Waiting Patiently...

[mswiech]

Out for a hike with the family and we spot a group of raccoons. They were coming up and waiting patiently for some food. I waiting until the right moment to capture the following pic.

Camera Nikon D3100
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 800
Uploaded in LR4 and then exported into Silver Efex Pro to increase the brightness and contrast. Went for a high process setting in the application.

Please let me know what you think:


_DSC2166-Edit by mswiechwaterloo, on Flickr

 

[KmH]

I think the Beginner's forum description says this should have been posted in one of the Photo Galleries:

Photography Beginners' Forum
Don’t be shy. Use one of the forums in the - Photo Galleries - Photos submitted by members for general display or critique - section of TPF if you want C&C improvement tips on some of the photos you have taken. For equipment specific questions, use one of the forums in the Camera Forum section of TPF. Brushing up on some of the basics? The Beginner's forum is for asking basic technical photographic questions about things like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, metering modes, focusing modes.

Or in this forum if you want C&C on the post processing:

Graphics Programs and Photo Gallery
A place to show off your post processing skills, with explanations on how you achieved the results, including specialty images such as HDR. Share information and techniques using Adobe's Photoshop and other popular graphics software.
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[50mm]

I like it!
If it were mine I would crop it down to frame the head and ears of the critter. I'm just a beginner at this so that may be the wrong thing to do, but I think it would make a real sharp detailed photo with only it's curious face.
Nice photo.
Geez mswiech! Looking at the quality of your work online, I think you can handle this little critter just fine without my 2 cents.

 

[WesternGuy]

Nice shot - thanks for sharing. For me, this one is just crying out for a closer, square crop that would put the nose right in the middle of the image, but that's just me and some of my friends often comment on my funny=strange approach to some things.


WesternGuy