I've always found the sloth to be a very odd animal. The Como Zoo in St. Paul had this interesting creature in a very open and accessible spot, perfect for photos. He happen to turn and look at me in his slow and slothful way, long enough to get several shots. I had several other "odd" street photography shots that played off the #3 but this sloth just seemed too beautiful and odd to submit a street shot.
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Tough guy to expose for. It would be really nice to get more detail in his hair. Great colors in this shot a nice composition that effectively draws your eye to the animal's face. Looking at this further the highlights work well as rim lighting which further emphasizes the subject. As an aside, it would be nice if the commenter below supplied more information on WHY they gave this shot a 2 because I don't feel it deserves anything less than a 6.
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