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Water Vole

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Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 29, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Water Vole
One from a very dull and overcast afternoon.


D300
400mm 2.8
1/320 sec at f5 ISO 400 -1/3 ev
Tripod
full frame
processed in NX2


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Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 29, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Nice one Ian. Maybe a little bit central though? Still nice to get Voley in the water.

Why couldn't you have gone off to meet Mr Camo Hotpants in the carpark and I could have photographed Voley :biggrin:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on October 29, 2009 at 7:33 PM

Hi Ian,

Lovely shot! I don't mind the central comp with this one, looks like he's having fun in the middle lol! Detail looks great too.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by John Robinson on October 29, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Another one eating Potamogeton. So envious. Not seen one for years. None around here.
Gtraet shot.
JohnR
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 30, 2009 at 3:54 AM
You missed nothing in the car park :biggrin:

Cute shot - could be improved further with a lower PoV; and before you say you couldn't get any lower I'm saying you could - if you think about it :wink: :wink: :wavey:

Those pics of Joe Strummer on your site take me back a bit mate - I too was a drug-prowling wolf once!
Posted by tony flashman on October 30, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Yet another species I have yet to get!
I'm with Lewis on this one, I don't mind the central comp but I think a tad of CW rotation ( to level the water?) would help and and the OOF stem just behind his head is a bit distracting.

Tony :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on October 30, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Nice shot, you were fortunate to find one so far out in the open. I agree with Andy about the lower POV, but do not know how realistic an option that was.

David
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on October 30, 2009 at 6:26 AM
I like the central position but agree about the rotation. Very cute critters that I'm not having much luck with :smile:

Simon
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 30, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Nits covered. I too think the central composition works, primarily because the circular ripples of water suit a central comp. If anything, if it were mine I'd even try cropping a bit from top and bottom to crerate a narrower image.
These used to be as common as muck around the castle in Caerphilly where I grew up (many years ago). If only I'd been into photography then !!
Robert.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 30, 2009 at 7:16 AM
Thanks for the replies :toast:


Andy I could have got lower but then I would have got mud on my jacket :biggrin:
Posted by David Kjaer on October 30, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Hi Ian

Very nice - I like the ring of water around the vole which you would loose with a LPOV!

David :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 30, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Nits covered but a greta capture nonetheless and I think the overcast days often bring out the rich colour in their coats, so you did well on that count.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Phil Morgan on October 30, 2009 at 8:21 AM
Agree about the viewpoint Ian, but very nice none the less :smile:

Phil.
Posted by Craig Jones on October 30, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Nits covered ,a lovely watervole image and I like the central composition here suits the image IMO, very nice Ian :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on October 30, 2009 at 9:01 AM
looks very nice to me Ian. All I would do to this is a small CW rotation. You did well to get one eating like this.

Matt
Posted by David Taylor on October 30, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Excellent behavioural shot. Very nice to see.

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Posted by Mark Davies on October 30, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Nice one Ian .Andy A in hotpants ...now theres an image !
Posted by Paul Rosser on October 30, 2009 at 2:22 PM
Great shot!
Regards,
Paul. :wink:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 30, 2009 at 2:38 PM
Oh no its not Mark



its the stuff of nightmares :biggrin: