I hope people aren't getting too fed up with this set of pics. This is the same otter as in the previous posting. It had finished it's fish and was taking a drink. This is the only image sharp enough to be worth keeping. I'll do a re-post to show the more common result at this speed.
Posted by John Robinson on January 24, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Its getting there ! I got ones done in zoos worse than this !
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on January 24, 2012 at 5:17 PM
It is pretty obvious the otter has some connection with you in allowing you to approach so closely. It must be getting used to your scent and shape by now. Oh those dratted plants!
Nick.
Posted by Ian Haskell on January 24, 2012 at 7:03 PM
I feel your pain especially with the low shutter speeds and high ISO...but they are looking quite good and I think if you put the time in the results will follow and continue.
Ian
Posted by Bob Johnson on January 25, 2012 at 3:16 AM
Keep going Robert. Your post does not say what bodies you got?
Bob
Posted by Phil Ellard on January 25, 2012 at 5:41 AM
Im enjoying your otter pictures, it must be a wonderful experience just being that close
Posted by David Sewell on January 25, 2012 at 8:55 AM
We all get plenty of shots like the second one, albeit with less interesting subjects. Might it be worth doing a little selective gardening at some time when the otter is not there?
Thanks all for your comments on these otter pics.
Bob, I deliberately refrain from adding info on the cameras I use as I feel it isn't really of importance to the content of the images. Peter Cairns used to post on this forum and he raised the subject of getting hung up on equipment and techs. I agreed with him but with the proviso that the details of exposure and the focal length of the lens used can be quite useful for others (and in particular, new / inexperienced members) to help with critique etc.
David, to be honest I'd love to take a strimmer to some parts of the bank but I am trying desperately to keep a boundary between us. If I push my luck and they deserted I would be absolutely gutted so I shall maintain a distance and just hope that I can get a variety of images, some in cover and some in the open. If they stick around long enough I'm hoping lady luck will smile on me.
Posted by David Sewell on January 26, 2012 at 4:31 AM
Robert,
I was not advocating the use of a strimmer, apart from any ethical considerations it is usually obvious in resulting photos (if there are any). What I was advocating was the judicious removal of a few of the more obvious twigs and blades by hand, if you feel you can do so without disturbing the animals. However, I don't know the site or the aniimals, whereas you know both. I do know that I would also be gutted if I thought I had caused the animals to desert an area, so I respect your opinion in this case.
I have also just re-read your comment on another post about them becoming local celebrities. In a case like that I would certainly refrain from any gardening, as however careful you were you could be certain that the next person along would take it a stage further.
Hello David,
I want to apologise if I have offended you in any way. It was certainly not my intention and I didn't for one moment even consider that you were advocating the use of a strimmer. I fully understood what you were suggesting and the flippant comment I made regarding strimming the bankside was purely my own inept way of trying to put across my frustrations at the difficulties of getting clear images without any obstructing foliage.
I have sent you a pm.
Regards
Robert
Posted by David Sewell on January 26, 2012 at 5:51 PM
Robert,
No apology needed. If you can't explore possibilities and exchange ideas on a forum such as this it is a poor place, and I have been known to use the odd flippant remark myself!! I had similar frustrations when working snow bunting late last year. There was a ridge of shingle that only I and one fisherman ever went on. However, when I started kneeling down on it (obviously taking photos), it seemed as though the world and his wife had to come across and investigate, spooking the birds and frustrating me. I fully understand your frustrations, and guess most readers of this post will as well. I am sure we all wish you the eventual unobstructed view as well.
Discussion
11 replies1/10th @ F4 iso 1600
300mm
JR
Nick.
Ian
Bob
David
Bob, I deliberately refrain from adding info on the cameras I use as I feel it isn't really of importance to the content of the images. Peter Cairns used to post on this forum and he raised the subject of getting hung up on equipment and techs. I agreed with him but with the proviso that the details of exposure and the focal length of the lens used can be quite useful for others (and in particular, new / inexperienced members) to help with critique etc.
David, to be honest I'd love to take a strimmer to some parts of the bank but I am trying desperately to keep a boundary between us. If I push my luck and they deserted I would be absolutely gutted so I shall maintain a distance and just hope that I can get a variety of images, some in cover and some in the open. If they stick around long enough I'm hoping lady luck will smile on me.
I was not advocating the use of a strimmer, apart from any ethical considerations it is usually obvious in resulting photos (if there are any). What I was advocating was the judicious removal of a few of the more obvious twigs and blades by hand, if you feel you can do so without disturbing the animals. However, I don't know the site or the aniimals, whereas you know both. I do know that I would also be gutted if I thought I had caused the animals to desert an area, so I respect your opinion in this case.
I have also just re-read your comment on another post about them becoming local celebrities. In a case like that I would certainly refrain from any gardening, as however careful you were you could be certain that the next person along would take it a stage further.
David
I want to apologise if I have offended you in any way. It was certainly not my intention and I didn't for one moment even consider that you were advocating the use of a strimmer. I fully understood what you were suggesting and the flippant comment I made regarding strimming the bankside was purely my own inept way of trying to put across my frustrations at the difficulties of getting clear images without any obstructing foliage.
I have sent you a pm.
Regards
Robert
No apology needed. If you can't explore possibilities and exchange ideas on a forum such as this it is a poor place, and I have been known to use the odd flippant remark myself!! I had similar frustrations when working snow bunting late last year. There was a ridge of shingle that only I and one fisherman ever went on. However, when I started kneeling down on it (obviously taking photos), it seemed as though the world and his wife had to come across and investigate, spooking the birds and frustrating me. I fully understand your frustrations, and guess most readers of this post will as well. I am sure we all wish you the eventual unobstructed view as well.
David