That knowing look

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 23, 2013108 views3 comments

Jackal

Kruger National Park, South Africa

RAW file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/2000 s, f/6.3, ISO 400, EF 70-200 mm f/2.8 + 2x @ 390 mm, CPL

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

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Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 23, 2013 at 6:52 PM

Hi Ronald,

This is a nice close up look at the jackal. He looks a bit angry. The eyes and most of the head are sharply in focus, but a bit more depth of field (perhaps with f/11) might have brought the nose and left ear into focus as well.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 23, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Beautiful, Ronald. Excellent job on the focus. A smaller aperture might have gotten the nose in crisp focus as well, which I think would be an improvement, though the eyes are certainly the focus of the composition.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 26, 2013 at 3:44 PM

Terrific detail on the eye make this successful. I agree with wishing for the nose to have been more within the focal plane...and I know that can be a tough one with it pointed directly at the lens.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments