# My friend the skunk

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/my-friend-the-skunk/52653>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** wildlife\
**Created:** [October 20, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/my-friend-the-skunk/52653 "2026-10-20T02:56:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/my-friend-the-skunk/52653/1 "2026-10-20T02:56:48Z")

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![Original - _X2A9108-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/2/a26f73b75a72d5e580e900c6a320d9c117300802.jpeg)

**Critique Style:** Standard

The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below.

**Feedback Focus:** Artistic + Technical

### About This Image

I’ve seen a few interesting animals on the driveway camera that I would like to photograph – foxes, bobcats and even a skunk. They are nocturnal and I’m not, so I set up a camera trap. So of course it was be careful what you wish for as targets have been numerous, but \>95% have been skunks. They (or it) are kind of cute, but always snurfling on the ground, presumably looking for bugs. I got tired of waiting for a better pose and decided to put this one up – one of the earlier ones from a couple of weeks ago.

### Feedback Requested

All comments welcome!

### Technical Details

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV  
Lens: 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 019  
Focal length: 28mm  
Shutter speed: 1/640s  
Aperture: f/8  
ISO: 1600

The capture is underexposed (LED hot lights) so brought up in LR, and Highlights brought down. Into Ps for some minor BG cleanup and about a 50% crop.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Lowe](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/michael_lowe/32/7118_2.png) [@Michael\_Lowe](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Michael_Lowe)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/my-friend-the-skunk/52653/2 "2026-10-20T03:30:41Z")

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Hate to say it, but your photo really stinks.🤣 . Seriously though, I like it. Is it a portfolio image? Probably not. But certainly worth keeping. I like the pose with a nice highlight in the eye and the tail swirling out, giving the image some life.