Lloyd Delaney
July 2024 - GO HOME! THE SHOW IS OVER
About the Image(s)
This shot was taken on a birding trip in New England. The story is that we heard an animal call from the top of a dead pine tree. It was a baby raccoon that had crawled up the tree from the next below and now was afraid to come back down. The mother, pictured, went up the tree, grabbed the cub by the scruff of the neck and pulled it back down. She shoved it into the nest, crawled in and then looked out at us. It was taken with my Olympus OM1 with a 150 - 400 telephoto lens at a 35 mm equivalent of 1000 mm. The camera was set at f/7.1, 1/1000 sec and ISO 6400.
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10 comments posted
Love the expression on the raccoons face! Also that the background is blurry but he is very sharp. Good Job! Posted: 07/04/2024 18:45:48
Thank you, Jamie. Posted: 07/04/2024 22:16:13
Nice photograph and a fun backstory. I agree with Jamie, you got the depth of field just right. Posted: 07/05/2024 18:32:00
Thank you Stewart. Posted: 07/05/2024 19:59:49
Donald Darling Jr
Lloyd, Wow! Love the story. Great capture. Nice and sharp with a pleasing background. Good work! Posted: 07/06/2024 21:29:36
Thank you, Donald. Posted: 07/07/2024 04:44:12
Lloyd, couldn't be any better if you posed the mom raccoon your self! I did remove an object in the green that seemed to draw your eye away from mom. Like your write-up and this image defiantly tells a good story. Posted: 07/07/2024 12:18:33
Thanks Tom. I like you edit. Posted: 07/07/2024 14:18:48
I love it! The others have said it all and the result is super. I would hang this on a wall as a great memory of something you'll never catch again. Posted: 07/27/2024 21:04:25
Thank you, Bev. Posted: 07/27/2024 23:54:40