Otter Having a Meal

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Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum so (deep breath) here is my first contribution. It was taken in the Inner hebrides a few days ago and the drive back home to Oxfordshire was quite hairy... anyhow, I hope you all like it.

1D MkIII, 700mm (EF500 + 1.4x), 1/1,000th sec., f/5.6, ISO400, tripod

Posted by Mark Sisson on January 10, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Glad to hear you got home John - worth going though!!

Mark

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Thanks Mark

It was a fantastic trip, the opportunites were rich and plentiful and I did my best to do them justice

Posted by Liam Pauling on January 10, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Welcome to the forum, lovely image looks like you had some nice light.

liam.

Posted by Simon Litten on January 10, 2010 at 11:47 AM

Lovely shot, John. Nicely composed and I'm glad you've not been tempted to clone out the kelp (as some would) as it gives it a sense of place. You've done well getting a sharp image at 1/100s as well.

Simon

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 10, 2010 at 12:05 PM

Thanks Liam, the light was fantastic but I did have to wait a while for it... I had better opportunities on the first day but the light was dull.

Simon, I am pleased you commented on the kelp as I had hoped it would add interest and balance the otter in the frame. I actually took this at 1/1,000th sec so I have corrected my typo to reflect this

Posted by Craig Jones on January 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM

Lovely image in beautiful light,the feeding pose is great,like the composition too and welcome,very nice first shot

Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 10, 2010 at 12:37 PM

A very nice intimate shot of one of my favourite animals. Welcome to the forum.
Robert

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 10, 2010 at 2:57 PM

Thanks Craig, I love your Barn Owl shots and you tell a good yarn too... I want to know how the little chap fares the next time you see him :)

Thanks Robert, I feel very welcome

Posted by Mark Green on January 10, 2010 at 3:21 PM

Hi John good to see you on the forum,, nice shot.. loving the canon

Cheers
Mark.G

Posted by Ron McCombe on January 10, 2010 at 3:36 PM

Hi Jon

welcome, a very good start, super image

Ron

Posted by Mark Davies on January 10, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Nice debut and welcome to the forum

Posted by Craig Jones on January 10, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Out with him tomorrow hopefully John,let you no

Posted by Andrew Parkinson on January 11, 2010 at 5:14 AM

Hey John

Stunning, absolutely stunning.

Cheers

Andy

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 11, 2010 at 7:14 AM

Thanks for looking Mark, Ron, Mark and Andy

I'm very happy to have received such positive feedback on my first image as I have always aspired to post images in this forum which are on a par with some of the contributions made by others

Posted by Matt Cole on January 11, 2010 at 8:27 AM

that's very nice, the lighting is great. Well taken.

Matt

Posted by David Kjaer on January 11, 2010 at 11:33 AM

Hi John

Welcome - lovely opener!

David

Posted by Simon Phillpotts on January 12, 2010 at 6:14 AM

Hey John, good to see you on here.

You know I like this one, its a cracker

Simon

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 12, 2010 at 1:01 PM

Thanks, Matt, David and Simon

Posted by Mark Wilson on January 12, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Hey John! Good to see you here

Very nice work, not a lot else more to say!

Posted by John Stuart-Clarke on January 13, 2010 at 3:16 AM

Hey Mark, it seems like I know more people here than I thought I would :)