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Otter

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Posted by Dawn Monrose on March 21, 2013 at 5:04 PM
Otter
Lutra lutra

Hi folks,

Managed to get a day off today and took my Mum to see the Otters - just loved the look on her face when she saw them!

Getting a bit better photographically, though this is cropped top and left as I totally messed up on the composition. :redface:

Nikon D300s, Sigma 500mm f4.5

1/400sec @ f5.6 ISO-800 0.3exp comp

Cropped top and left, levels tweaked and sharpen for web.

C and C most welcome,

Thanks for looking!
:wavey:
Posted by Neil Burton on March 22, 2013 at 4:27 AM
Blobs at the bootom are a bit off putting but the rest is just great!
Posted by Bob Johnson on March 22, 2013 at 9:08 AM
I go with Neil on the blobs. The BG is great but perhaps tone down the top of the head a little :wink: Great to so an otter though.

Bob :smile:
Posted by David Sewell on March 23, 2013 at 8:31 AM
I also agree with Neil about the blobs, but I would go further and shave some off the top as well to give a letterbox shaped image.

David
Posted by keith mitchell on March 25, 2013 at 7:45 AM
Dawn would have liked to see the rest of the animal but the part you got looks very good to me.
Not a lot happening on here at the moment :confused:

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Mike Smith on March 25, 2013 at 4:07 PM
Love the Brylcream look...

The harsh lighting hasn't helped you, but thats nature photography for you..... right place right time, diffcult lighting.

I think you could tone down the highlights and increase mid tone contrast which would help darken the foreground a bit as well and give the background some more punch.
Posted by Nick Mckeown on March 26, 2013 at 2:32 PM
Fantastic otter portait Dawn with a superb BG. Lots of detail to take in.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 31, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Very nice Dawn, like the eye contact, although I find the fg a little distracting and think it might have been better had you been shooting from a higher angle? :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Phil Ellard on April 6, 2013 at 6:48 AM
its not that easy is it, lovely shot though and the light is wonderful :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: