About the Image(s)

For this month I decided to submit a bit more of an exciting photo than I normally get to capture. I used my canon EOS Rebel T7 with a 18-55 mm lens. The red panda was photographed at the central park zoo and was a real challenge because the little guy would not stop running and the people around me were pushing everyone around to try and get the best view. After about 2 hrs I finally got a photo of him looking directly at me as he tired himself out running. I used the manual focus to get the capture as the auto took too long and I was afraid he would start running again. For edits I first cropped the photo to retain the full body minus a little bit of the tail and then adjusted the color, shadows, contrast, and highlights to try and make him pop out. I think I may have left the crop a little too loose but I would love to hear all of your feedback.