# Night Bandit

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** wildlife\
**Created:** [February 28, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480 "2019-02-28T17:45:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480/1 "2019-02-28T17:45:35Z")

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My buddy has a deck has lots of critters hanging around. We sat out there one night, me with my camera, and him with his flashlight waiting for something to show up. My pal lit this guy up with his flashlight so my camera could find it to focus on. Pow! It worked. D500, 1/250th, f/8.0, ISO 400, 210mm, cropped to 5241 x 3494, flash, hand held

### What technical feedback would you like if any? Any

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 ![Raccoon](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/4/4adb9ee8cf0267b60e09860885745584e0fd9e94.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480/2 "2019-03-01T00:49:55Z")

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Nice use of the flash, Dave, and I like your composition. Very good detail in the raccoon.

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**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480/4 "2019-03-01T16:13:20Z")

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Great techs and wonderful frame of this nocturnal creature. I agree a touch more room at the bottom would help. I may burn the bright leaves on the LHS.

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480/5 "2019-03-03T15:48:27Z")

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Agreed about the bottom of the crop. That was all that was in the frame. It probably wouldn’t be that hard to clone in some more tree bark across the bottom to give its tail some more breathing room. Thanks, as usual for you guy’s valued input.

Grasshopper

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Douglass](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dave_douglass/32/5332_2.png) [@Dave\_Douglass](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dave_Douglass)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/night-bandit/4480/6 "2019-03-03T23:54:59Z")

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Okay, I’ve added a touch to the bottom, and dimmed the leaves on the left as suggested. I think it helped.

 ![Raccoon](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/a/a76482b89210655363419aab243b2ccd5ba6febe.jpeg)