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A lovely image Morkel, well exposed, good details and lovely DOF, just love the low angle one is able to get when shooting from the river. My only nit if i have to nit pick is the OOF hippo in the BG catches my eye and draws attention away from the main subject.
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Nice looking hippo Morkel! Not sure if I would be too happy in a boat with these beasts hanging about!
TFS
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Hi Morkel - great low pov and dof. Another amazing result at such a high ISO.
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi Morkel, for me I would have liked a bit more DOF, around f/11 and perhaps as you only have the one eye visible, a more side on profile. I would try your luminosity mask to just bring down the overall light and to help the shadow areas for form & shape. Have you tried applying some Detail extraction too? The OOF hippo is 50/50 for me, as I can appreciate how difficult it is to get one on it's own. Certainly once they except you and know you are not a threat, they do come closer, so the experience is even better. 
TFS
Steve
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And a sneaky killer stare it is. So brave of you shooting so close as well. I really like your low angle and your composition including what looks like oof rocks in the bg.
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions.