The Crunch!

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 31, 2011114 views9 comments

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, Aperture Priority @ f/5.6 (1/400 sec), ISO 3200, Handheld, JPG from RAW, Full Frame, Captive Shot

Although I have a good number of other animal species lined up to show you, looking through all the other photos I have of these wonderful Ring-Tailed Lemurs it's difficult to resist the temptation of showing you more and more of these ;^)

In the hope that your patience holds out I'll show you another two after this one before moving on to others :^)

Thoughts and suggestions are always appreciated, thanks for sharing if you can spare the time :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 31, 2011 at 3:10 AM

Wonderful eyes and expression!
Nice fur detail.
Whatever that is reflected in the eyes is a bit distracting, but only a minor nit.
Cheers!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on March 31, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Wonderful detail Ashley!!! This brings back fond memories for me of Madagascar.
I love how the tooth-comb is clearly visible. Well done all around.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on March 31, 2011 at 1:47 PM

A really neat shot, Ashley. Great detail and exposure. Like the look in the eyes and how it is looking your way.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 31, 2011 at 1:48 PM

Great portrait. Nice detail and I like the expression very much.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 31, 2011 at 2:51 PM

Nice portrait, The detail shows up quite nicely in both versions. The pose also shows the flexibility / dexterity built into their front paws.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 31, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Many thanks for your kind words of appreciation Sandy, Darren, Ron, Sandra, and Rick :^)

Sandy: I agree that the reflections are a bit of a distraction, perhaps because I brightened them up a tad too much with the Dodge Tool.

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Kenn Leonhardt on March 31, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Fantastic. Great expression and eye contact, and an effective depth of field.

Registered on March 29, 2008, 27 Posts, 1710 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 1, 2011 at 8:19 AM

Hi Ashley,

The eyes are still a big draw and the bit of colour supplied by the fruit adds some visual interest. However, the uniqueness and composition of the previous post made if far more interesting to me than this one - to me this one's looking a lot more like a zoo shot of an animal being fed. I also think the limits imposed by the ISO you shot these at is showing more in this image (largely because the uniqueness of the previous image superceded technical issues) - noise is a bit of an issue, but, more importantly, the loss of dynamic range (almost 4 stops at ISO 3200 with the 7D) is showing quite noticeably. In this image this manifests itself in the loss of white-on-white detail so that the white appear blown out. It's my experience that dynamic range loss is often a larger issue when shooting high ISO shots than is noise.

Obviously still a keeper and a fun image, but (IMO) not as strong as the previous one.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 2, 2011 at 5:37 AM

Thanks for your kind words and comments Kenn and Brad :^)

Brad: Your input is much appreciated as always and well noted; I will keep your words in mind whenever I'm tempted to push the ISO higher. Inspite of the flaws you quite correctly pointed out, I have to say this image is still dear to my heart, although I also agree that the previous one, which happens to be my personal favourite, holds far more appeal ;^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments