Mountain Hare

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 14, 2010191 views9 comments

I have been traveling up to the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders for over three weeks, since the snow came to Scotland in December I eventually found some of these little beasties, I managed to get some pictures

It was late afternoon and the light fading but managed a few of shots.

This is the second in a series of pictures

Canon 50D, Canon 500mm f4 lens + 1.4 converter, f5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 640

C&C please

Ron

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 14, 2010 at 4:41 PM

I like the simplicity of the composition, with the curved branch, the round mound of snow and almost-white hare against white.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 14, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Very nice pose and composition.

D&L

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 14, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Ron,
Simple and lovely white-on-white compostion, perfectly exposed.
I enjoy seeing the Scottish wildlife and scenery you portray.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on January 15, 2010 at 6:52 AM

Lovely portrait image Ron! I really like the white on white giving the image an almost ethereal feel. Also the pose of the Hare is just perfect. Very well seen and done!

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Comment posted by Rick Gomez on January 15, 2010 at 12:27 PM

Great shot!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 15, 2010 at 11:49 PM

The white on white scheme makes this most interesting Ron. In fact, although one can argue that the little pine tree balances the composition, I think ultimate simplicity (without the tree) would create an even stronger image. I noticed that the larger version does not look very sharp and also bit noisy.

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 16, 2010 at 4:31 PM

I love the way the rabbit almost vanishes into the background. Good camoflauge. Nice look to the eye that catches ones attention. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ant on January 16, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Very good image, pose, composition!... The little pine does not disturb but IMO it does not add much... I see a bit of a cyan cast on my monitor.

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Comment posted by Reed Bowman on January 16, 2010 at 11:43 PM

Ron, I love the pose and the look of the hare. I too love the white on white and, for me, the branch detracts from that feel. I would crop it out. Also the shadow in the snow has a very distinct cyan on my uncalibrated laptop screen (could be me)...

Cheers

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments