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Rabbit in the Snow

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Posted by Des Ong on January 26, 2010 at 2:23 PM
Last of the snowscape series. I opted for a square crop because the top did not add much to the story. Hope you like it.

500mm, f6.3, 1/60s, iso200, +1ev, 25% off the top.
Posted by john macpherson on January 26, 2010 at 2:27 PM
I think this is very nice. I do think there are several alternative compositions that would work as well and which would make more of a feature of the random grass clumps relative to the bunny. But it is really good to see images with more space around the subject and the simplicity of this shot and the stark cold winter feel is excellent. It would work really really well in b&w too.
Posted by Kim Connolly on January 26, 2010 at 2:35 PM
I love it - it made me smile - a superb composition. :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 26, 2010 at 2:55 PM
I like the stark simplicity Des but not so certain about the placement of the bunny in the frame. The direction in which its looking keeps taking my eye out of the picture. Did you frame any with the rabbit to the left of the image or any with the rabbit looking to the left?
Robert
Posted by Des Ong on January 26, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Rob - no, not really. These guys were very alert (not that a clumsy photog struggling knee-deep in the snow was that difficult to spot) once you're clocked, you haven't got long before they flea.
Posted by Philip Newman on January 26, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Lovely composition and image Des. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Edwin kats on January 26, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Very very nice mr. Des.

Bit of a halo around the bunny but the overall image is wonderful.

Edwin Kats
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on January 26, 2010 at 3:55 PM
Nice one Des, very Mr M (?)! :toast: :toast:

Steve
Posted by Liam Pauling on January 26, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Great shot, love the comp I bet it looks good printed. I agree with the above, probably why I like it :biggrin:

:toast:
liam
Posted by Mark Davies on January 26, 2010 at 5:29 PM
Very nice :toast:
Posted by eric weight on January 27, 2010 at 12:26 AM
A productive day Des. I really like this one as well. plenty of other cropping possibilities as already suggested but I quite like the way that his gaze follows the slope. One of those that makes you wish you had spent some more time with them while you had the chance.
:wavey: :toast: Eric
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 27, 2010 at 3:34 AM
Ilike this style of snowscape shot - works well for me Des

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on January 27, 2010 at 4:21 AM
I love shots like this. Lots of room and although there's not many features in the image you can look at it for ages :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on January 27, 2010 at 4:53 AM
I love it!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on January 27, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Hi Des, I like this a lot. :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on January 27, 2010 at 5:26 AM

Hi Des,

Nice one, I don't mind the rabbit looking out of frame here. The only thing I'm not that keen on is the square crop, but I appreciate the subject was hard to get closer to.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Peter Cairns on January 27, 2010 at 1:17 PM
Works for me.

Pete
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 27, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Hello Des.

Super image and it works for me.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Paul Hobson on January 28, 2010 at 6:44 PM
Super image and story

Paul

paulhobson.co.uk