Posted by Andy Elliott on November 2, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Great shot - like the reflection too.
Andy
Posted by David Taylor on November 2, 2009 at 5:24 PM
A tiny rotation to the left and this would be perfect, Maggie. A really excellent image of one of my favourite British mammals. I wish there were some here in the brook near my house.
I agree with David as regards to a bit of rotation, you see what drinking during the days results in
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 2, 2009 at 7:41 PM
CCW rotation nit covered and the head isn't truly in the plane of sharpness - your D80 has focused on the log. Your new toy will give you greater latitude in focus sensor selection to aid these well off-center compositions.
The head isn't so sharp as it is eating, the surrounding vegetation is sharp, they chew so very fast, so to get a crisp shot you need to wait until they pause or use a very fast shutter speed, last year I spent weeks photographing voles, and the first batch of shots were a waste of time for this reason.
At first I thought it must be camera shake or something I had set wrong, but as the surroundings were sharp its the only answer I had left, a little further time and study with the voles proved the point.
Over all nice shot, rotation as suggested, you could try a layer mask to sharpen the vole slightly to see if it would work.
Posted by Fran French on November 3, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Nits covered, but a very nice image Maggie. Like the reflection which is a nice bonus.
Fran
Posted by Danny Green on November 3, 2009 at 12:45 PM
A real belter Maggie, good on you for showing those two how to take images. Hows Kato?
Danny
Posted by Marijn Heuts on November 3, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Nice on Maggie, would have loved to go there, had we had another day around.
Minor nit on the CCR mentioned,
@Danny: Kato seems to have travelled on the ferry with us.
Posted by Craig Jones on November 3, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Danny last time I saw him Kato was well but not so sure now according to Marijin. Looks like he might have boarded the ferry. Probably in Amsterdam red light district as we speak
Posted by Jeff Harrison on November 4, 2009 at 5:33 AM
Nice one Maggie - the reflection is a bonus
Posted by Andy Shepherd on November 4, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Lovely shot Maggie
Andy...
Posted by Ian Haskell on November 4, 2009 at 4:37 PM
Nice, great reflection to boot.
Ian
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 8, 2009 at 12:06 PM
A lovely shot Maggie, like it loads. No nits from me
Discussion
14 repliesD80
Sigma 50-500
1/125s
f6.3
ISO 800
Tripod
Andy
I agree with David as regards to a bit of rotation, you see what drinking during the days results in
Nice shot all the same...
At first I thought it must be camera shake or something I had set wrong, but as the surroundings were sharp its the only answer I had left, a little further time and study with the voles proved the point.
Over all nice shot, rotation as suggested, you could try a layer mask to sharpen the vole slightly to see if it would work.
Fran
Danny
Minor nit on the CCR mentioned,
@Danny: Kato seems to have travelled on the ferry with us.
Danny last time I saw him Kato was well but not so sure now according to Marijin. Looks like he might have boarded the ferry. Probably in Amsterdam red light district as we speak
Lovely shot Maggie
Andy...
Ian