Thanks to the many Tasmanian devil sanctuaries that are doing their best to save this nocturnal marsupial from the deadly facial tumor disease, it is possible to see a captive devil during daylight hours. Even so, they can be difficult to photograph because they never seem to stop moving. I snapped this young devil as it was running along a fallen tree trunk at the Devils@Cradle sanctuary just outside of Cradle Mountain National Park. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 2500, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second
Hi Sue, yes, there is a bit of a crop, but not too much. I was very close, but the devil was in a large enclosure and you could see a bit of it in the background before the crop. No, I did not apply any noise reduction.
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Thanks to the many Tasmanian devil sanctuaries that are doing their best to save this nocturnal marsupial from the deadly facial tumor disease, it is possible to see a captive devil during daylight hours. Even so, they can be difficult to photograph because they never seem to stop moving. I snapped this young devil as it was running along a fallen tree trunk at the Devils@Cradle sanctuary just outside of Cradle Mountain National Park.
—– As the day reveals
—– The qualities of this devil
—– Are in the details.
Amazing shot! Sean, two questions.
1. Did you have to crop this image at all?
2. Did you apply noise reduction given that the ISO setting was 2500?
PS: Butterfield nails it again!
Hi Sue, yes, there is a bit of a crop, but not too much. I was very close, but the devil was in a large enclosure and you could see a bit of it in the background before the crop. No, I did not apply any noise reduction.
He is such a cute little guy!
Such great facial detail! I like his one white spot too.
great pic. arn;t all theses guy in the same cousin of famimies or they all diffrent.?