Meerkat family

[Vincent Grafhorst]

One more meerkat image from Makgadikgadi. I can't help it, just love these creatures.
Correctly exposing this Meerkat mother and her young did result in overexposure of the soil surrounding the entrance of the burrow, which was in harsh sunlight. Yet by blending multiple RAW conversions in PS I managed to fix this.

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Shooting Date/Time 1/3/2008 8:57:04 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF-S17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Focal Length 85.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592, cropp is 73% of original
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation +2/3
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Color Temperature(5200K)
AF Mode One-Shot AF

Vincent Grafhorst
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[Ron Day]

A very unique composition, with the meerkat family peeking out of its burrow. It works well with the burrow placed off-center. Nice use of flash, and multiple RAW conversion technique, to balance the exposure.

[Fabs Forns]

This is all too cute, what a catch, Vincent, ready for the family album :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great family portrait! Some of the eyes look a bit overflashed.

[Steve Canuel]

I think you have room to stuff a couple more in there Vincent :). Nice comp and good job on the soil reclamation blend.

Steve

[D. Robert Franz]

Unique view here. You did some nice work.....

[geothomas]

Love it. Great job getting the tonality to come out so well.