The Showdown

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 23, 2010138 views10 comments

No, not with me. I would not mess with a raccoon. The object of this animal's interest was a Canada goose, which was hissing loudly as the raccoon approached. This was an early warning, Canada geese will be very protective of their upcoming nests and don't take kindly to raccoons raiding their eggs. The raccoon responded with mouth agape and bristled fur.

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ISO 200 ss 1/640, f/4.5 @189mm

Raccoon - Procyon lotor, photographed in a local park, Vancouver, BC.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on March 23, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Nice one Darren, the crop really focusses the attention on the racoon and his facial expression.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on March 23, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Cool shot Darren, looks like he's ready to kick some butt!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 23, 2010 at 1:51 PM

Fantasic portrait, Darren! The expression of this Raccoon is really impressive! Very good details.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 23, 2010 at 2:15 PM

Nice to get one of these out in the daytime. It appears a bit oversaturated to me with the reds and greens looking over the top. Reducing the saturation will probably take care of the blue huge on the top of the raccoon as well

- Luke

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Comment posted by Ken Johnson on March 23, 2010 at 8:13 PM

Darren,
Love this shot. I like racoons. We have alot of these in Northwest Arkansas
It's great that you got him or her with their mouth open. Love the color and facial reaction.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 24, 2010 at 12:20 AM

A very intense portrait Darren

Excellenmt detail and good clarity of those shiny eyes. I do echo Luke's remark about the saturation though, but that's an easy fix. Great work!

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on March 24, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Great portrait, agree on the oversaturation. Also the blue in the top fur caught my eye.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on March 24, 2010 at 4:10 PM

Beautiful shot Darren, and a perfect "pose".

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 24, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Wow! Sweet shot of this guy. You can count every hair and you got great catchlights, a red mouth and sharp teeth and he certainly is a beautiful animal. Excellent.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 25, 2010 at 12:02 AM

Sense of action is excellent! I, too, feel you can lower the saturation.

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