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    This image was created in Ithaca, New York on 7/14/19 at 7:49PM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop. This is just a grab frame. Also the closest i have ever been to a skunk.

    Hand held, Small crop.

    Canon 5D MarkIV
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    Hi John -- Nice to see a different specie from you. A nice low pov works here. Details are a bit lacking not as per your recent postings but can understand this must have been a difficult shot to execute because of skittish nature of your subject. I see a slight magenta cast in the skunk.

    TFS !

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    Hi John, what a cool sighting, excellent and in my 10 years, have never seen a Skunk posted, so there's a first!

    For a 'grab' shot you did well and having such a light BKG has given you nice separation and the techs worked out well, although going darker both in the FG & BKG brings out a bit more tonal range which helps. Blacks could open up a bit, but I cannot see any magenta cast and the mid grey readings are all good. As an option going 16x10 and some off the top, RHS and foot just tightens the image up.

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    Hello John,

    You keep surprising us, super capture ( grab) of this little chap! Cute pose too. Nicely processed. I'd love to see an RP with Steve's suggestions if you have the time.

    Steve, I've been around for six years... I also cannot remember seeing this species on BPN

    Very well done John, please keep them coming!

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    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi John, so nice to see a new species here on BPN! I like the low angle and the pose with that bushy tail. Agree that the fine detail is a bit lacking probably due to lowish SS. TFS.

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    Nice shot John, I would suggest lowering the brightness of the pathway and lifting the darkest elements a little.
    Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 08-09-2019 at 12:44 PM.

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