Just a hedgehog

[Milan V]

Eastern european hedgehog Erinaceus concolor

Canon 40D, Canon 70-200, ISO 640, 1/100, f7.1, -1
PP: tiny crop from left and bellow, shadows, contrast, sharpness, noise reduction




All the best!
Milan

[Ed Cordes]

Really cute. I like the way his head is lying on the ground. I would consider darkening the FG in fron of his nose.

[Arthur Morris]

Precious. I would like to have seen a bit more room above the animal and a bit less dirt below.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I really like the serene mood in this one. The soft light, pose and grass in the BG add to it. I agree with Artie and would extend the canvas at the top a bit.

[Harshad Barve]

this is a GEM
I ditto Arthur here
TFS

[David Fletcher]

Very well done. Like the comp and agree the suggestions made will enhance a fine shot!

[Ken Watkins]

Great capture of an animal which is rarely seen in this open a circumstance. Do you think he would have had his head down on grass rather than soil?

[Deborah Harrison]

Not 'just' a hedgehog - these critters are fast disappearing from the european landscape and very shy. Great sighting! thanks for sharing.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi Milan,
I'm going with Artie on this one......even though I like tight crops......a bit more (not much) above would do the trick. Very nicely exposed too!

[sree.kumar.h]

wow! Milan a rare catch indeed. Agree with the suggestion made on the crop. Going to a lower angle would have helped.

[Milan V]

Thank you all. Agree for more room above but I was on the edge with the forest. If I add more, trees will be visible. Lower angle was not possible, I and camera was on the ground:)

[Bob Allen]

Nice job holding the dark tones on the head & nose. The entire head is in focus, tough to do sometimes.

Is this animal in the wild? Is it resting or doing some sort of display?

[Milan V]

Nice job holding the dark tones on the head & nose. The entire head is in focus, tough to do sometimes.

Is this animal in the wild? Is it resting or doing some sort of display?

Thanks again. I found them on the edge of the forest, so its wild of course (as all my wildlife photos;)) Hedgehog was moving arround and I just wait for him in the right place:)