Giraffe Portrait

[Stu Bowie]

I thought to add a little extra to this image, I waited for him to show his tongue. These guys have extremely long and hardy tongues, as they are used to pull the leaves off the tree tops.

Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @ 220mm
1/1000
F/7.1
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.67
Hand Held from the car.

[Fabs Forns]

I did a double take and kept looking for his tongue for a while until I found it :)
Very cute.Wish you had a better light angle, but since the side light is soft, its not too bad.
Thanks for sharing this one, Stuart.

[Steve Maxson]

An interesting pose, Stuart. That tongue sure blends in - I didn't spot it at first. :) Nice comp, sharpness, and head angle. Maybe try lightening the eye a bit?

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Not great light, but well captured action. :) Well done Stuart.

[Ed Cordes]

I like the image a lot. The tongue is great! I would consider lightening the eye a bit.

[Steve Canuel]

Double take here too. I thought his face looked a little unusual :). Nice portrait with good detail. I agree with a slight lightening of the eye but only on the bottom where there's a hint of lighter color.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Stuart,
I agree with you. The tongue adds interest to the image. Lot of details in the image.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Todd Frost]

The tongue got me too. Agree about the light direction but you made a interesting image in spite of it.

Todd

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a lot guys and girls. I cant believe you couldnt see the tongue at a first glance.