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Another Water Vole

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Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Another Water Vole
From last week

D80
Sigma 50-500 @ 270mm
f8
1/80s
ISO400
Posted by Lee Newman on August 29, 2009 at 6:40 PM
A cracking Vole image Maggie. Nice sharp details, good catchlight in the eye & a super pose. He looks like hes rubbing his hands together, Good dof & nice surroundings :toast:

Lee
Posted by Terri H on August 29, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Nice shot, just needs some more room around it.

Terri
Posted by Ian Macdermott on August 29, 2009 at 6:47 PM
Cracking shot Maggie :toast:


Up close and personal :smile:
Posted by Bob Cox on August 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Another cracker Maggie, are you sure that you aren’t breeding them!

Bob.
Posted by tony flashman on August 30, 2009 at 3:51 AM
You really are getting close to these guys! Is that your reflection in his eye?
Another species I have yet to get.
Well done.

Tony
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Posted by Kim Connolly on August 30, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Another stunning shot :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on August 30, 2009 at 7:59 AM
I agree with Terri about it needing some extra room in the frame, but otherwise a superb image.

David
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Posted by David Taylor on August 30, 2009 at 8:41 AM
Great as it is, Maggie. IMHO. I can't understand this need for extra room when it is a close-up image. :smile: :wink: Excellent detail and colours with a nice hint of BG, and a lovely expression on its face. :smile:

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Posted by Maggie Campbell on August 30, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Thanks all for your comments.

Lee he is actually hanging on like grim death to a piece of apple :biggrin:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on August 30, 2009 at 2:23 PM
That's a lovely shot Maggie. I agree with David Taylor on this one, it's a portrait not an environmental image. If this was used in a magazine it would probably end up cropped even tighter.
Robert
Posted by Guy Rogers on August 30, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Hello Maggie.

Thats a beautiful portrait of this Water Vole, and the detail is very nice.

The only thing I think I would do is to darken the bright peice of grass opposite his eye, as I find it does pull my eye.

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Posted by Peter Woods on August 31, 2009 at 7:50 AM
Maggie
This is a lovely image, nice detail. Well done :smile:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 31, 2009 at 8:16 PM
Big in the frame but a stunner!

David :toast: