Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction
Please share your immediate response to the image before reading the photographer’s intent (obscured text below) or other comments. The photographer seeks a genuinely unbiased first impression.
Questions to guide your feedback
Is he really camouflaged? I wanted to show the viewer how animals adjust to their surroundings. Isn’t natural selection incredible when you see animals in their natural environment. I hope I capture the essence of my intent.
Other Information
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Image Description
An American Pika captured in Rocky Mountain National Park in late Summer. I wanted to show the little mammal in its natural environment.
Submitted to Camouflage Weekly Challenge
Technical Details
Nikon D800 with a Nikkor 80-400 VR lens @ 400mm
1/400 sec @ f/10
ISO 220 @ -1 EV
Aperture Priority
Pattern Metering Mode
09/14
Specific Feedback
Aesthetic/Technical and any other suggestions