Loch Ness Monster

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Actually a Nutria from Ridgefield NWR where they are an invasive pest. I liked the triple hump against the silver water and can just imagine how this would look if viewed through heavy fog where the sense of scale is lost.

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What technical feedback would you like if any?

Any processing artifacts that you notice? There wasn’f a lot done to this except cleaning up some spots on the water and jazzing up the brightness and microcontrast of the critter a bit.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Does this long skinny crop work? There wasn’t anything very interesting above or below except silver water, so I decided to minimize those areas.

Any pertinent technical details:

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 267 mm, beanbag on car window, f/8, 1/800, iso 2000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC.

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2

nice catch Dennis. Looks good and sharp and I can see your dilemma about skinny. This is a tough one but good eye on the “Nessie” resemblance.

3

Fun shot, Dennis. Does remind me of Nessie. Your long crop suits the subject well. I wasn’t aware that Nutria were in your area, thought they were only at lower latitudes.

4

Unfortunately, they’re in most of the refuges up here. I’m not sure about further north. They really become visible when the ponds and canals freeze over.

5

I like this, Dennis. Creatively presented!

6

Like the high-key treatment here and the circular waves around the face really add to the frame.