Perpetual Motion

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-06-01 7:45]

Hi Scott,
looks like a shot out in nature. Beautiful portrait, such sharp details and excellent sharpness specially those stiff whiskers ;-).
Beautiful posed shot.
TFS..Sky

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-06-01 8:22]

Great portrait of this otter ! Excellent sharpness and details, beautiful natural colors, good POV, good BG, and very nicely composed. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• jmp (8406)
• [2006-06-01 8:56]

Hi Scott,
A great portrait. Color, details, composition and pose are great!
José M.

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-06-01 9:13]
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Hi Scott,
Excellent portrait, beautifully framed. I know what you mean about them not staying still, the're pretty hard to photograph. Nice detail and good DOF. There is a slightly bluish cast to this so I posted a workshop. Hope you don't mind me doing that.
Cheers,
Adrian

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• Nephrotome2 (1838)
• [2006-06-01 9:29]

Very nice portrait.
I agree with workshop of Aido. I would have removed even more of the blue.

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-06-01 9:57]

Hello Scott,
Perfect portrait.Details are crisp clear and razorsharp.I liked POV,expression on face,clear eyes and composition a lot.TFS...:-)

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• elefantino (13877)
• [2006-06-01 11:15]

Hi Scott, nice portrait,
great sharpness and details. Good BG.
Andrea

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• AnimalExplorer (8902)
• [2006-06-01 13:46]

Very nice portrait of this cute character. This would be the one animal that I would choose to be. These sleek hyperactive jet propelled non-stop clowns always look like there having fun. :)

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• Zeno (7979)
• [2006-06-01 16:04]

Hi Scott,

I like the intelligent look of this otter. You caught a great moment here.

regards,
Zeno.

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• Snoops (555)
• [2006-06-01 17:41]

this is great Scott,
i have never seen an otter b4 not even in a zoo :( only on TV wonderful sharp focus
Thanks for sharing :)

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• CTP (3183)
• [2006-06-01 18:16]

Hi Scott,
Excellent Otter portrait my friend.
I like your pov,note,focus,sharpness,dof,colors and note.TFS
Chris

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-06-01 19:06]

Hi Scott,
Very late one for me.
Quick visit. Well worth a big smiley.
Thanks for posting, have a great weekend.

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• osse (7755)
• [2006-06-01 21:28]

Hi Scott
Good otter portrait shot. Good colours, details, light, sharpnes, DOF and POV.
Well done

osse

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• lovenature (4578)
• [2006-06-01 22:13]

Hi Scott
Wow, a great closeup of this otter. I love the detail in her furcoat. Quite an expression on her face. Nicely done. Janice GO Oilers GO!!!

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• coasties (27526)
• [2006-06-02 1:27]

Hi Scott

Excellent shot of this cheeky fella. That are always playing and getting into mischief. Love his very alter pose. Great catchlight. Good quality shot. Thanks.

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• manyee (20016)
• [2006-06-02 2:24]

Wow, talk about sharp, Scott.
Excellent expression on this otter.
And yes, they are so much fun to watch...
and such a challenge to capture because they are so hyper.
You did a great job here.
TFS. : )

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• Dando (3080)
• [2006-06-02 3:43]

Hi Scott, excellent portrait of this otter. I love the wet fur and the details are amazing and razor sharp. Great shot, well done and TFS.
Dean.

:-) tomorrow

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• marhowie (35311)
• [2006-06-02 5:54]

Lovely shot Scott,
Very good sharpness at the head and an excellent POV. Great details and composition as well. I hadn't really noticed a blue cast with this "wet" look, but I think that Adrians WS does give it a slightly more natural look..
Very well done!

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-06-02 11:14]

Hi Scott,
excellent portrait, good composition, DOF and colours. I like it a lot. Interesting note also.
Rgs, Aleksander

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• ScottHale (420)
• [2006-06-02 17:23]

Scott,
I am suprised you got off such a good shot because this guy was running around like he was nuts! Good pose and nice exposure for the heavily shaded spot he was in. You got good catch light and the wet look. The shallow DOF is truely awesome. I love your notes, I learned alot by reading them.
Great job my friend,
Scott

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• annagrace (2992)
• [2006-06-02 18:06]

Excellent capture. You can see the waxy fur which keeps them waterproofed. Have a great weekend, Scott!

