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Portrait of the Eastern Cottontail


Portrait of the Eastern Cottontail
Photo Information
Copyright: Asbed Iskedjian (CeltickRanger) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1214 W: 60 N: 2313] (7691)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-13
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon Coolpix P60, NiKKOR 5X OPTICAL ZOOM VR
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-14 20:08
Viewed: 408
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
hello friends, yesterday at the end of the afternoon
i met another time that Eastern Cottontail (2 post ago),
but he was less collaborating as the last time

this photo was shot just at the border of the wood
and the open land, he was inside the wood,
in the bushes with a very bad light

and my yesterdays goal was to do tests of my new camera
with shooting at higher ISO, in this image i was at ISO400

well, from a d-compact camera i can not expect the same
results as a d-SLR camera, so here i am very happy
with the result even if we can see some noise

and again i am enjoying the OPTICAL IMAGE STABILIZER,
here i shot at 1/30s Shutter Speed, and there is no
the blur of the camera or hand movement

from New Hampshire Public Television website
here is some notes on the Eastern Cottontail :

http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/easterncottontail.htm

« Habitat

The eastern cottontail prefers habitats that are
between woody areas and open land. It can be found
in bushy areas, fields, woodlands, swamps and thickets. »

Merci

Asbed
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Hello Asbed,
Excellent close up of the eastern cottontail with high alert expression. TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 515 W: 8 N: 1135] (4182)
  • [2008-08-14 22:56]

Hello Asbed,
It's been awhile my friend, this is a great portrait shot of
this bunny, nice sparkles in the eye. Very nice POV and colors
.. Well done

Everton

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3174 W: 154 N: 4796] (15481)
  • [2008-08-14 23:04]

Hi Asbed.
A bit noisy image but amazing pictured scene. You managed to reflect its state of mood and other attractive feature excellent. I welcome nice cropping of the image , fine colours and lights. My best wishes and TFS.
Alexei.

Hi, Asbed,

wow, lovely big big eye!! I like this photo a lot - b'cos of the colours and the overall atmosphere. thanks for sharing.

chrs,
Man Yee

Hi Asbed,
A splendid portrait shot of this cute cottontail with great details my friend.TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram

I played with it a bit for a workshop, but I could not remove noise...interesting. I wonder if you have it blown up and cropped quite a bit? If it didn't have any noise it would be too soft. Some newspapers I used to work for liked grain. That is film equivalent of noise..and so they had me shoot Tri-x at 3600ASA...and develop in high temps which cause grain. It worked better and sharp for printing in the newspaper...and I think, in a round about way , if there is nothing you can do at 400, then learn how to use it to your advantage!
Bob

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1107 W: 6 N: 3063] (11326)
  • [2008-08-15 13:00]

Hi Asbed,hiw is tender this cottontail,the eyes ,the face,the moment and the green background all toghether in a great shot!! Wonderfull portrait ,my best compliments,lUCIANO

Ciao Asbed,
un'immagine molto "tirata", ma con un buon impatto visivo in cui la grana (noise) dą una connotazione di tipo pittorialistico, molto bella la composizione con questo grandi orecchie e il simpatico occhio in primo piano.
TFS. Maurizio

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2008-08-16 21:45]

Le grain est vraiment lourd ą 400ISO mais c'est surement une photo que tu as éclaircie par logiciel. Jolie capture, merci!

Mario

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2770 W: 151 N: 7984] (24857)
  • [2008-08-16 22:14]

Hello Asbed,
I think that for a compact this is an excellent result with ISO 400 and it is obvious that the IS works well at 30th sec.
Though rather grainy, it is a nice capture of an Eastern Cottontail caught in a fine pose in good lighting. The graininess, that doesn't quite look like noise, is the main negative feature.
TFS,
Ivan

Hello asbed. Excellent mugshot at this cottontail. Fine sharp focus with beautiful clarity on the face. Good framing and I like it. Best regards. Jusni

Hi Asbed
Lovely portrait and good eye contact with this bunny..Good shot.
Kind regards,
Leyla

Where are you, Asbed, my friend? Love this shot, it looks so vulnerable!
Cheers!
Goldy

Hi Asbed, beautiful portrait of lovely creature, great details and good sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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