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This was a shock to me. I was laid down waiting for a pheasant to pop his head up for a good 15 minutes. I randomly glance over my shoulder to see this enormous Hare sneaking up on me.
As this was the first time i've ever seen a wild Hare, I was in a bit of a hurry and I made a VERY rookie mistake that nearly cost me dearly.
The Pheasant had been in much brighter, direct sunlight. Upon turning to snap a shot of the frozen Hare, (that was in MUCH lower light due to trees covering the road), I lowered my shutter speed FAR too much rather than opting to open up on my Aperture!
The result - one sharp shot out of 15 before the Hare bolted down the road. Lesson learned!
Nikon D4S + 200-400mm f4 VR
400mm @ 1/160s, f/8, ISO-800

Description
This was a shock to me. I was laid down waiting for a pheasant to pop his head up for a good 15 minutes. I randomly glance over my shoulder to see this enormous Hare sneaking up on me.
As this was the first time i've ever seen a wild Hare, I was in a bit of a hurry and I made a VERY rookie mistake that nearly cost me dearly.
The Pheasant had been in much brighter, direct sunlight. Upon turning to snap a shot of the frozen Hare, (that was in MUCH lower light due to trees covering the road), I lowered my shutter speed FAR too much rather than opting to open up on my Aperture!
The result - one sharp shot out of 15 before the Hare bolted down the road. Lesson learned!
Nikon D4S + 200-400mm f4 VR
400mm @ 1/160s, f/8, ISO-800