Meerkats on the look out

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Another Meerkat image from the same encounter as my previous post. As others pointed out there, the light is quite harsh. This was made at 9:20 in the morning and normally I put my Canon babies in their bags after 8:30 in summer, but this was the only opportunity I had with this group...

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time 1/3/2008 9:20:04 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/500
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM with Tiffen circular polariser
Focal Length 22.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation -1
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Color Temperature(5200K)
AF Mode One-Shot AF


Vincent Grafhorst
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[Krijn Trimbos]

You have a real winner here Vincent! Great low angle, excellent composition and subject placement and perfect poses IMO. The only tiny nit I have is that the sky is a bit too saturated, otherwise a killer shot! Very well done!

[Robert Amoruso]

I like it Vincent. The low angle acquaints the viewer with the view of the Meerkats.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Great angle Vincent! I agree with sky being a little too saturated but an easy fix. If we only had great morning light to shoot with all the time............. very well done in the lighting conditions you had and I'm glads you didn't pass on the opportunity,
Roman

[Steve Maxson]

Meerkats are cool critters and this is a very nice image. I really like the composition with both looking off to the left and the low camera angle works great here. Agree about the sky.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like this a lot. Great composition, setting and behavior. The slightly oversaturated sky has been mentioned.

[DanWalters]

I really like the comp and the wide angle perpesctive.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice one Vincent. As mentioned the angle is great. It's almost like crawling out of their burrow myself. I also like the opposing front/back poses. I'd have to agree with the comments about the sky.
Steve

[D. Robert Franz]

Love the angle choosen here. An excellent compostion as well. Congrats......

[Hansel D.]

Great capture! The angle of the camera really makes the picture a lot more interesting. The colors are also very vibrant.

Great Job!

[Stu Bowie]

Great low down angle Vincent, and I just love these guys. So alert. Maybe using the dodge tool to bring out their eyes a bit more. Still, a great image.