Lutra lutra (Otter)

Lutra lutra (Otter)

Written by Webmaster Monday, 10 November 2008 00:09

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Lutra lutra (Otter)

We were passing by the otter enclosure at the Attica Zoological park when I noticed  one of the animals just about to come out of its a burrow. I stopped to take a couple of shots and then put the camera down and looked at it. The youngster checked us out first and  eventually came out of its  hiding place and approached us. In a little while it was sniffing our fingers through the fence  trying to play. In the meantime a couple of adults were enjoying a swim in their little lake. When they came out their fur was decorated by hundreds of water drops  sliding against their waterproof coating and shining like little diamonds under the sun.

Photos by Marina Parha
 
Shooting Data:

Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200

1. Shutter speed: 1/90 sec, f/5.6 Auto exposure
Flash: SB600
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.

2. Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, f/5.6 Auto exposure
Flash: SB600
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS3, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.


3-5. Shutter speed: 1/180 sec, f/6.7 Auto exposure
Flash: SB600
Image: NEF edited in black and white in Photoshop CS3, levels adjusted, sharpening added and resized.


 

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