Eastern Grey Kangaroo

[Leo Berzins]

The wild kangaroos at Pambula Beach (a small coastal village on the south-east coast of Australia) live in harmony with the residents and come in from the bush every evening to graze on domestic lawns. This allowed me a much closer approach than usually possible with a wild kangaroo and capture this portrait of a young female in a relaxed pose.

Canon 40D, 400/f5.6L, 1/125s, f6, ISO 800, handheld with bushHawk while leaning against a brick wall
cropped from the horizontal, minor levels and curves adjustments

[Jasper Doest]

Lovely portrait...that little hand makes the shot. We don't often see photographs of these marsupials down here...keep 'm coming!

[Robert Amoruso]

Leo,

You designed this image well - diagonal of the body strong, good head position, alert look, the paw positioning all good. Would have been nice if one of the paws was not intersecting the nose but that is a minor quibble. BG soft and OOF providing an almost portratit looking setting. The BG accentuates her well. Nicely done.

[Alfred Forns]

Having a sensory overload Leo !!! Love this image as presented !!!

Open hand looks great and adds to the image, intense look and feel top it off !!! Could be even stronger with less form the back !! Love it either way .. hoping to see more !!!

[Simon Bennett]

Lovely expression and I like the open hand. Very crisp around the face and neck.

[Fabs Forns]

Ohhh, I got to have that paw :) Very appealing image, with great EXP control and lines.

[Steve Maxson]

A very appealing image, Leo, and I would agree with all the positive comments above. I only wish the left elbow wasn't clipped by the bottom of the frame.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the wonderful action you captured here and the beautiful eye contact. Leo. Excellent detail and exposure too. Very striking image !!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

It looks like a kid chewing nails. Lovely.

[Nate Chappell]

Very cute, the paws make this one. Nice job Leo.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I know exactly what you mean about Pambula Leo, been there myself and seen the phenomenon first-hand. An awesome experience. WEll composed, cropped and the nose pick makes it even better! :)