Gallery: WildlifePosted May 22, 2010254 views8 comments
Watch your step! Run across this guy out sunning himself in my back yard this morning.
Comments & critiques are always welcome, thanks for looking!
1/100sec at f/8 (fixed) ISO100, 500mm
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8 comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 22, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Excellent eye detail. This is such a close up it is almost macro! Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on May 22, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Excellent, Michael.
I especially like the coil lines going from the snout back around to that eye. Wish there were a hint of the other.
Very cool as is.
Neil
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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 22, 2010 at 6:50 PM
Beautiful image and the shallow DOF works well - I would have preferred a little more room on the left though
- Luke
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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on May 22, 2010 at 7:15 PM
Great detail! Too close for me! Good picture!
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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on May 24, 2010 at 1:41 AM
I, too, would have wanted a little more room to the left, and also the tongue out! Greedy? Who me?
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Comment posted by Brad Hill on May 24, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Hi Michael,
I find this to be a very interesting shot. I'm normally one to like very smooth out-of-focus zones, and in this image those OOF zones look a little "nervous" to me, but I think it adds to the "mesmerizing" effect of this image. And, I would normally make the same comment about "more room on the left", but again, in this image, for some reason it works for very well me as posted. Overall I think this is a great "rule-breaker" of an image and works very well as posted.
Cheers...
Brad
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 24, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Super Cool! Excellent work on this one Michael!!!
Ken Archer
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Comment posted by Sam Rua on May 28, 2010 at 10:15 PM
Nice close-up, Michael. I had a similar encounter yesterday but wasn't as smart as you to go with a 500mm lens.
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Comments
8 commentsI especially like the coil lines going from the snout back around to that eye. Wish there were a hint of the other.
Very cool as is.
Neil
- Luke
I find this to be a very interesting shot. I'm normally one to like very smooth out-of-focus zones, and in this image those OOF zones look a little "nervous" to me, but I think it adds to the "mesmerizing" effect of this image. And, I would normally make the same comment about "more room on the left", but again, in this image, for some reason it works for very well me as posted. Overall I think this is a great "rule-breaker" of an image and works very well as posted.
Cheers...
Brad
Ken Archer