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    Default High-key sloth

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    Brown-throated three-toed sloth
    Costa Rica
    Although we saw many sloths on our trip, none were in ideal photo situations. I did the best I could with this one scratching itself while dangling from the tip-top of a Cecropia tree.
    Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
    Date/Time: 2008:03:28 05:20:28
    Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Av
    Exposure compensation: +2/3
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Evaluative
    Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
    ISO: 640
    Lens: EF600mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
    Focal length: 840mm
    AF mode: AI Servo AF
    Image size: 2912 x 4368
    Image quality: Raw
    White balance: Auto

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    Neat capture Milo. Not a common visitor to the photo forums. I looked at this for about 5 minutes before I realized his face was at the angle it was. I don't mind the high-key but I think it could use a little boost in contrast. I like the greenish cast of the fur (due to the moss growing on his body I assume)
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    I like the unusual viewpoint and expression on the sloth's face. Agree that contrast is a bit low and a bit unsharp.

    I reposted with the following changes.

    Local Contrast Enhancement USM on BG Copy at 30-60-0.
    USM sharpening two rounds at 175-0.2-0

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    Thanks, Robert. The contrast in my version was definately too low. Looks much improved. I had better contrast in an earlier version, but after posting, noticed I had not dealt with the vignetting, so I started over.

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