Javelina with little one from TNP outing

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 11, 20034,264 views12 comments

Another shot from last weekend's TNP outing at Choke Canyon State Park.

Javelinas were everywhere. At times there were probably more than a dozen in the immediate vicinity of the shelter we were staying in. We were fortunate to see two sets of young pigs with their moms. The little guys would run and try to keep up with mom, trying to nurse while mom was eating. They sure do move fast.

This shot was taken with an EOS 1D with 100-400 at 190 mm, evaluative metering -1/3 (ISO 400, f5.6, 1/50), flash at - 1 2/3.
Love that IS!

This was cropped from a horizontal. My main purpose in cropping like this was to eliminate a rusted can just in front of mom's snout. After doing the crop I thought it really showed the relative sizes of mom and junior well.

Thanks for looking. All comments appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on November 11, 2003 at 7:37 PM

Outstanding - the crop does this image justice! That little guy is a cute little bugger, too!

Everything looks good to me Bruce - great exposure with plenty of sharp detail. Nice work!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Neely on November 11, 2003 at 9:17 PM

You left off the "Cute Alert".

This is really a cutie. Not often you can come up with something this nice with an ugly subject like a javelina, but this is really something.

The size difference really makes this one stand out.

Nice job.

jn

Registered on November 1, 2003, 22 Posts, 180 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Bates on November 11, 2003 at 9:54 PM

Good one!!! Those babies were sure CUTE (and I agree with Jim Neely - you left off the "cute" factor! LOL). Excellent choice on the crop for this one - it's perfect!!!!

Michael

Registered on November 1, 2003, 149 Posts, 2381 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Keown on November 11, 2003 at 9:59 PM

Adorable piglet. What a nice image, very nicely composed.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 13 Posts, 479 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Collier on November 11, 2003 at 10:22 PM

Great shot Bruce - the cute factor was definitely at work here. Very nice choice of cropping and outstanding detail.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 26 Posts, 140 Comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on November 12, 2003 at 7:53 AM

Terrific shot Bruce. This crop works perfectly for an intimate shot. One of your best in my book.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments

Comment posted by Milo Burcham on November 12, 2003 at 1:00 PM

WOW, awesome shot. I have never seen an image like this. I have only photographed javalina once. In sunshine, it was near impossible to get light in their eyes. Great use of flash and nice cropping.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 80 Posts, 584 Comments

Comment posted by AB Apana on November 13, 2003 at 9:10 PM

A beautiful shot of these porkers. This is the first time I have heard of or seen a picture of this species.

Apana

Registered on November 1, 2003, 15 Posts, 514 Comments

Comment posted by Xavier Ortega on November 16, 2003 at 4:18 PM

Excellent shot. I like the composition and crop

Xavier Ortega

Registered on November 1, 2003, 115 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Paula Graham on November 19, 2003 at 5:48 PM

Fine shot. I love it.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 34 Posts, 902 Comments

Comment posted by Juan Bahamon on November 28, 2003 at 11:16 PM

Bruce:

Excellent picture, veret, very cute. Exposure perfect. Love combination of mom and baby. Sincere congratulations.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 2 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Laurie Darcey on October 7, 2005 at 1:29 AM

Your square crop of this sweet parent and child is great. I wish there was higher contrast between the subjects and the environment - the grasses feel a little washed out.

Registered on October 6, 2005, 6 Posts, 231 Comments