Four Bandits
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Awards
Winner in Wildlife of West Virginia Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Rare sights in nature Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Gang of Four Photo Challenge
Chatter Award
Winner in A Wild Life Photo Challenge
People's Choice in February Freestyle Photo Challenge
Winner in Wild Families in Natural Settings Photo Challenge
Winner in Animals all around Photo Challenge
Winner in Your personal favourite image Photo Challenge
Winner in Wildlife is focused on you, the photographer Photo Challenge
Winner in #Raccoons Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Animal Portraits Photo Challenge
Creative Winter Award
Peer Award
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
All Star
Outstanding Creativity
Virtuoso
Superior Skill
Genius
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terrymccollum
July 20, 2022
Congratulations on ANOTHER challenge win Kurt! Your are one of my photographers on Viewbug. Well Done!
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ivatrocke
August 07, 2022
Congratulations on winning my challenge, Kurt! This image is my personal favorite of all the challenge entries. The little bandits' lineup is so precious!
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Romea
November 06, 2022
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Congratulations - this cute ones made it - this short is
just so mindblowing!
Congratulations - this cute ones made it - this short is
just so mindblowing!
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Bopi46
December 29, 2022
Congratulations on your win in my Wild animal families in natural settings challenge. Great shot.
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mcampi
December 29, 2022
one of the coolest pictures of these critter I have ever seen. congrats on your challenge win..
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Eddieuuu071
July 24, 2023
Congratulations on your Challenge win Curt! This one keeps racking up the awards!
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JayneBug
November 04, 2023
These bandits are my favorite gang. Continued congratulations with more to come!
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JohnSmall
November 04, 2023
Congratulations on your challenge win Kurt, love this shot and well deserved.
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winnerslens31
November 04, 2023
Hi kurt, great capture. Congrats on your win. Happy picture taking. Chad
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Joviaal
November 12, 2023
Congratulations on another PC win Kurt. This is one of your best shots. I love it!
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Megahemi06
December 30, 2023
Love the shot, my wife has raccoon stuff all over the house. Any way i could get a copy of that for her?
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in my back yard, near a dish with seeds I had set up on the lawn for the birds.Time
It was 4:30 in the afternoon, on an unusually cold January day in east central Florida.Lighting
The setting sun was shining directly on these 4 fiesty juvenile raccoons, providing ample and warm light for this picture.Equipment
I used my Nikon D300 equiped with an 18-200 Nikon Zoom lens, zoomed out to 165MM (about 250mm in 35mm terms) for this shot.Inspiration
Looking out the window to my back yard, I saw these 4 young raccoons moving towards the bird feeder I had set up on the lawn. I grabbed my camera and rushed outside to the porch to get a clear unobstructed photo. The raccoons saw me but were not intimidated in the least. In fact, they set up in this amazing 3-tiered pose and looked up at me in unison with bright eyes, making for a very cute and unusual family portrait! I was fairly close to these guys, less than 30 feet when I stated making images and I managed to get several more nice photos in different positions before they retreated to the nearby garden. This image was the best and most pleasing of the lot.Editing
Very little post processing was needed since the lighting was excellent, the exposure perfect, and the focus was very sharp. I cropped the image slightly and removed the bird feeder dish that was in front of the raccoons.In my camera bag
I generally have my D300 and D500 cameras with an assortment of lenses and filters in my camera bag when I take field trips. But in this case, I grabbed my D300 from the kitchen counter and was out the door quickly to get this amazing image, which is one of my all-time favorites.Feedback
My advice is to be as prepared as you can be at all times with your camera handy, since you never know when such unusual once in a lifetime photo opportunities will arise. If you are not prepared, the subject may fade or disappear before you have time to set up and capture it.
