-- Lee Daniels (darwinmgt@bayside.net), September 21, 1998

Answers

The framing could be improved by not cropping the top of the animal off. There is not catch light in the eye.

I do like that the photo was taken from a low level.

-- brad mills (dbradmills@aol.com), September 21, 1998.

I do see the catch light in the eye, though subdued, as the photographer indicates that it was misty and grey. I think the shot is well done, and would suggest a vertical format-turning the camera for the vertical perspective rather than trying to crop later.

-- Carlyn Iverson (absolutsci@aol.com), September 22, 1998.

Thank you for the comments. Your points are well taken. I, too, wish I had framed just a tad higher so as not to cut so close to her back. I also did a vertical, but it was not nearly as successful (I don't focus well at dawn). The shot was not cropped or manipulated beyond general unsharp and histogram equalization when scanning from a flat image. Catch lights are nearly impossible with javelinas unless you get a few feet away and blind them with a flash. Red eye is unheard of. I lucked out with the rising sun and her position. As a side note: the film was generic Seattle Film Works, the lens was no name cheap (I think that's what's printed on it) 80-200mm, the camera old, borrowed manual Pentax ME Super, handheld and scanned from Seattle print on UMAX 1200S flatbed. Go figure. Thanks again! Lee

-- Lee Daniels (darwinmgt@bayside.net), September 22, 1998.

What makes the image for me is the sweep or arc defined by her fur from the nose to into the hooves.

-- Brian de Alwis (brian_de_alwis@oti.com), September 25, 1998.

Very nice forms and shapes and perspective. It's a pity that the lightning wasn't better, but you can't have it all. Perhaps the colors could be tweaked a bit with good custom darkroom work. Nevertheless a nice shot!

-- (andreas@physio.unr.edu), September 26, 1998.