Sibling Love

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 23, 2011169 views6 comments

I watched these otters as they wrestled, grabbed and dunked each other, and then they decided to show a little love by floating around, one holding the other.
The water was murky and the light harsh, but thinking the cuteness factor warranted a little work, I toned it down in pp as best I could and posted.

D3s 550mm, f/6.7 1/1000

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6 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 23, 2011 at 11:42 PM

Wayne, I had to look and look and look to figure out what was happening...LOL. The second set of teeth really through me off! I think this is very cute. I saw 5 playing a month ago up in Teton NP, but they were on the other side of the snake river and no access to get to them. Glad you found some...these guys are a blast to watch.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 23, 2011 at 11:53 PM

I love seeing this image. You captured an intimate moment very well. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 24, 2011 at 12:47 AM

Sounds like you had a lot of fun watching these otters play Wayne, and what a great capture to come away with, hope you have some more you plan to share with us :^)

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 24, 2011 at 8:54 AM

Hi Wayne,

A very endearing and "cuddly" sort of image! Perhaps the harsh lighting does detract a little, but overall I think you handled it quite well during processing. To my thinking the single thing that would really elevate this shot even more is something that was completely out of your control - the otter on the right giving you an eye to work with! But even without this the image is pleasing to look at as posted.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 26, 2011 at 12:33 AM

A very cute and special image Wayne. I like the textures and colors in the water as well. In the larger version it does look as if the blacks under the head are clipped, taking the jpeg into PS confirmed that. Perhaps you can revert to the RAW file and still fix this.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 26, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Vincent, yes the blacks under the head are clipped a bit. But when you take a compressed image back into ps, the clipping shows as even more pronounced than in the original.

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