thephotosocietyさんのインスタグラム写真 - (thephotosocietyInstagram)「Photograph by @andyparkinsophoto/@thephotosociety Mountain hare grooming – In every photographic circumstance in which I find myself there is always an aspect of reactivity about it. Whilst some photographers plan meticulously every aspect of the images that they seek to produce I tend to favour the more organic, chaotic approach. This usually involves wandering aimlessly into the mountains and then just deciding off the cuff, factoring in light, wind speed, snow cover etc what I’m going to try and photograph. One of the great benefits of course of having spent so much time with mountain hares is that I can be incredibly selective in terms of what I will or won’t shoot. Earlier this year, during the 5 weeks that @kevmorgans and I worked with them there was little if any snow cover. Patches of distracting snow however created annoying distractions all over the plateau and this of course modified how I chose to work. This image, of a favourite hare of ours called Lady, typified this approach. On this day she had chosen to sit on a small patch of snow, which was beneficial as it allowed lots of reflected light to bounce up underneath her, filling in shadows and creating a wonderfully even tone. She was however surrounded by snow free moorland and I’m yet to see an image that works where both patchy snow and exposed moorland feature. For me the decision was obvious and that was to work at close quarters, focussing in on the subtle details and hoping that when she groomed or stretched that a tightly cropped image would work. Here as she groomed I was blessed by both the symmetry of her paws but also the intensity of her gaze and for that reason it is an image that I quite like. As always though I’d really appreciate to learn what all of you think so if you do get a moment then please do let me know. Thanks as always by the way for all of your fantastic support, it is so, so appreciated.」6月13日 5時28分