Wild Boar UK

Hi all,

Caught this chap out near my house in the Forest of Dean today before the sun set. They are incredibly shy and mostly nocturnal so getting decent images is difficult without weeks of preparation. Hopefully I will get some time this year to undertake a little project on them.

Thanks for looking,

Lewis.


Canon 50D
Canon 500mm
ISO 200
f4
1/125

Hi Lewis

You have done well, as you say, they are very shy and spook easily. The pose/crop are excellent and colour seems to be spot on, although away and view on laptop so... It looks almost early morning with the light

Like it a lot

TFS
Steve

That is a cracker for a truly wild animal. Great eye contact and composition. If anything it looks a touch light on my screen but nothing that cannot be sorted. Great image.
Robert

I really like the colours and textures that you have captured here. Great shot, though I think the force was with you to get something sharp at 1/125s.

Hi Lewis

One of the best images of Wild Boar in the UK I have seen - love it!

David

That'll certainly do !
JR

This is a great shot. I like the pose very much. Well done.

Absolutely love it! What a great natural shot, well composed, detailed and great eye contact. I'd love to see one of these near my house!

Tim

Hello Lewis.

I think this is superb and made all the better by comming from the UK

10/10

Super lighting, super image.

Very engaging and beautifully natural in setting

Absolute cracker Lewis of a wild, wild boar in the UK, hope the project bears fruit,

Paul

www.paulhobson.co.uk

Wonderful image with excellent lighting and processing; really nice!

Good work all round Lewis: make sure you find that time!!

Mark

Lots to like about this shot, as others have said. Probably the best shot of a UK wild boar that I have seen.

David

Hi Lewis, well caught.

Lewis

Congratulations an excellent capture of a very difficult subject. I have only seen the footprints.

Hi Lewis,
Cracking shot mate well done, You best get out there before the forestry cull them all. 18 in 08, 32 in 09, how many this year will they kill that are supposedly "rogue" boar? I have very strong opinions as you know about the subject and hate to think that this beautiful critter will once again be exterminated from the Forest of Dean.

Look forward to seeing more.

Hi Lewis

All been said. Congrats on capturing a great UK species so well.

Cheers,
Chris

Thanks all for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

Hi Brian, yeah I know, its not looking good from our (and the boars) point of view. I think if you doubled those figures it would be nearer the truth, thats without poaching and others that have been dispatched legally by landowners.

Cheers,

Lewis.

Great shot Lewis. You are very lucky. I have never had the pleasure of seeing one in the flesh.

Missed this one Lewis, it's a wow for me! Wonderful.

Des

Thank you Maggie and Des for your comments.

Cheers,

Lewis.