The priceless Expression

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Hi All,

This is my First post in this Wildlife Section. I mostly photography birds and hopefully I get opportunities to photograph wildlife more.

This image was taken at Rocky Mountain National Park.

Nikon D500, 300mm f/4 +1.4x TCIII
ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec
Manual Mode


Let me know your comments and thoughts.

Thanks
Krishna

[greg cowle]

Great expression, I like the narrow depth of field, with the eye, mouth and paw in focus.
Looks like a golden-mantled ground squirrel?

Greg

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Thank you. Yes it is Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Krishna - Welcome to the Wildlife Forum and an excellent first post! Nice detail and sharpness. I like the golden/warm hues of the bg. The open mouth really takes this up a notch as does the low pov. I like the placement in laterally in the frame too. Only real suggestion is maybe a bit more room below rather than so much space above but I also understand that would mean more oof rock. I hope you also got some elk images while in RMNP that you will share.

It would be great to get your thoughts on other people's wildlife images. Like in Avian, we suggest posting comments on 3-5 other wildlife images each time you post one of your own. It helps to get the most out of BPN and to foster a sense of community by allowing us all to get to know each other and our various styles. Your comments don't have to be technical, just tell us what you like and don't like about an image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, Krishna... it brought a smile to my face. As you said, priceless expression. Techs look good, nice background. Thank you for sharing.

[John Mack]

Love the expression here. Nice composition with a good background.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Krishna, a nice opening frame with cracking detail and sharpness. Nice light and the open mouth with low angle makes for a nice shot. Agree on the more room below & less above.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Krishna also a warm welcome from my side .
I can only echo Rachel´s words here , agree 100 % with her.
TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

An eye catching shot, the only reservation I have is that I wish the ears were in better focus otherwise I like it.

[Glenn Pure]

Krishna, welcome and what a lovely first post here! Nothing I'd change with this one (but the others are more experienced at wildlife photography than me so treat my comments accordingly). Detail is excellent with all the critical parts in focus and I don't mind the composition as it stands as I can imagine the animal moving diagonally up and to the right. Additionally, I think more rock would not help this in my eyes. Background is excellent and nice colour palette and tonal variation on the squirrel.

[haseeb badar]

HI Krishna -- A big welcome to the wildlife forum ! I too can echo what has already been said above. A nice image and would love to see more from you . TFS !

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Krishna

I am a bit late here but a warm welcome from me too! Wonderful first post here in Wildlife, and fun too - was this little one talking to you?

Nice framing, although a bit more at the bottom would not hurt. Love the placement of subject in the frame and the space, BG is great. Nice techs, sharpness is there where it matters most. I might have experimented with a bit more DoF here. Love the rich colours and tonality.

Priceless expression from the subject indeed, you captured this so well, great timing! Hope you have more images to share with us, I really enjoyed viewing this - many thanks for sharing!

Kind regards,

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Thank you all for the comments