Friendly?

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 4, 201189 views2 comments

This female raccoon was nosing around under our bird feeder. She was pretty brave. I didn't test her friendliness. However, it was a warm day. So, perhaps that explains the open mouth.

Yesterday very early, we saw her with a single cub that she let go for a swim in our birdbath! (No chance of a shot of that though!)

I think the backlighting worked out quite well here. We still see plenty of detail in the shadow.

I decided to use this photo as a basis for a painting using Corel Painter 12. The results of that effort are posted in the Photo Art Gallery.

All comments most welcome.

1D Mark IV, 400 mm f/5.6, 1.4x TC, hand held: ISO 800, 1/640 s, f/8, 0 EV, 13.4 MP (84% of 16 MP full frame), NR, exposure adjustment, sharpening.

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on July 4, 2011 at 8:37 PM

Nice portrait of the raccoon. Good detail in the darker fur. You don't see this is the daytime that frequently, at least not around here. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ron Huff on July 5, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Really nice image of the raccoon. Good detail and exposure and eye contact.

Ron Huff

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