Brazilian porcupine

Critiques [Translate]

•  
• RAP (7405)
• [2006-12-30 17:52]

Me alegra volver a ver una publicación tuya viejo amigo, realmente.
Un hermosa captura, poco vista en TN con nitidez y excelente foco sobre un fondo que no interfiere en absoluto con la silueta del animal.
Me gustan los tonos suaves a pesar de la intensa luz, con agradable punto de vista y elección del recorte de la imagen.
Mis mejores deseos para ti y para los tuyos de tu amigo argentino.
Ricardo

•  
• gjoess (594)
• [2006-12-30 18:01]

Great shot. Wish I was there

•  
• saguzar (6902)
• [2006-12-30 18:33]

Hola Livio,
Buen primer plano de este puerco espin. Los detalles son buenísimos. Curiosamente ayer compré un libro sobre mamíferos y estaba esta especie, pero sin imagenes de tan buena calidad como esta.
Saludos , buen fin de año y venturoso 2007
Hernán

•  
• SelenE (12860)
• [2006-12-30 18:40]

Hello Livio,
What an interesting and a funny looking animal...TFS
Have a great New Year
Selen

•  
• loot (9405)
• [2006-12-30 18:48]
• - [workshop] [compare] [+]

Hi Livio

I think you had the ideal situation with the branches between you and the porcupine. Anyway, if it was me standing there with the camera while facing this rodent, that is how I would have felt. Call me yellow or call me chicken if you like, but I think it gave you that degree of security to know this guy could not suddenly turn around and reverse-charge you with those nice to look at quills, but definitively not so nice when they protruding from your flesh. When these guys (or at least their African cousins) feel threatened, they have an astonishing burst of speed (in reverse gear) over a short distance and if it can surprise a feline predator such as leopards, lions, caracals, etc., then I don’t think a person on foot would do much better.

Well done with the composition given the circumstances, good colours and details, and excellent exposure control. I have posted a photo (who ever might be the photographer sorry if I breached your copyright) just to show what happens when a bull terrier meets one of these guys.

Well done and TFS.
Best regards
Loot

PS. I wish for you and your loved ones a wonderful and fulfilling 2007.

•  
• jeonpaolo (96)
• [2006-12-30 20:07]

Excellent!
Happy 2007
JP

•  
• pankajbajpai (15161)
• [2006-12-30 21:28]

hi livio,
well captured shot,
nicely composed,
nice pov,
tfs & regards
pankaj

•  
• Janice (17790)
• [2006-12-30 22:23]

What an unusual prickly bird up the tree!! What a catch Livio - I can imagine how surprised you would have been.
You show it well, and the fellow is looking very carefully at you. And what a big nose he has too. Maybe he is after the new shoots on the tree?
Thank you for sharing this beauty(!) with us.
Have a happy NY too,
Kia ora
Janice

•  
• manyee (20008)
• [2006-12-31 1:50]

Hello Livio,
So good to see you... Just in time to wish you a Happy 2007.
I was so excited to see your porcupine. I saw a coendou last month for the first time in my life at a wild animal show, and I was so amazed. I had never seen that animal before. And now I see you saw one in the wild. Wow!
Despite the branches in front, you got a good shot of that very strange-looking creature. It is very cute.
Hope to see more of you in the new year.
Take care,
ManYee

•  
• Evelynn (13499)
• [2006-12-31 2:11]
• [+]

Wonderful capture and a great sharp image... I can tell you were thrilled to spot him. My husband and I just yesterday were commenting that we rarely see porcupines anymore. We used to see them a lot...unfortunately often as road-kill. I posted a photo as a workshop that a friend sent to me...of baby porcupines!

I wish you too, a great 2007...full of great photo ops!

TFS
Evelynn : )

•  
• sAner (4742)
• [2006-12-31 4:37]

Very unusual species to be posted on TN. I have never seen it before. Well taken. You even have eye contact. Sharp focus, good note. Have a great new year Livio!

Regards,
Pieter

•  
• vanderschelden (27816)
• [2006-12-31 7:41]

Good image, Livios.
'Sharpness' is very good:-).
Funny guy...great you made this discovery.
TFS
Annick
Happy 2007

•  
• marhowie (35175)
• [2006-12-31 8:14]

Hello Livio.
Great catch to find this guy in the branches, and in the wild of course. I think all these branches framing the porcupine, add quite a bit of emphasis to an already pointed subject ;)
Very well composed with sharp detail and great DOF. It's a great shot. Luv that face & snout it has :)
Happy New Year mf!

•  
• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-12-31 10:04]

Hi Livio,
I think sometimes you get the most enjoyment when you find a great subject to photograph that you were not even looking for. Under the circumstances you did a great job. It is natural to see them in the trees, and without leaves it looks really good to me. Colors and detail are excellent. You handles the exposure extremely well.
Happy New Year,
Scott

•  
• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-12-31 12:05]

Hello Livio,
Wonderful post.Well caught,framed and composed.I liked details,sharpness and clear details also a lot.Happy New year to you and your family!
TFS...:-)

•  
• hester (11110)
• [2006-12-31 13:05]

Ah what a lovely shot, great capture with lovely sharp details

TFS

Karan

•  
• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-12-31 14:09]

Hello Livio,
I never saw this animal before. This is a great an interesting shot. Very good POV, great sharpness, details and exposure. It´s very good you use a flash! This is a great composition. Thank you for posting my friend. I wish you a Happy New Year.
Gr.
Heinz

•  
• blakitan (5451)
• [2006-12-31 18:27]

Hi Livio,
Very cool guy! Superbly captured, great sharpness, great details, very nice colors.
Excellent shot.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2007

Ben Lakitan

•  
• red45 (26973)
• [2007-01-01 6:12]

Ola Livio!

Nice to see you again, my old friend!

Very interesting animal with funny face :-) Well hidden and I bet very hard to capture. Rarity on TN. Great post.

Happy New Year!

•  
• wkshelton (5492)
• [2007-01-01 10:20]

Hello Livio,

Excllent work, Great colors Bg POV DOF perfec details very well done,

TFS Kyle

•  
• claudine (10195)
• [2007-01-01 11:22]
• [+]

Hello Livio,
You were lucky to see this unusual animal :-) I never saw one in my life neither. I like this POV and those braches are not too disturbing, this is the natural thing! This is a very nice post. Have a Happy New Year! Thanks,
Claudine¸
PS, I just saw those pictures in WS. Yes the babies are really cute but this poor dog... :( This is really interesting, poor creature...

•  
• Nephrotome2 (1838)
• [2007-01-02 7:00]

I went to brazil and saw so many incredible animals. I missed that one. What a cute and funny face.
I do not mind the branches in the way. It shows its habitat. (maybe a pity indeed that the nose is hidden)
TFS

•  
• Shoot_Score (2364)
• [2007-05-01 3:47]

Ola Livio,

This ISan ideal world! You captured the habitat as well as the porcupine. I have seen these guys hiding in spruce trees, clinmbing in fruit trees trying to harvest ripe fruit... as well as lumbering along the ground. Sadly I have seen way too many along the shoulders of the highways. Roadkill! They are no match for racing cars.

Thanx for showing this live bute! Jay