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Had a tough time shooting yesterday. Light kept changing early so I was jumping from ISO 100 to 400 and back again every few seconds. The afternoon light was pretty harsh so I didn’t get the same opportunity to shoot as I did the last few weeks. I guess spring is here.
This unexpected visitor came along to check out the scraps that fall from our feeders. Not long after this I saw a black flash close in as my cat decided that enough was enough :D He missed it but he did settle in to wait for another chance.
Again, I need help,
pretty sure its a Brown Rat,
Rattus Rattus,
but it could be Mickey Mouse for all I know-Good capture,
that Hide obviously works-Bit of a shame about the stone in the foreground,
it could do with maybe being toned down a little,
as it is it almost gives the impression of being flashlit,
because its in the foreground,
and is brighter than everything else-Best of luck with your Cat and the Kill-
Proper Savannah, your back garden-
j
It’s a nasty old rat alright. It was about 18 inches or so from nose to tail.
Well spotted with the rock. Both it and the visible front paw were blown out and this is the selective toned down image. Any lower and it started to look odd. Might come back at it and look at dodge/burn, though.
I think it’s definitely woth looking at burning in the rock or perhaps a bit of clone magic? Its’s far too distracting in the frame.
jb7 wrote:
Again, I need help,
pretty sure its a Brown Rat,
Rattus Rattus,
but it could be Mickey Mouse for all I know-
j…verminius brownus perhaps? It’s been a while since
I studied Latin…Terrific closeup Aidan. As already
mentioned, just that rock in the foreground…Rob.
Had a go with darkening the rock. Burning the white didn’t work – no detail/colour to darken. Levels/Shadows is a non flyer either … it becomes rather unnaturnal looking. Tried cloning too … not much of a sample there to work with. That’s what I get for shooting in that light and at that time of day. Think I’ll dig that rock up …. assuming my cat hasn’t had his way :-)
Nice shot, pity about the rock, but you could clone out the wire in the top left corner. Was out with a friend one day and the rat came into his hide, he’s terrified of them, so funny watching a hide sprinting across a field screaming wildly with bits of tripods and camera gear falling out of it. :lol:
John Griffin wrote:
Nice shot, pity about the rock, but you could clone out the wire in the top left corner. Was out with a friend one day and the rat came into his hide, he’s terrified of them, so funny watching a hide sprinting across a field screaming wildly with bits of tripods and camera gear falling out of it. :lol:
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That I would have loved to have seen!!!
Great shot Aiden…and not the usual animal seen on these pages…and dare I say it…he almost looks cute… :wink:
Robbie
8)PS. Don’t forget to come out of there to shave and clean every now and again… :wink:
I can tell you that my neighbours would have seen my hide running across the fields if that sucker had come in. Luckilly it was more interested in the fallen bird feed. It was huge. I’ve no problem with mice or voles. We often rescue them from the cat when he decides to torture them … but rats … yuk. Great fun showing pictures to people … green finch, chaffinch, blue tit, RAT!
Anyway, it was proof that the hide works. It came up closer than my 100-400 could focus. The little bugger was picking up seed, sitting on it’s backside and nibbling way like a squirrel, just a few feet from me, scaly looking tail in full view.
The light was poor at this time. I had the ISO upped and aperture opened but was still down to shutter speeds of 1/80 and even 1/60. I had to meter for the subject but it was so dark compared to the white rock. I think that’s what caused the rock to over expose.
Sorry to bring up an old thread – but I couldn’t help myself! :) Gorgeous shot – lovely looking animal too :) Rattus norvegicus by the way – Brown Rat. Rattus rattus is the Black Rat – much rarer, and different in many ways.
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