Silhouette

Yesterday evening was my first attempt at photographing rabbits in silhouette.  I was quite happy with my images from past sessions where they were lit from the front but this time I wanted to try something a little different.

The trickiest part is finding a location where the rabbits are likely to come out of their burrows and feed on a rise against the setting sun.  Fortunately, this particular location, on the marshes, has a very high rabbit population with a number of holes in such a position.  But, you can never be certain where they, like any other animal, will turn up and pose in just the right position.  It was very much a trial run then as I lay flat on the ground, once again donned head to toe in camo with the camera on a bean-bag. 

 I could see movement all around and as luck would have it, several did appear in almost the right position.  I would have liked more colour in the sky and this is certainly a project I’ll be returning to over the coming weeks and months.  As the evening drew on, the mosquitoes became more active and attempted to search for any uncovered skin, which was just my eyelids.  Funny, how you find yourself blinking like crazy trying to get them off not daring to swish them away!

Tags: north kent marshes, rabbit, silhouette, sunset, warren