love the pose - nice one

All comments covered, but what a fab shot to have, well done Andy

Im on the the leave as is camp, fantastic shot with a lovely pose.

Cheers
Brian

Thanks for the comments guys , I have a couple of shots with a verticle crop so i'll post one in a few days to see what you all think , thanks for looking.


Regards

Andy...

Wonderful!
Missed this one earlier -don't know why.
JohnR

Cheers John

Andy...