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Meerkat -- Kansas City Zoo #8003
04/25/07 12:08 AM
04/25/07 12:08 AM
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Tommy Brison Offline OP
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I love these little fellows. It is always hard to find them with a good background and the right lighting. Does this look okay?


Letting the world see peace through my eyes
Re: Meerkat -- Kansas City Zoo [Re: Tommy Brison] #8004
04/25/07 01:25 PM
04/25/07 01:25 PM
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I love these little fellows. It is always hard to find them with a good background and the right lighting. Does this look okay?




Tommy,

I know exactly what you mean. This looks like an easy shot, but after shooting these guys many times
(at the San Diego Animal Park), I know how hard it is to get this kind of lighting and background.
Technically the shot is very nice. I only have two quibbles. Composition wise I think the
placement of the kat should have a larger space in front than in back, the direction in which it
is looking. The large space you left behind him is distracting from his gaze forward. The
other distraction for me is that little hair coming down from his chin. I don't want to get into
the "ethics" of keeping things "natural" but that hair is distracting. I hope you don't mind my
playing with the image, but here's what I'm talking about. I could only lop off some from the back.
If you had more front space in the original image I would have left more space there. I also included
my favorite pic of a Meerkat with a mouthful.




Re: Meerkat -- Kansas City Zoo [Re: Tommy Brison] #8005
04/26/07 04:47 PM
04/26/07 04:47 PM
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Very nice! (Both images) If only the subject's face/eyes were inclined a bit more towards the camera - as if checking out the viewer - but alas, kids and animals... what is a photographer to do?

Re: Meerkat -- Kansas City Zoo [Re: Tommy Brison] #8006
05/03/07 03:56 PM
05/03/07 03:56 PM
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These guys seem to be having fun all of the time. Wonderful image.


Bill in Austin

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