Alli

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• liziafa (1231)
• [2006-06-03 10:15]

Hi Scott,
Interesting capture.
Very nice details, sharp and colors.
TFS Malgosia

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• cecilia (4628)
• [2006-06-03 10:25]

Excellent capture,with beautiful profile image,nice chosen cropped as well...
Great job...

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• klemmg (1719)
• [2006-06-04 11:19]

Hi Scott,
beautiful portrait, wonderfully personal low POV. Tack sharp with a nicely blurred BG. Great capture!
Regards,
Gabi

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• pablominto (15576)
• [2006-06-04 11:20]

Hi Scott...
A real cutie, and very well captured too!
That attentive looks tells she is alert, probably waiting for something to happen...
Well framed, very pleasant details... And those guys are probably never really dry!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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• SunToucher (9084)
• [2006-06-04 13:59]

Hi Scott,
Now I am going to do it....Saw your photo severall times, but somehow didn't had the time to critique. I jsut recently saw this great documentary on BBC where they followed a family of sea otters. They are just such playfull animals and so quick. I really like their expression and you captured that excellently. I like the DOF and sharpness in this photo and the wet coat. Those ears do it for me.
TFS,
Niek

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• livios (16856)
• [2006-06-04 16:15]

Scott, I've never seen one of them, but you did great in the capture.

I like pose and composition. Great sharpness too. Lovely catchlight and details.

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• saguzar (6914)
• [2006-06-06 18:06]

Hello Scott,
Very good portrait with good details, as usually you do. Its face is really lovely to me. Good and useful note.
Regards
Hernán

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• RII (2804)
• [2006-06-07 1:57]

Hi Scott.
Magnific portrait, excellent details contrast and composition,wonderful pose,is a beautiful portrait.


Saludos...RICARDO.

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• thistle (9266)
• [2006-06-07 2:53]

Hello Scott,
Lovely portrait! Picture has very good details and great POV. I just don't like colours too much because it seems there's a blue hue here. I think it would be good to make colours a little warmer bt changing white balance.
Overall, very well done on this one!

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• d3s-irv1ne (0)
• [2006-06-07 14:20]

Great POV and details - very nice portrait!

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• LCannon (3056)
• [2006-06-09 11:40]

What a wonderful shot Scott, I imagine you took many others trying to get this perfect portrait. The expectant look is so cute, points for the awwwwww factor alone. Well done.

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• loot (9407)
• [2006-06-12 22:29]
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Hi Scott
It looks like the holiday-boy is having too much fun and the postings have taken a back-seat (chuckle) so I just have to visit an earlier photo which I have missed.
These otters seem to be the mammalian equivalent to what guinea fowl is with birds. You got to have fast reflexes as the moment you think to press the shutter release, you were already too late. The head is somewhere else, but not in front of your lens anymore.
You have captured this sombre looking girl in a lovely portrait and you did an excellent job with the exposure as the shiny areas caused by the wetness could have resulted in a nightmare of OE areas. The details are sharp and the composition is great.
The only slight nit is not really your fault, since the ISO 400 did show a little bit of noise in the BG. Obviously you did not have much light to work with and was pushed to select the higher ISO value, but nothing that a little PP can not resolve. Adrian did a good job with the colour though.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• slrnovice2 (1197)
• [2006-07-27 4:25]
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Hi Scott, This is not an easy shot to get as I know from trying to get it myself. I also want to catch them in an upright stance but they only seem to do it when begging and then all kinds of things obstruct your view when they are in an enclosure. I love the posture you've caught this otter in and your POV. It makes the otter stand out from the BG beautifully. BTW, I see nothing particularly wrong with the colours, technically this shot looks great to me. Perfect portrait, well done :)