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Eastern Cottontail : posing and running


Eastern Cottontail : posing and running
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: 2008-07-13
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon CoolPix L3, NIKKOR 3X OPTICAL ZOOM
Exposure: f/5.3, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-07-19 16:09
Viewed: 510
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
hello dear TN friends, i have to tell that this 2 images
(there is another one on the workshop) are not my best ones,
but because i love this image the rabbit running
i decide to share it with you and to submit it to your critiques

i was taking a walk with Ranger the young one
of my pointing dogs, we where at the Nature Park near
my home, the dogs are allowed but have to be in leash,
when i saw that Rabbit posing on the grass, i gived
the sit command to my young dog and i did an approache
to the rabbit, he let me aproach few meters of him

i did first shot (the focus is missed), the photo is on
the Workshop, then the Rabbit runs i did this shot,
when the Rabbit runs my dog too follwed him but
i stopped him with the WHOA command wish means STOP

this image was shot with my little Nikon compact,
you'll see that the sutter speed is only 1/30s,
it is because with this camera i can not choose
the shutter speed or the aperture

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

« 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.

Behavior

The eastern cottontails is solitary and very territorial.
It is mostly nocturnal, but it sometimes will come out
in the early morning and at dusk and sometimes during
the day on dark days. The eastern cottontail can leap distances
of between 10 and 15 feet. It will sometimes stand on its hind
feet to watch for predators like coyotes, foxes, weasels, eagles
and hawks. When a predator is chasing it, the eastern cottontail
will often leap from side to side to break its scent trail.
It can run at speeds of up to 15 miles an hour. »

merci

Asbed
Argus, sranjan, Gert-Paassen, boreocypriensis, maurydv, albert, marhowie, eqshannon, goldyrs, zulfu, jaycee has marked this note useful
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To yasemin: merci LeylaCeltickRanger 1 07-20 18:03
To eqshannon: hello Bob (inflight shots)CeltickRanger 1 07-20 17:57
To marhowie: shutter speed for panning effectCeltickRanger 1 07-20 17:47
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Hello Asbed,
Irrespective the quality; this kind of photograph depicts the story legacy by itself. TFS.
regards-Subhash

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-07-19 23:12]

Hi Asbed

Although the image is blurred it does give an amazing impression of speed. It is really effective.

James

Hi Asbed
A splendid shot like an artistic paint picture. Colours are great my friend. Great shot indeed. TFS.
Regards,
Bayram

Ciao Asbed,
un'altra immagine con effetto panning di grande impatto emotivo, mi piace la ricerca di trasformare in immagini il movimento, la fuga, la paura, .....
Grazie e complimenti.
Maurizio

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1107 W: 6 N: 3063] (11326)
  • [2008-07-20 2:11]

Hi ,just marking,no time,i have a lot of work...Luciano

Bonjour Asbed
Meme si la photo n'est pas nette, en fait ce n'est pas tjrs indispensable, le graphisme est excellent
Bien vu
Albert
PS:merci pour tes commentaires sur mes photos "des salt pans" qui ont été retirées ! car pas nature!

Hi Asbed,
Good color, comp, and you manged the exposure well.
1/30th is pushing it a bit for this type of shot. You probably need a bare minimum of at least 1/100th to pan like this for the BG effect, but still get decent focus on your subject.
Howard

I can see where you are going with this new found technique. Although I believe you said one bird in flight was taken a long time ago...but you do retain quite the touch for panning in action images. If this were a race car it would change the entire challenge....but there is some good enjoyment in the tricks of panning shots and with motion, using that feature as an artist with brush! Very nice touch!
Bob

I love the motion, the movement you've captured, and the bautiful story you've written!
Very well done, Asbed!
Goldy

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 600 W: 0 N: 117] (669)
  • [2008-07-20 8:42]

Hello Asbes, very nice pic. TFS.
Mehmet

Hi Asbed.
Wooow well done...What I see..Speed of rabbit...I do not understanding much about photography, But I like any photo so much, thats why I been member TN
to see lots of picture from all the world and learn a lot..I believing every photo tell me story...anyway I like your photos so much too..Because tell me something...
Kind regards
Leyla

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2008-07-20 12:15]

Hi Asbed,

Although the picture is not perfect the feeling of motion is wonderful. I can just imagine this Cottontail romping through the nice green grass. Here they are stuck with rocks and dirt. There is a certain quality to this image that makes it quite appealing.

Jane

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-20 18:41]

Hello Asbed

This shot has a unique quality to it.
The rabbit makes me chuckle.
Nicely composed ,the action is well captured.
Interesting POV.
TFS

Rob

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2770 W: 151 N: 7984] (24857)
  • [2008-07-22 3:36]

Hello Asbed,
I like this one too!
A great action shot of a running Eastern Cottontail nicely frozen against a BG that shows the movement in a fine composition.
TFS this eye-catcher!
Ivan

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