Missouri Groundhog

[Danny J Brown]

A gray bearded, groundhog pokes its head out of an old Locust Tree at Whiteside Conservation Area in Missouri.

Canon EOS40D; Canon 300 F4 L + 1.4TC; 1/160; F/5.6; ISO 400; Manfrotto 055XB w/488RC2

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Danny,
Like the peek-a-boo look here. Nice job on the the exposure of the light and dark fur. The long OOF branches at the bottom make me want to go with more of a pano crop. I think if that wasn't there, I'd keep your chosen comp.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Steve has covered it all. Excellent exposure and detail and I really like the composition. IMO I would crop a tad off the left to exclude the small branches otherwise I like it as posted. Very lovely capture Danny !!

[DanWalters]

Really like the head peeking out and the eye contact. Nice low angle as well.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Danny, nicely framed in the tree, and another vote for a pano crop.

[David Fletcher]

Excellent shot Danny. Really love the way this pops out, quite literally. Tack sharp where needed. Can see some crop choices as mentioned, but like as you presented too.