I was waiting for a Hyena to appear but this mongoose obliged.
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Aesthetic: Feedback on the overall visual appeal of the image, including its color, lighting, cropping, and composition.
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I would have preferred a cleaner ground, but this is how jungle tracks are.
Technical Details
Canon R 5; 500 mm lens; ISO 400; 1/800 sec. at f 4.5
When hyenas don’t deliver, mongoose to the rescue! Oh I love the pose and the sneaking/stalking sort of vibe here. It might be a touch warm and so the colors are sort of blending together here. That might be something you’re going for, or not. They are fierce predators so far as I know. We don’t have anything like them in N.A. I don’t think. The light is lickable and that direct gaze unbreakable. You have mongoose reflexes for sure to get this. Really great.
@JRajput Nice shot of a mongoose. @Kris_Smith RE: NA: They were introduced to Hawaii (I think initially on the big island north of Hilo) in the late 1800s, I believe, by cane sugar growers to hopefully get rid of rats that were eating the sugar cane. Not a chance! Rats eat at night; mongooses (sp) eat in daylight. Get along quite well. Consequently, major problems with them in Hawaii. They seem to be everywhere.
