Description
When it comes to photographing cottontails, I know one angle and one angle only. But damn, is it a good angle 😂
I remember reading somewhere once that when it comes to pet rabbits, one of the best ways to get them comfortable with you when you first get them home is to pretty much ignore them. Be in the room with them, but don't make eye contact, don't interact, just don't. Intrigued by this, I tried it out on the wild cottontails, and slowly meandered over without looking at them until I was just a few meters away, and then I slowly crouched down. I didn't lift the camera right away, and when I did I made sure to move very slowly. And the strategy has pretty much paid off! There's always the odd rabbit that will run no matter what, but this approach has allowed me to spend more time watching cottontails.
Taken By
Melissa Alves
Taken On
July 7, 2023
Tagged
rabbit
cottontail
eastern
cute
animals
delta
british
columbia
grass
animal
hare
mammal
rodent
rat
Rabbit
Plant
Rabbits_and_Hares
Whiskers
Grass
Rodent
Terrestrial_animal
Fawn
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Focal:
600
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Lens Model:
150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary 015
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Shutter speed:
0.00625
sec
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Aperture: f/
6.3