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House Mouse

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Posted by John Robinson on March 17, 2013 at 4:05 PM
House Mouse
Juvenile. Re scanned(Photographed ) off an Ecktachrome slide taken over thirty five years ago.
No idea about exif. Would have been a Pentax S1a and a Mecablitz 402 with two heads.Ecktachrome 100ASA
Trap wired down for mouses safety(Only the once though :biggrin: )
Thanks for your comments.
JR
Posted by Neil Burton on March 17, 2013 at 4:48 PM
I love it John. :toast:
Posted by John Robinson on March 17, 2013 at 5:38 PM
Thanks Neil- most people don't realise that House Mice are not that common. This young mouse had never seen a trap before and yet was in mid air when it took the cheese ! Must be in bred !!
Cheers
JR
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 17, 2013 at 6:20 PM
Brilliant! :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on March 17, 2013 at 6:38 PM
John, I agree that most mice people see are actually wood mice, but if you think that house mice are not that common you have obviously not visited some London Underground stations! I think this is a great picture, and nicely sums up many people's experience of the species.

David
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 18, 2013 at 5:19 AM
Great shot. Well done. :wavey:
Posted by Barry Southon on March 18, 2013 at 10:03 AM
John

Just had to chuckle, your concern for mouse's safety was appreciated no doubt.

:wink:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 18, 2013 at 5:27 PM
:eek: :eek: :biggrin: :biggrin:

We have a problem with mooses in the hoose just now. Very apt! :smile:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 19, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Great scan - look at all that tonal warmth and vast expanse of midtone - good old E6.

Proper photograph John, sadly of a style and type overlooked nowadays by everyone including me - this would sell by the bucket load as a stock image.

Posted by Nick on March 20, 2013 at 11:05 AM
Good narrative image John - & shows why they're not popular in houses - if the trap didn't get it, then the electric shock or fire would! Hope you fixed the electrics afterwards!

:wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on March 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Nick
Yes - we had to have the bathroom floor ripped out and the wiring re done. There were in fact two dead mice next to chewed wire. We ended up having to use poison which I hate and they are back up in numbers again anyway. Mainly yellow necks now.
Cheers
JR