L'il Varmint

[Michael Pancier]

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Raccoon at Okeeheelee Nature Center, West Palm Beach, Florida.

EOS 7d + 500 4.0L + 1.4x TCII
1/200
F/5.6
ISO 800
580ex II
lens mounted on monopod

[Ken Watkins]

Delightful face, a little more F stop would I believe helped with the snout.

[Marc Mol]

Great use of DOF and subtle flash Michael, with nice detail and curious expression. Perhaps f/6.3 may have nailed a sharper nose, but like as presented.
TFS

[Paul Taylor]

I was thinking "that's very close; was it captive?" Then I noticed the gear you used. Very nice portrait. Agree with above, but guess it wasn't an option, and it's a lovely portrait right now as-is.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely expression. I agree with the suggestion regarding use of a narrow aperture. The flash has been controlled well. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi