Posted by Edwin kats on October 29, 2009 at 4:57 AM
No new stuff yet so finally some time to clean up my cards and hard disks. I did have a good time with this fellow. Very shy in the beginning but more relaxed after a month or so. Unfortunatly he got scared off by an older female with piglets. A shame because I think we could have become good friends:)
I like the portrait format on this Edwin. A little more'life'in the eye would have been a bonus and I'm guessing there is a bit more detail in the large version. A good picture.
Robert.
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 29, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Almost smiling at you..! Love the colours in this and the use of DOF. I don't know if, and i'm still contemplating, if the comp works for me or not..? It certainly works for publication purposes but at the same time looks a little lost in the frame.. I'll keep coming back and will probably change my mind again..
Brett
Posted by Lewis Thomson on October 29, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Hi Edwin,
Nice shot, I quite like the comp. Looks like he's found something tasty, do you feed them?
Cheers,
Lewis.
Posted by Edwin kats on October 29, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Thanks guys
Yes I feed them with pig food from a farmer. I fed them everyday at the same hour. They are quick learners but also very smart. After a month or so they knew I was sitting in the hide. At first they ran off when the wind direction changed but after a few days they were OK with my human scent. The fact they didn't see me, made them aware constantly but relaxed enough to get some shots.
Ed
Posted by tony flashman on October 29, 2009 at 12:03 PM
I like the comp as is. The greens look a bit bright on my laptop? As Brett says, a very publishable shot.
Tony
Posted by Peter Cairns on October 29, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Brilliant.
Pete
Posted by Mark Davies on October 29, 2009 at 2:59 PM
dear smelly Edwin...
cracking shot ,definitely worth the effort.
Posted by Edwin kats on October 29, 2009 at 3:01 PM
A great capture Edwin. Really like the setting as well. Looks quite a friendly chap.
P.S. You smell okay to me from where I'm sitting
Posted by Edwin kats on October 29, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Thank you very much Maggie. That's quite a relief
Ed
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 30, 2009 at 4:33 AM
Maggie - it just depends what he's been lying in at the time - but he always tries to look pretty 'cos unlike me he's not old and decrepit enough to be past caring
Heyup you long streak of Dutch whotsit - real nice image.
For me the comp is perfect for both editorial and for display, and I think it's possibly the most appealing of the series you did earlier - nice one matey
Posted by Danny Green on November 2, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Hello you Dutch B£%&&"D
Fantastic shot Ed this is a wild wild boar, you spent months doing it, feeding them everyday, in all weather and you only get 8 bloody comments, yet we see a shot of a kite, seal, swan, where all we do is turn up and take the bleeding picture and it gets twice as many, what is this forum turning into, I ask you
Amazing pictures, amazing fieldcraft but I still hate you.
Danny
Posted by Edwin kats on November 2, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Discussion
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Edwin Kats
Robert.
Brett
Hi Edwin,
Nice shot, I quite like the comp. Looks like he's found something tasty, do you feed them?
Cheers,
Lewis.
Yes I feed them with pig food from a farmer. I fed them everyday at the same hour. They are quick learners but also very smart. After a month or so they knew I was sitting in the hide. At first they ran off when the wind direction changed but after a few days they were OK with my human scent. The fact they didn't see me, made them aware constantly but relaxed enough to get some shots.
Ed
Tony
Pete
cracking shot ,definitely worth the effort.
Thanks Tony, Pete and Mark
Ed
P.S. You smell okay to me from where I'm sitting
Ed
Heyup you long streak of Dutch whotsit - real nice image.
For me the comp is perfect for both editorial and for display, and I think it's possibly the most appealing of the series you did earlier - nice one matey
Fantastic shot Ed this is a wild wild boar, you spent months doing it, feeding them everyday, in all weather and you only get 8 bloody comments, yet we see a shot of a kite, seal, swan, where all we do is turn up and take the bleeding picture and it gets twice as many, what is this forum turning into, I ask you
Amazing pictures, amazing fieldcraft but I still hate you.
Danny
Ed