Otters play fighting

I watched these two young Otters for over a half an hour as they played and groomed each other in the early morning sunshine. It really was one of those moments that wildlife photographers dream about. Amazing experience.

Canon 1Ds MK11, 500mm lens, 1.4x, F5.6, 1/320, ISO 200

Danny

Brilliant!"!!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk

Great interaction here Danny, wouldn't have expected anything else!

Steve

I know I told you this before but I'm telling you again I HATE YOU!!!!!!

Amazing shot and that sunlight on these heads couldn't be any better.

Cracking stuff!!!!

Edwin Kats

A fine looking image Danny.

Major.

Lovely shot Danny


I would however get rid of the highlight on the weed in the foreground

Lovely image, you really are setting the bar.....

Oh you've blown the whites in the teeth

I'm with Edwin here... really really hate you

Now Danny where shall I start with all thats wrong with this image - errrrrrrrrrrrrr
B****r can't think of anything.
Brilliant. Love the lighting and the catch light in the bottom Otter's eye.

LOL at you lot! Don't take any notice of that lot Danny, they are only jealous. So am I, but at least I am polite and admit it

Another superb image, in fact I prefer this to your last one, it is a little more up close and personal. Love it loads.

Fran

beautiful image lovely light and tones to this

Very,very nice.

You must have put in days for light like that. Almost studio like.

MJ

So this will be the best UK otter shot ever taken then, or are the any other contenders?

So glad you put this on, I can strike you of the card list permanently now.
nice one Danny.

that's a lovely shot Danny, it has it all. Very well done.

Matt

Well I can perhaps answer Andy P's question - this looks to me like the best otter cub play/interaction pic I've ever seen - and to point out that even simply seeing something like this is a special moment - and I once spent 18 months behind an Arriflex filming otters on Mull and, in all the hundreds and hundreds of hours spent living with and watching them and trying to film them, NEVER saw anything as well illuminated and intimate as this image. Danny doesn't just have luck, he works bloody hard to get to the right places and puts the time in to make these moments happen for him. Hat's off to you sir!

You know my thoughts on this shot already

Terrific shot with great lighting.

That really is something special to have seen let alone capture Danny. Really very nice and perfectly executed as usual. Enjoying these so thanks for sharing.

Brett

A quite extraordinary image. Superb work Danny!

Tim

Otters are very hard to get near as I found out in the summer,but on the day I was leaving Mull after a week of playing 'runaround' they all turned up at the port to wave me off so knowing that, this is a stunning shot,photographed in that dream light we all wish for as photographers and perfectly taken Danny

Beautiful Image mate, Love the BG too.!

C.

superb, love the light and made all the beter by the three distinct bg/water/fg - excellent

cheers

Colin

Another sweet image of the otters.

Ian

Just trying to sort something out on my system and just checking to see if there is any difference. Thanks Andy we will get there in the end.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

Danny