Very close & Personal

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 28, 2012254 views8 comments

This male came so close I could smell him and even hear him breathing. This image is full frame and he looks kinda intimidating when looking through the viewfinder.

Nikon D4 - Nikon 500/4 VR
iso 200 1/3200s. f/4 almost full frame

Edwin Kats

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8 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 28, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Edwin, those tushes can rip you a new one. You took a chance.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 28, 2012 at 5:50 PM

An interesting close up portrait with the 500 lens, this is really different but with the eye contact and fur detail this is a very intriguing image, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on August 29, 2012 at 2:52 AM

edwin - the thumbnail is doing you no favours here (but being stubborn, i opened it because of the thumb ... so maybe that's your tactic?! the light in the eye is perfect! super.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 30, 2012 at 5:04 PM

Stuart's comment is right on. I had no idea what was going on in the thumb, but this is fantastic. The textures are so fabulous, I wonder if cropping slightly from the bottom (removing the darker texture-less area) would enhance it even more.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 30, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Hi Edwin,

While I find this shot interesting, if I'm being honest it isn't my absolute favourite of your shots (so many of which are just excellent). I like the textures and the eye is excellent (especially in the larger version), but I think the dark out-of-focus area just above the nose (and the nose) are distracting me a bit. But based on what I'm reading above I think my view is not shared by others and overall the shot is being very well received!

Cheers and thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Edwin kats on August 31, 2012 at 4:15 AM

Thanks all!! And thank you Brad for your constructive thoughts, appreciate it.

Edwin

Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 2, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Edwin, I think the soft light in this is really super personally. I like the angle of capture and the intimacy. I understand Brad's critique, but I am fine with the nose and area above it. My only nit is the very lower part of the image that is blurred. I don't think it adds anything (even depth...because you already create it with the inclusion of the nose). IMO, if you cropped this to an 8x10 and lose that low OOF area, I think it might make this even stronger than it already is.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 4, 2012 at 3:09 PM

Close and personal indeed! Very nice image! You had some amazing lighting going on!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments