Brown hare (Lepus europaeus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

Brown hare image captured on an early morning walk around the immediate environs. The hare was in shade , I also have some where he is in the light.

Hand held from a squatting position.

Model Name : OM-1 OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
ISO : 1600
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Shutter : 1/800 sec
F.No. : F5.6

ACR/PSCC

[Morkel Erasmus]

Nice colour profile here, Jonathan. I also like the soft light (due to being in the shade), which enhanced the details on the hare. I also like that the hare is "framed" by grass on either side. In a perfect world more head-turn in your direction would have been nice.
Might look at brightening it overall just a tad, and desaturating greens ever so slightly.

[Marc Mol]

It's the grass framing that takes this above the norm here Jonathan, nicely positioned, the abundance of greenery really hits you and makes for quite a dramatic scene, well done.

TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, I quite like it, but for me:

It's too dark, irrespective of being in the shade, you can still lift it, whilst retaining in shadow look
It's too tight at the foot, a sliver more, I just feel the subject is slipping out of frame, more below a tad less above
Greens are just pushed a fraction, ie +4 Magenta just helps IMHO
Sadly the subject is angled away.

Just my take.

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated. Steve, I cropped a little off the base because it was messy with dead tatty looking branches/twigs.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon i am a bit undecided about this posting ... matter of taste .
I do like the overall concept ... but would go brighter in the dark/mid tones .
Funny enough you are " complaining " many times about my grass color .... well this is quite close or similar , how come ??
The hare himself does look quite nice albeit he is angled away , but it does like he is checking the viewer


TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hi Jon i am a bit undecided about this posting ... matter of taste .
I do like the overall concept ... but would go brighter in the dark/mid tones .
Funny enough you are " complaining " many times about my grass color .... well this is quite close or similar , how come ??
The hare himself does look quite nice albeit he is angled away , but it does like he is checking the viewer




TFS Andreas

Andreas, I admit the grass colour concerned me a little, I do feel it is a little too intense but I felt I was recreating the scene.

[Andreas Liedmann]

LOL Jon .... actually I do NOT find the greens too intense , just too dark .