Poingiant hare uk Lepus europeaus

[Stuart Philpott]

I've sort of been looking for something like this in certain fields of late. Taken at sunset I wanted almost a desert feeling dry arid and little growing. Essentially what I wanted to try and capture was my sadness at what most of us take for granted,food production and effect (dramtised here a bit...there is a bigger picture) our ie mankind's modern ways of producing. effects the other folks that live alongside us ie wildlife. I guess I'm trying to show it through my hare and he played ball with this pose.

This is a stubble field ,probably wheat) it's been left all winter ,so probably has been of great benefit to our little mates, the bigger picture. But now it and all the weeds and shoots growing have been killed,ready for the next crop. The mechanism for this is chemical warfare to me ie sprays. Look we are breeding out of control we need food so efficent methods are needed. By the same token I feel we can live without trashing our planet. I grow alot,not self sufficient in any way but I need not chemicals,nature provides if you let heronr has to graft a bit harder at times.but nature is no slouch ,we hit her with chemicals her usual resolve is immunity,then we need more or stronger,it's not the way forwards.


I won't go further,it's a photography forum,but images can inspire make folks ponder,so I wanted to out line the whys ,what I was trying to show. suffice to say I haven't seen a hare in these field now for 3 weeks just starting to venture back now

A slight crop for comp he was too central,such a brief chance I wanted this bagged before moving FP's. Canon 1div 300f2.8is ext 2x iii Slightly moved colour tone to the red side. taken from vechile pov is what it is although again I'm making benefit of a bank to lessen the effect of looking down hopefully at least a bit.

1/400
f8
iso 2500

Thanks for the thoughts and comments on my previous images, No boxing yet ,but two very close chances in 3 days means that maybe the work ethic will favour me,maybe not...... abit of luck might help

many thanks

stu