Marmot twins

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ..back to the marmots
Got this two marmots coming out of their burrow and checking the location around them ...was quite busy with folks around.
So i sat down and waited for them to reappear to the surface. I wish for a cleaner BG ...but nothing i could have done in this case .
Hope you like it .

Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 200-400 IS L at 540 mm
HH no support

F 6,3 ; Iso 6400 ; 1/2000 sec

Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC 2018 ; slight crop

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

Chers Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Andreas - I too like these types of shots and this one works. I think I would have shifted left slightly just to get the back of the head of the in focus marmot. Lovely low pov. Curious if you tried any where both were in focus?

TFS,
Rachel

[William Dickson]

Looking good Andreas. Lovely detail on the one in focus. The OOF one adds depth to the image. I would have liked to see this with both in focus as Rachel mentioned.

Will

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, can you check the subject distance please.

I quite like the juxtapose, but it's the jar between sharp and not, what NR was applied, perhaps post without it? I would remove the two light stems at the top. Not sure on the 'critical' sharpness on this image, but...

Curious if you tried any where both were in focus?

What do you think would be the DoF required here Rachel/Will?

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Steve - it would depend on how far away Andreas was but with his techs he could have stopped down more especially if he went to the high ISOs he often uses so there may have been enough to stop down substantially.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks folks ....much appreciate your comments .
No way I can get both marmots in focus with no F-stop in the world and that lens , shooting at close range , maybe 4 meters distance.
NR was Neat Image as always , cannot see anything wrong

Will take a look at critical sharpness ....Steve . Might reprocess

Thanks Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

xNR was Neat Image as always, cannot see anything wrong

Send me a version without ANY NR.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Andreas,

To my mind the charm of this image is precisely what you have achieved, having one subject in focus and the other not. Works for me as presented, save for small nits like a few bright bits at the bottom of the frame (RHS) and those two small branches already mentioned by Steve above.

Super techs and the colours look natural, love the HA from the Marmots.

Would you consider flipping it?

Kind regards,

[Glenn Pure]

Andreas, more of your lovely marmots! I've read the exchange so far. I'm inclined to agree that shifting to the left (marmots a little more to the right) would have improved this but a minor point. I'm happy with the rear marmot out of focus, especially given the same pose and the reinforcement this provides of the in focus marmot... and I agree you would have no chance of getting them both in focus by stopping down. However, I do have a minor DOF issue as I'd like to have seen a bit more of the foreground animal in focus. Background works for me. If I was to play with it though, I'd try desaturating it a little.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Glenn and Gabriela much appreciate your comment .

No flipping ...Gabriela

Glenn if moved more to the left ...i would have overlapped the back marmot even more ?

Cheers Andreas