The Degerfield Bunnies

[juliew19673]

Fabulous photos! Its like lookig at HD TV?! And I'm a Girl who doesn't appreciate this and can see it!!! What camera is it and what is the cost range? I need a camera as I only have a video camera (w/out the capability of still shots). Love the photos and keep them coming!!

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

Aw w w, those are so cute!!:bunnydance: Have to haVe more!

 

[delusional]

Little Bay Poo - Yes! That is one of the BEST things about DSLR's. When you push the shutter release on a point-and-shoot, it takes about three years to take the picture. It's so practically instantaneous with this camera. (And the Nigel-Test(TM) pics are to follow. )

juliew19673 - Thanks! It's a Nikon D40. I paid £272.16 (I know, really random, but that's Amazon for you..). It's a very entry-level camera and ships with a very standard kit-lens. I am currently saving for more lenses. =P

AngelnSnuffy - More cuteness, on demand!


Nigel-Test(TM)

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....test passed.

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Now, don't get me wrong, there were still quite a few exorcist-style blurry heads, but I don't think any camera can completely overcome the speed of Nigel. And let's face it some of those shots are a bit overexposed, but I'm learning! Also I had the colour set to vivid and balanced the white for the majority of the light, which was incandescent (sp?), so the cooler natural light from outside gave me some every interesting blue effects.
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[pinksalamander]

Ah i love the photos your SLR has taken (or should i say the photographer?) I desperatley want an SLR but can't justify it.. too many others things need saving for! I may ask for one for my 18th next January.

Fran :hearts :brownbunny

 

[Elf Mommy]

I hope you don't mind...I drew some of your bunnies and posted them in the Bunny Art thread. They're such cuties!

 

[delusional]

Mooooorrrrreee photos.

It's a girly day today!

[align=center]Raspberry and Cordie... as usual there's not much Cordie because she's a little camera shy.
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"Seriously stop pointing that thing at me."

"Byyyyeee, come back soon and take more pretty pictures of me!"

"And STAY OUT!"

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[align=center]And here's a link to the Photobucket album with all the pics, since I haven't posted them all. =)
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[delusional]

Aaaannd Daisy!

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Munching on pellets with hay stuck to her nose.. very elegant and lady-like.

Meeting Raspberry...

And again link to the album.
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[tonyshuman]

I think the new camera makes Daisy look especially beautiful! The other bunnies too, but you can really get a feel for how touchable her fur is in those pics!:biggrin2:

 

[delusional]

Ooh I know I looooove that fur. She's so nice to sit and pet (well, when she sits still that is. )

 

[AngelnSnuffy]

I love all your new pics of the bunners! Since I am a sucker for Rexes, this is my favorite of Daisy! Look at that face-that nose!:inlove:

 

[delusional]

Playing with camera again...
I wanted to try manual focussing, which is why the focus on a lot of these isn't quite right..

Taken at night when the only light in the room was a bedside lamp and the light coming from the hallway...

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[align=center] I know it's not the best shot but I thought this one was too cute not to post...
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"We hear the pellet bag rustling!"

[/align][align=center]And these were taken this evening with natural light from the window...
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"MY tunnel!"

And the comedy pose for today... Raspberry says, "Oh, behave!"

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[tonyshuman]

fluffy bunny butts!!:biggrin2:

 

[JadeIcing]

MUST HAVE NIGEL AND DAISY!:shock:

 

[delusional]

Hehe Ali you can't have Nigel and Daisy, because then I'd have to draw them, too!

But since you love her so much, here's some shots of Daisy catching a bit of evening sun...

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[mouse_chalk]

I love your blog! All your bunnies are SO cute! And your camera takes great pics!

Raspberry and Cordie are ADORABLE! And don't even get me started on Nigel and Daisy.....

Can I ask what settings you use on your D40 to get pics like that in such low light? I've recently got a Canon EOS 400D and I love it, but when I take pics in low light without a flash, I struggle to find a setting that takes them well. It doesn't help that I have a fairly shaky hand lol...

 

[delusional]

Thanks! But aren't all EVERYONE's bunnies just SO cute?

I always use my camera on full manual setting. I thought I may as well jump in at the deep end rather than starting with fully automatic and working towards it.

So, for the low light pics I set my aperture as high as possible, (which in that light is f/5.6), shutter speed I had to play with to find a balance between too dark and too blurry, and obviously catch them when they were sitting fairly still. My favoured speed that evening was 1/8. ISO all the way to 1600 and manual focussing to make the shots quicker.

I adjusted the white balance slightly after pulling the photos to the PC, but it wasn't too bad to be honest.

 

[BSAR]

delusional wrote:

Playing with camera again...
I wanted to try manual focussing, which is why the focus on a lot of these isn't quite right..

Taken at night when the only light in the room was a bedside lamp and the light coming from the hallway...


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[align=center]I know it's not the best shot but I thought this one was too cute not to post...
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"We hear the pellet bag rustling!"

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[align=center]And these were taken this evening with natural light from the window...
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"MY tunnel!"

And the comedy pose for today... Raspberry says, "Oh, behave!"

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Too cute! I love these pics! All of your bunnies are so adorable!!

 

[mouse_chalk]

delusional wrote:

Thanks! But aren't all EVERYONE's bunnies just SO cute?

Yes, they are! I love all bunnies lol! :?

Thanks for the settings advice, I'll have to give that a try....

Oh, and I forgot to comment on Raspberry's 'oh, behave' pic earlier.... bless her! She also kinda looks like she's pushing an imaginary object away; 'take this away, I do not approve' LOL

 

[delusional]

Woo! Time for Ollie pics!

Only a few but I thought I'd take the opportunity since he was being ever so friendly last night (I was eating grapes, though I'm sure that had nothing to do with it... )

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"Please?"

"Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeassssee?"

"Fine!"

".....please?"

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[delusional]

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[/align][align=left]I felt that harvey should have an official introduction post in the blog, so here it is!

Harvey is a ten week old, steel grey continental giant bunny.
He's already figured out how to escape from his pen... :nope:[/align][align=left]He's confident as anything, and acts like he's lived here for years.[/align][align=left]He knows he's in charge, and I'm pretty sure he knows he's a BIG bunny.
So, without further ado..

Photos!

[/align][align=center]Firstly, some photos from the train journey home, taken with a phone I'm afraid so not great quality...

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And now just a couple from when we got him home..

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