Jackrabbits
While on a recent business trip to Lubbock TX, took my camera along to check out the local wildlife. It has been a few years since I’ve taken any photos in Lubbock so it was good to get back out there. Got some great tips on where to shoot and hit the ground running after work on my first day there and found several jackrabbits about 4 miles from my hotel.
This one took off accross the field away from me so I drove over to the other side and got him as he was running towards me in some decent light.
1/2000 sec @ F8, ISO 800, evaluative metering, + 2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
My favorite way to photograph jackrabbits is with back lighting. It’s all about the ears. Caught three of the jackrabbits hanging out right in front of me with the sun starting to set behind them. A perfect opportunity to get the sun coming through their ears.
1/1000 sec @ F8, ISO 800, evaluative metering, + 2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
My First Jackrabbit
Got my first jackrabbit photos while in Lubbock, TX this week. They are actually hares and not rabbits and are much larger than the common cottontail with very large ears. They almost look like a mutant with those large back legs/feet, which propels them very fast, up to 40 mph.
The first two photos were taken in partly cloudy conditions while I was getting photos of prairie dogs and burrowing owls out my car window. He walked out right in front of me, very unexpected. He sat down long enough for a few shots and then took off.
On the last two photos, he bolted out in front of my car as I was leaving the area. Couldn’t get a good angle on him so got out of my car and got these photos hand-held as he crossed the dirt road.
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II with 1.4X III teleconverter, handheld out the car window.
Aperture priority, 1/640 sec @ F5.6, ISO 2500, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
Aperture priority, 1/800 sec @ F5.6, ISO 2500, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
Aperture priority, 1/1600 sec @ F7.1, ISO 1600, evaluative metering
Aperture priority, 1/1600 sec @ F7.1, ISO 1600, evaluative metering
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