Young Raccoon + Repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 27, 201499 views8 comments

This guy and 4 siblings were having a grand time moving in and out of this water body searching for food. Missed a lot of photo opportunities due to vegetation blocking the view. This was one of only a few that came out okay. Never did see their mother.
D800e, 300f4, 1.4tc, 1/60, f9, ISO 1000, hand held. Comments and criticism are highly regarded.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 27, 2014 at 8:08 AM

Jim,
I have never seen a Racoon, so perhaps I should not be the person to comment on the colour, but I do think there is a strong magenta cast.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on November 28, 2014 at 9:02 AM

I agree, there is a magenta cast on the raccoon. Good image of the raccoon searching for food. Glad you were able to get a view without the vegetation in the way. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on November 28, 2014 at 10:52 PM

Love the racoon's face reflected in the water. Very nice shot; I agree about the color.

Registered on November 11, 2011, 404 Posts, 1639 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 29, 2014 at 8:41 AM

Hi Jim,

Very cute subject and while much of the surrounding environment in the shot isn't super appealing visually, I do really like that you caught it on the water's edge and you caught the reflection of the head. Ditto on the magenta cast - seems quite strong on my monitor. I'm not sure how much (or from where) this image is cropped, but on the personal preference front, I'd say if you have more foreground I'd include at least some of it (to complete the reflection of the head). Part of that comment comes from my own lack of love for square crops! But...obviously purely personal preference on that...

Cheers...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on November 29, 2014 at 8:42 PM

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments. I have a lot of difficulty distinguishing some colors (I am red-green colorblind), and really didn't see the magenta. I am hoping this repost takes care of this problem. I also re-cropped it based on Brad's comments, so the full reflection of the raccoon's face is there. Please let me know if this is an improvement.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 29, 2014 at 11:18 PM

Jim.

The re-post is much better