He looks like he's say, "Psst...hey, you...look over there at the crazy guy with the camera..." Great capture. I love it! Excellent clarity, focus, and DOF. One of the best I've seen this challenge.
Great capture... but you need to reduce the noise in the background using NeatImage. Shot has perhaps a little too much contrast... I'd like to see the tree trunk a tad darker and the background a tad lighter.
Amazing depth of field. Love the textures in the fur. It's like they were posing for the camera. The lighting is truly amazing. It really makes the subjects pop out of the shot. "10"