Egyptian Mongoose

[Richard Unsworth]

A chance meeting of this elusive and large Mongoose while I was watching Bee-eater tunnels in Garvao, Central Portugal
Time for just one frame, hes clocked me and didnt hang around - yay! what a splendid creature.

7D 100-400 1/800 fl260 its log f5.6 HH Manual Exp, Back focus

hope you like it

[Nancy Bell]

Very cool sighting. Nice to have his head turned toward you. I would suggest a bit more sharpening on the mongoose.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Richard - he certainly blends in to the environment. I didn't know that there were mongooses in Portugal. Not a great bg with all the debris but you did well to fire off a frame and the habitat is what it is. Maybe another round of sharpening on the mongoose. By back focus do you mean back button focusing?

TFS,
Rachel

[Rachel Hollander]

Whoops, Nancy and I were posting at the same time. At least the advice is consistent.

[Richard Unsworth]

Yes thanks for comments, back button focus - oops lol

[edwardselfe]

Nice to see a new species - more sharpening on the subject and perhaps a crop off the bottom to lose that little area of green which is catching my eye.
Ed

[Richard Unsworth]

Hi

thanks all cropped and resharpened