Very cool mongoose shot, Morkel. You handled that light coming in from the left well on both the highlight and shadow side. I bet this image conveys just what your eyes saw and I'm glad you didn't try to change that. I love the critter's eye, with that horizontal pupil and the fur detail is excellent. It would be nice to cut out some of that foreground blur but I can see where that would put you almost into a 1:1 AR as you have already gone to 8:10 or so to keep from going too high over the head. Nice shot!
Morkel, beautiful sidelighting with nice fur detail and sharpness. I have never noticed the pupil shape before:). I am always amazed how the soft light turns the red Kalahari sand into a soft pink.