An Arctic wolf mom and cub. Shortly after I got this shot, another four or so cubs appeared and she began nursing them standing up, but the shot got too cluttered with cuteness. So I stuck with the one cub getting their face washed :-) Dauning shot to get as I had to shoot through chain-link fence, just barely visible as haze, but couldn't think of a way to get rid of it without excessive cloning. *cross fingers that the cuteness factor will overrride the chainlink!*
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Susan, I did a little test this morning to see if yours was the first one in the queue again, and sure enough, 3 mins after rollover I selected a new image to critique and I got yours! You must always be the first one to check the box :)
Sorry this didn't score a bit higher than it did. Composition is good, colours are good, lighting is good. I think you are hurting a bit due to the chainlink/limitations of your lens (I have the same one and I know it's not so great at the long end). The wolves are just not quite sharp enough (I know I like blur, but that's not quite the same as out of focus). Also, I think honestly, the text is hurting you a bit here. I can understand you using white, as it matches quite well the fur of the wolf, but the text at the bottom sort of blends into the leg. As this was for an advert, I also think the font used is not really the best one you could have used.
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