“The other day when I was walking through the woods, I saw a rabbit standing in front of a candle making shadows of people on a tree.” Stephen Wright
The other evening, just before the sun was about to sink below the point where it can be seen, City Boy caught sight of a rabbit sitting in our front yard. Knowing the little creature would disappear the second he heard the front door open, I was tempted to try taking a picture of him through the window pane. But, I hate the bluish cast that tends to add to the pictures, so I decided to take a chance on sneaking out and maybe catching one decent shot before the rabbit hurried off.
Lo and behold, I opened the squeaky front door and stepped around the corner, and there Mr. Rabbit was. I kept creeping closer, unbelievably, until I was only several feet away from him. He didn’t move, and I got a couple of slightly decent shots of him.
Next thing I knew, Mr. Rabbit got up, and showed me what he thought of me being so close!
Although he looks like he is in attack mode, this rabbit’s reaction to my presence was to give a lazy stretch. The picture isn’t as clear as I would like it to be, but I did manage to catch him in mid-yawn!
It was hard to decide if I should be happy or insulted that a little wild bunny rabbit found ME to be absolutely no threat at all, to the point that he started grooming himself in front of me.
Then he turned around and nestled down with his back to me.
Maybe I’m interpreting things wrong, but I kind of took that as an “up yours” kind of attitude. I moved around to the other other side of him, and hurried to try and get a picture of him before he fell asleep.
Maybe I should mention here that there were cars going up and down the street, kids playing basketball directly across the street, where there was also a little dog barking its head off at Mr. Rabbit, and none of this seemed to phase him. Finally one of our curious resident robins landed and started hopping towards him to get a better look.
“Can’t you make HIM leave so I can get to the bread crumbs you threw out in the grass for me?”
Finally, when I took a few steps closer to get a really clear shot, Mr. Rabbit decided I was close enough and got up, ready to go.
He turned around and I got one parting shot of him before I went inside.
Later on, while it was still light enough to see, I looked out the window and there Mr. Rabbit still sat. Maybe Mr. Rabbit is nocturnal.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay safe!
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These photos are amazingly clear sharp, well focused with great dept of field. What kind of camera are you using and are they cropped or do you have a zoom lens?
Thanks so much X!
I use an Olympus SP-610UZ camera.
A few of these pictures are out-of-focus, but thankfully most turned out fairly clear. I was very close to Mr. Rabbit, so only a little zoom was needed for him — the bird was a different story.
A couple of the pictures were cropped, but most were full-size. I resize them smaller to put on the blog, which makes them clearer — they just take too long to upload if they are full size.
Photo processing software also helps with getting pictures to look better, and I have a ton of it, lol. There is so much available online that the sky’s the limit!
Overall, it’s mostly luck — not a lot of skill is needed when wildlife decides to pose for the camera!
I thought you said earlier you were using some older camera that is a very decent camera and just as goo as the old canon sx13is I am using😊
The camera I am using now is an upgrade from the Canon Powershot point-and-shoot I had been using, and is about 2 years old. Now I’m wondering what I must have said that sounded like I was using an old camera, lol.
Olympus is a good brand, and mine has good features, just not as many manuel ones as I would like. I am hoping to upgrade again someday in the near future.
I really liked my Canon, and took many MANY pictures with it — it was so easy to use! Since yours is a Canon, I’m guessing it is a really good one as well!
I probably had you confused with someone else when I said you were using a old camera. So then I got curious about the features on your camera and had to look them up. Check out this like of our cameras compared to each other mine is a lot older but they are surprisingly similar:
http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=oly_sp610uz&products=canon_sx30is
Well, actually yours is only several months older than mine, and has better features! I have an ongoing list of things I want my camera to have when I upgrade again, and yours already has some of those. Hey, thanks for passing along that comparison — it was interesting, and helped me find a few other features to include on my “dream camera” list!
Now all I need to do is start using mine 😊
WOW Becky! Great shots, especially the rabbits yawn! Priceless!!
Thank you, Cindy! Indeed, wasn’t that just too lucky? I’m a country girl, but I had never before seen rabbits yawn, lol!
you are a good storyteller, you wrote an exciting story, though you are not a lion, tiger or elephant hunter! I was surprised too by: “… this rabbit’s reaction to my presence was to give a lazy stretch…” – good that not an alligator visited your garden!
Thanks Frizz! I know, right? Lol, one would think I was stalking wild game in the jungle the way I went on!
Your alligator reference reminded me of something that I thought you might find interesting/amusing:
http://beautifulgardener.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/an-unexpected-garden-guest/
And you are so right — I don’t know what I would have done had Frank seen an alligator in the yard, lol!
As I read through your post, I was thinking that you are a natural story teller and your photography is great.
Well thank you so much for the kind words! I have never thought of myself as being good with words, so it warms my heart that you would say that! And I’m trying to get better with the photography, lol — it’s a process.
Outside my place, playful rabbits also abound. Seeing them always gives a sense of joy and excitment. Fun post. Wishing you and your family all the best.
It’s hard to take your eyes off of them when they’re out there, isn’t it? They’re so fun to watch, and it’s so fortunate you have them around you! Thanks so much, and I wish your lovely family my best as well!
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