Rabbit in flight (RIF!)

[Dan Brown]

I captured this guy in mid stride while hoping for some BIF's at a local park. It was loping along in front of some pedestrians and didn't really seem too bothered by me or them, so it approached quite close before exiting stage left! I was in BIF mode and was able to fire off a handfull of shots. PP'ed in NX2(shadow protect,cropped a bit) and CS3 (selectively sharpened/NR with Noiseware Pro, lightened the eye). Harsh and backlit but I like the action:p. C&C welcome.


Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Optional,AA ? not sure what this is, I was in TTL fill -2 stops
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C

[Harshad Barve]

Gotta love those raised ears and eye here , VWD
TFS

[Ian Cassell]

Very nice. The darn jackrabbits here don't like their pictures taken, whereas the cottontails are easy targets. I might consider cropping a bit off the right -- or not.

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

Love it!! Looks like he's got the look of "FEAR"> Nicely done, Shadows on the body do not bother me either! Well done!

[Hilary Hann]

What a great look on his face, love those ears. Looks more like a hare than a rabbit but I don't know what your species are called. What is a jack rabbit?

[Ian Cassell]

What a great look on his face, love those ears. Looks more like a hare than a rabbit but I don't know what your species are called. What is a jack rabbit?

This is a Jackrabbit which is really a kind of hare.

[Hilary Hann]

Thanks Ian

[Dan Brown]

What a great look on his face, love those ears. Looks more like a hare than a rabbit but I don't know what your species are called. What is a jack rabbit?

Hi Hilary, the official common name for this species is Black-tailed Jackrabbit. I don't know whether it's also a Hare but I'll take Ian's word on that! Thanks for looking!

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - I like that you captured it mid-stride (hop) and the big eye. I agree on cropping some from the rhs, it will have the added benefit of making it less apparent that this was on the side of a road/trail.

TFS,
Rachel

[Robert Amoruso]

Dan,

Nice work capturing the action sharp. I agree with the RHS crop suggestion too.