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Dwrgi + hide

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Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Dwrgi + hide
. . . . . otter in Welsh. This is about a 65% crop. One of the few without too much distracting undergrowth, branches etc.
1/200 @ F5 iso 1600
300mm

best viewed large.
Posted by keith mitchell on March 1, 2012 at 4:01 PM
Robert your getting there with these animals,bet your getting pleased with these i certainly would be :smile:

Keith.
Posted by John Robinson on March 1, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Best yet- nice reflection too ! :smile: :smile: :smile:
Biggie certainly worth a look too :toast: :toast: :toast:
JR
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 1, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Fantastic shot Robert. If Pink nose isn't pregnant then she is certainly fat! You must have an amazing catalogue of images by now.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey: :smile:
Posted by Barry Southon on March 1, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Robert

A cracking image going to be a few more Dwrgi about soon?
:wink:
Posted by Bob Johnson on March 2, 2012 at 2:31 AM
Clearest yet Robert. they will be eating out of your hand soon :biggrin:

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on March 2, 2012 at 4:01 AM
All your hard work is paying off, far and away the best yet.

David
Posted by Mike Smith on March 2, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Thats one fat otter, looks like the nipples have swollen as well, so cannot be long before pupping (or whatever the correct noun for otter birth is)

I'm always fascinated by the nasal patterns caused by stone turning - only seen on river otter.
Posted by Phil Ellard on March 2, 2012 at 3:40 PM
nice one :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 2, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Super image Robert. Your time with these has certainly paid off :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Rene de Heer on March 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM
Very nice image... I have never seen one in the UK.
Rene de Heer
Posted by Guy Rogers on March 3, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Hello Robert.

Love this one and the setting you have captured the otter in is excellent.

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 3, 2012 at 3:25 PM
Thanks for the comments. I haven't been able to get down to them as much of late but the forecast is good for tomorrow and I'm hoping to get out for a couple of hours at first light. I thought some of you may be interested in the set up for these so this is a shot showing the stretch of water they are on. The tree this otter is on can be seen at the top centre of the stream. This was taken with a 10mm lens, hence the deceptive distance. The scrim netting doesn't look particularly good from behind but as there is a slight bank and trees behind where I sit it works well enough. I have to take it down after every session or else I would make something a bit better.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 4, 2012 at 3:53 AM

I don't have any otter shots, so I'd be well pleased with this one, Robert. Thanks for the inclusion of the set up shot, I always find it very helpful to see how others go about taking there shots.

Andy... :wavey:
Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 4, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Superb shot, you're so lucky to get to spend time with these wonderful creatures! Great composition and the setting looks spot on. Really interesting to see your set up too.

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 4, 2012 at 12:42 PM
Robert, it looks like a mortar emplacemnet! :biggrin: :biggrin:
Nick. :wavey:
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 6, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Cracking image

Great comp, setting and subject

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Oh and its nice to see a pic of the hide :cool: