Mice aggression

For me? I'm happy it won, I like it and I've never seen a pic like it before.
I get the feeling that some (Most?) here would rather a beautifully sharp, colorful image of that Kingfisher standing on a "No Fishing" sign with a fish in it's mouth won...me?...I would have just scrolled past it.
 
Graham W said:
For me? I'm happy it won, I like it and I've never seen a pic like it before.
I get the feeling that some (Most?) here would rather a beautifully sharp, colorful image of that Kingfisher standing on a "No Fishing" sign with a fish in it's mouth won...me?...I would have just scrolled past it.
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not me that's for sure - I just want the guy who took the photo to be credited for it. Birds on a stick, meh...
 
Stuart Philpott said:
Des a very personal question would you be happy if this image was yours ? IE would you feel a need to try again. Agreed on the debate, I can't see much point in the angst but like the debate

Buddy you do this it's your day job Year in year out you present some lovely images to the wildlife forum many of us deeply admire, not blowing smoke mate you do . Essentially you walk the walk . wildlife image making is a huge chunk of your life,so your driven in many ways,not just story/ content/ concept/ working with light but also a deep understanding of the tools we all use.

The question isn't to put ya on the spot Des, I'd hope you would know that . It's genuine curousity As to how you would "express" this situation and whether presenting the image above would satisfy you..
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Would I like it to be more aesthetically improved? Yes, but then I can pick holes with every image I took. Can it be done? Possibly - it could take another 5 days, 5 weeks, or even 5 months. Who knows, it's wildlife. We're not talking about a captive setup of a mice in a conservatory like Countryfile (no disrespect to the said photographer as it's a very different competition), as pleasing as the image may be.

One of the things I like about this particular image, is that it's showing us what we miss right under our noses. This is what makes a lot of the BBC natural history programs so good, even if it's of an unassuming subject like the ants. It's the secret story behind it. I also like the fact that it's not 'showy'. I'll take this over a static lion in the African savannah any day.
 
Appreciated Des, many many thanks for the thoughts................ I guess part of the appeal of wildlife is how hard it is, it's pretty much all I make images of not terribly interested in studios set ups have no probs with the country file winner just not really my thing. So I appreciate the time aspect ,. My mentality is about going back learning and trying to find something image wise I think that's the root of my question

Agree on the last paragraph,so much happens around us that we miss even if one thinks one looks pretty hard there is still so much unseen. !!
 
dragonfly said:
One of the things I like about this particular image, is that it's showing us what we miss right under our noses. This is what makes a lot of the BBC natural history programs so good, even if it's of an unassuming subject like the ants. It's the secret story behind it. I also like the fact that it's not 'showy'. I'll take this over a static lion in the African savannah any day.
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I couldn't agree more. I used to love those short films by Maurice Tibbles (photographer and wildlife film cameraman) that showed something seemingly mundane like a bramble patch, and then revealed the secret lives of the many different wildlife species living within and around it, and how those little lives intertwined. You can keep footage and photos of lions chasing wildebeest in Africa - it's been done to death!

Once again, producing something interesting comes down to learning to 'see', surely the most important skill a photographer (or a naturalist) can learn.
 
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Cobra said:
That was fully explianed on page one and again by my fellow mod a few posts up
He's back, it was just 24 off
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"...I find that I'm not a bit sorry or repentant really, so it's no earthly good saying I am; now, is it?"

"Then you don't promise," said the Badger, "never to put a rogue photo entry in again?"

"Certainly not!" replied Toad emphatically. "On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first decent rogue photo entry I see,... poop-poop! off I go and post it !!"

paraphrase...Badger and Toad about driving recklessly about the countryside..;)(y)

great to be back...poop poop!
 
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KIPAX said:
Well done you must be well proud of this
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ever felt kind of stupid....me not you...all i won was a bit of porridge and a slap on the shutter finger
cheers
geof
 
Caerus said:
Beat 50,000 other photos and had 28,000 votes.

He wanted to capture the desperation down there and spent a week doing it,

Beat some great photos :

https://news.sky.com/story/wildlife...image-wins-peoples-choice-award-vote-11932232
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https://www.countryfile.com/country...lendar-2018-competition-winner-and-finalists/

last year's winner got his winning "snap shot" didnt have his camera at hand and borrowed a friend's not knowing the lens or the camera settings and "snapped" the the flight of geese in bushy park

:)
 
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mrtoad said:
"...I find that I'm not a bit sorry or repentant really, so it's no earthly good saying I am; now, is it?"

"Then you don't promise," said the Badger, "never to put a rogue photo entry in again?"

"Certainly not!" replied Toad emphatically. "On the contrary, I faithfully promise that the very first decent rogue photo entry I see,... poop-poop! off I go and post it !!"

paraphrase...Badger and Toad about driving recklessly about the countryside..;)(y)

great to be back...poop poop!
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Personally I never was a fan of Toad, more of Mole or Ratty really, so I never understood his popularity. I suppose it’s like the popularity/worship of serial killers on the movies/TV which I also don’t share — not that Toad is quite in that category ;). Anyway, good to see back and taking it on the chin, though toads don’t have chins so that may be a bad choice of words :).
 
sphexx said:
Personally I never was a fan of Toad, more of Mole or Ratty really, so I never understood his popularity. I suppose it’s like the popularity/worship of serial killers on the movies/TV which I also don’t share — not that Toad is quite in that category ;). Anyway, good to see back and taking it on the chin, though toads don’t have chins so that may be a bad choice of words :).
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eventually after about 15 years of following the lads i got to see they all had varying but strong characters...
Toad was conceited but eventually when it came to sticking up for toad hall he came through quite well...my personal favourite is Moley..and have named my JR bitch and JR dog after him....that is 36 years apart...Moley the bitch is dead...long live Moley the new pup just waiting for the release date from the breeder....then i can do some ahhhh photography

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErxdKKurIDg
Toady's greatest battle
 
mrtoad said:
eventually after about 15 years of following the lads i got to see they all had varying but strong characters...
Toad was conceited but eventually when it came to sticking up for toad hall he came through quite well...my personal favourite is Moley..and have named my JR bitch and JR dog after him....that is 36 years apart...Moley the bitch is dead...long live Moley the new pup just waiting for the release date from the breeder....then i can do some ahhhh photography

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErxdKKurIDg
Toady's greatest battle
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Thanks, I hadn’t seen that version. True what you say about Toad.
Good luck with Moley the pup, my current one Poppy, is a working Patterdale-type, found lost on N Yorks Moors at about 9 months old :( and :). In my avatar is my previous Fell terrier Rufus and Basenji Pippin.
 
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