Simply Chocolate
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Comment by jwillerton:
Wish the whole picture was in focus.

Simply Chocolate
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Comment by piaffe529:
To out of focus to me.

Simply Chocolate
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Comment by Lorenza F:
too shallow DOF, IMHO

Simply Chocolate
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Comment by xXxscarletxXx:
Nice DOF

Watching Me Watching You
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Comment by levyj413:
The look on its face is terrific and your focus is great! If you have room, I might crop it a little higher to drop some of the log and add a little more space around its head.

Watching Me Watching You
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Comment by irishempress:
this image seems very flat to me...perhaps you could increase your contrast or adjust in curves to help make this image pop.

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Comment by neophyte:
Great expression but the photo looks a bit overexposed as a whole. Still the DOF is nice.

More Meercat
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Comment by Melethia:
Very nice shot of this little guy! They do seem to pose, don't they? Good light, nicely framed by the vegetation, good focus.

Watching Me Watching You
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Comment by redmoon:
i'm not sure if it's the bird, or the position you were in, but he appears to have a very oddly shaped head. unfortunately, one of the more immediate things you notice is that his bum appears more in focus than his head - probably the result of a low f-thingy - which lets you down a little bit (especially the softness round his left / our right eye). though the depth of field does give a nice background which compliements the colours of the feathers, and the grain / noise is a pleasant effect. the best thing is the expression on the birds face; almost humanly grumpy. and this makes the shot more characterful and endearing than the majority of nature shots, and makes it stand out for me. a bird with personality scores highly in my book; so 8.

Watching Me Watching You
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Comment by skewsme:
I dunno, I think he's watching the tip of his beak ;-) I enjoyed the colors and patterns in this shot.