Stuart Philpott
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- Mon, 23 May 2016 7:40 PM
Said in my best Geoffrey Rush voice:bg3:
I have been putting some effort of late into trying to make the most of our hares and this incredible chance I have been given to spend time with them. The stalking primarily is me lying prone and trying to get close with little to no cover,so POV is somewhat limited. This particular evening say 2 hours before sunset I was gifted a chance to sneak up behind a dock no more than 8inches high. Once there and with my hare not spooked I simply waited and try to hold back fatigue. Finally lady luck smiled on me she slowly approached and for once I hopefully made the right moves as a photographer,it got better with the arrival of a second hare probably male who chased her about and then also came back to try and work out what that clicking thing was lying on the ground,this is the shot i'm showing you today. I have so much from that evening i'm struggling to work through things. There is no denying that this is hard core physically,but that is easily overridden when one thinks how fortunate I am ,it's such a joy being with them ! So I guess hares will be my focus shooting wise for a little while,I suspect this will be transient so am really trying to grab as much as I can of them,while I have this wonderful opportunity. Words fail for me to describe how much I love these magical creatures.
Guys some thoughts on colour.i've pulled back the yellows slightly,the spring green here is so vibrant everything is growing full bore so i've just tried to tame this slightly. Keith if you see this,we live on very heavy clay. Our hares have this really orange hue especially towards their chest area,some late evening sun on them and they just glow orange. I wanted to draw your attention to this re your other post ,but also it effects my processing of this image. I've very aware of overdoing this and making my hares look artificial,but they really do have this colour,whether I am depicting it well or not I am unsure,but I feel it's worth drawing attention too. With the vibrancy of the greens here at this time of year they obviously permeate everything,I am unsure if I still have a green cast showing on him
Sadly processed in DPP4 I have downloaded a trial of PS (painful) and found out after much digging that I'm going to have to grab a new graphics card,which will slow progress,**** frustrating,but, hey ho!! Shot taken HH lying prone off my elbow,uncropped /as framed. Maybe I should have increased dof more I had done this though as they got closer so even if I didn't quite measure up this time ,the thought processes are slowly starting to be put to use in the field in the heat of the moment,which I feel is a huge step forwards for me. Two focus points active based from the tip of nose running upwards to the base of the eye,hopes where to get the head at least sharp,but maybe I should have been smack on the eyes and this might have allowed a bit more of the body to be within the plane of focus.
Cheers for all the provocative thoughts and help on my previous posts here THANK YOU !!:5
Canon 1Div 300f2.8is extiii
TV1600
f7.1
ISO1600
take care all
Stu