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    I tried to get a lower point of view but there was a slight rise between me and the armadillo that was enough to prevent me from getting lower. If I moved closer (and higher on the slight rise), the angle of photographing would have been steeper. In cropping this, I did leave a bit of OOF vegetation at the base of the image. I rarely see these animals and I was fascinated to see those serious digging toes on the front foot.

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    Certainly Nancy the 'conventional' route isn't really grabbing me and with the dead leaves all round, tonally it's all clashing a bit and fighting to grab the viewers eye. However it does shoe more of the characteristic sharp and markings.

    Regarding the image, just check the histogram and the blacks are not clipped. If you have used any exposure adjustment I would ease off. The colours look a little felt and overall there is no real contrast if you know what I mean. Just looking at this, applying a luminosity mask for about 85% of the image, then adding as another layer adjustment some vibrancy/saturation, then creating another one to help the brighter areas means by toggling between the two with some masks you can get a bit more life & vibrance back into the image.

    You could have also gone for a bit more DOF, or dropped the ISO, as the SS looks a little too fast for this shot IMHO, but it might have been due to changing light conditions.

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    Hi Nancy - once again, it's nice to see something different. Steve has covered all the main points. I too wondered why f4.5 with so much ss. I would have gone for more dof. However, based on your description of the events in the other thread, there may not have been time to switch your settings. It may just be me, but despite the fast ss, it seems a little soft by the head. I would expect that some additional sharpening though would take care of it.

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    I outa my comfort zone in this section, but I rather thought this was pretty darn good as is. I think the quality of light is very good and it has brought out the extraordinary detail nicely. If these fascinating creatures are anything like our Echidnas who dig in solidly at the first sign of danger then big kudos for getting anything as good as this

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    HI Nancy,

    all is covert already again from Steve & Rachel.
    I was also wondering why so fast as well! But as Rachel already pointed out, jumping fast on the ground, creeping through the mud, let the armadillo pass you in light speed. Sure that we all forget to set our settings to a more favorable "setup" while facing a dangerous armadillo Sorry have my funny pants on again

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    Anette, your comments do make me laugh! I was afraid the armadillo was going to scurry away and did forget to check my settings. Ah, the excitement!

    Thank you, Phil. I did some reading on armadillos. It seems in addition to doing their startling jump, they favor running into thorny thickets where they are not followed. Sadly, their jumping tactic puts them in direct contact with the front end of cars, causing death more certainly then if they stayed huddled on the ground.

    Steve, your accurate comment about the bkgd fighting & competing with the subject is a constant concern of mine. Since animals are more likely to blend in with their environment for safety, how does one more clearly create a separation? DOF, of course. But that does not address the sameness of colors, or the "messiness" of the surroundings. I will work various masks as you suggested. Thank you.

    Thank you, Rachel. Will add sharpening while working on the other issues.

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