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When I first captured some weasel actions, I really thought 1/2000sec would be sufficient to do so. To may surprise, the fast weasel speed resulted in some blurriness due to the fast movement, which would be fine for the hind part but not for the head/eyes. Plus, the lighting was a tad too harsh that morning. So, I went out there again the second time around on an overcast morning according to the weather forecast.

From time to time, the weasel would stop in its track for a brief period before taking off again. Although the difference in ISO as the result between 1/2000 sec and 1/4000 sec is not that dramatic but every little bit would maximize the output. So, I setup my gear to change the shutter speed instantaneously by pushing a different AF button. In other words, I would like to use 1/4000 sec to capture the movement and 1/2000 sec for when the weasel stayed semi-stationary. In hindsight, I should have set the second shutter speed to 1/1000 sec. Oh, well, I am not going back there for a 3rd time

. The speed drive was 15fps for the moving weasel images.

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Joshua


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#1 - Yummy breakfast, whatever it was!


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#2 - Is that a mini lioness?


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#3 - Yippee!


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#4 - Completely airborne


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#5 - On solid ground again


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#6 - This is fun!


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#7 - Do you want a race?


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#8 - Turning on a dime while running full speed


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#9 - I like going that direction now...


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#10 - Checking out the territory...

Jun 13, 2021 at 12:09 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Joshua - Incredible, just incredible! I know how fast these guys move and dart around so to catch the action as you did is a showcase of your skills. Well done! Already looking forward to seeing what you catch on your third trip.

Greg

Jun 13, 2021 at 12:22 PM

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Have gopher will travel! I will be going back there to try and catch some weasel-gopher action! Still a great set, Joshua! My picks are #2 and #8.

Jun 13, 2021 at 12:26 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Great job, amazing you needed 1/4000!

Bob

Jun 13, 2021 at 12:30 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Excellent set of images! I like both the stationary and action shots.
He's an interesting critter and photogenic.

Dave

Jun 13, 2021 at 02:17 PM

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G.E. Smith wrote:
Joshua - Incredible, just incredible! I know how fast these guys move and dart around so to catch the action as you did is a showcase of your skills. Well done! Already looking forward to seeing what you catch on your third trip.

Greg

Greg, thank you very much for your kind words. Something that my better half couldn’t understand that there is a need to go out more than just once to capture the same creatures…

bobbytan wrote:
Have gopher will travel! I will be going back there to try and catch some weasel-gopher action! Still a great set, Joshua! My picks are #2 and #8.

Thank you very much, Bobby! Unless you bring your own gopher, I wouldn’t be going out there that soon

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Bobg657 wrote:
Great job, amazing you needed 1/4000!

Bob

Thank you very much, Bob! I know, I didn’t expect that at the first outing…

dclark wrote:
Excellent set of images! I like both the stationary and action shots.
He's an interesting critter and photogenic.

Dave

Thank you very much, Dave! I am glad you like the images.

Jun 13, 2021 at 02:30 PM

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Very nice, reacting fast enough for those first couple of strides is very tough. Good work.

Jun 13, 2021 at 02:32 PM

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Mike Jacks0n wrote:
Very nice, reacting fast enough for those first couple of strides is very tough. Good work.

Thank you very much, Mike! To be honest, I raised my position somewhat the second time around to minimize the camera from grabbing focus on those contrasty vegetation in the foreground. And there are a lot of them. It happened too often previously and I couldn’t blame the gear; it is designed to do just that. A short crouching stool was fine for this old guy to be more comfortable; my knees would have complained otherwise.

Jun 13, 2021 at 02:42 PM

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Excellent set my friend !

Ronny

Jun 13, 2021 at 02:48 PM

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Excellent work!

Art

Jun 13, 2021 at 03:14 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Great set!! love all of them! TFS

Jun 13, 2021 at 03:26 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Great work capturing an elusive critter. Well done, Joshua.

Jun 13, 2021 at 05:10 PM

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A delight to view Joshua

Morris

Jun 13, 2021 at 05:23 PM

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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Excellent set my friend !

Ronny

Thank you very much, Ronny!

Older Fossil wrote:
Excellent work!

Art

Art, I appreciate your kind comment!

amlsml wrote:
Great set!! love all of them! TFS

Thank you very much for your kind words, Andy!

Jun 13, 2021 at 06:56 PM

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Joshua your images are stunning ! Love the first two especially!

Jun 13, 2021 at 07:13 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Great shots. Looks like you outsmarted him this time.
Phil

Jun 13, 2021 at 07:16 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

What great shots, Joshua! Loved them all. Well done. They are extremely fast little critters.

Gordon

Jun 13, 2021 at 08:59 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Well done. Beautiful images.

Ricky

Jun 13, 2021 at 09:23 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

very nice job on the weasel Joshua

Jun 14, 2021 at 04:32 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Weaseled my way in into capturing some fast actions

Just amazing. Killer set

Jun 14, 2021 at 07:15 AM

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