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    This is another capture in the Okavango Delta from trip this past February. The frame is taken just before a pack of wild dogs decided to move on after cooling down in, and near the water of a small pan. As Bill mentioned, and Joanne and I agree, there were approximately 20 members of this pack. C&C welcome.

    D500, Sigma 150-600mm C @ 157mm, 1/2500s, HH, ISO 1250.

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    Beautiful shot of one of Africa's most beloved animals Geoff. I'd probably desaturate the greens just a touch but that's perhaps just me.

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    Another nice shot of these beautiful dogs cooling off on the edge of the pan.

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    Like the whole environment here. The water is a nice touch. Most of the poses on the dog are good as well.

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    Hi Geoffrey - Lovely grouping of these members of the pack in the lush environment. If it were mine I would darken the greens and also darken the water/reflection. I would also reduce the overall sat slightly and give the dogs a little more punch. In the field I would have tried to shift the comp downward to get more of the reflection too. Any chance you took other frames that included more of the reflection? Here's a rp in which I quickly dropped the sat -5, darkened the greens, did a curves adjustment to the water/reflection and a curves adjustment to the dogs. It's probably a bit too far with the greens but I wanted the differences to be readily seen when viewed so you could get an idea of the direction.

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    Thanks everyone. Rachel I like your suggestions and thanks for taking the time to work on the image. This frame does have more water and reflection, but cropped because it felt a little much.

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    Geoffrey - I'm glad you like it. Please don't forget to let us know in the intro if it is a crop and how significant a crop. It sometimes helps narrow issues down in the critique process.

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    Hello Geoffrey,

    I am delighted to see so many wild dog images in the Wildlife Forum and I especially like this one because of the interaction between the subjects - it shows what busy bodies they are:)

    Nice subtle changes from Rachel, in terms of framing I am quite happy with the original post. Great techs Geoffrey, good timing here. Lovely behavioural frame, you should be pleased with this!

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    Thanks Gabriela.

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