Day 240- Urban Wildlife

My patient husband and I wandered around downtown Martinez looking for the shot of the day- and he was the first to spot it- a raccoon!  He was actually a pretty HUGE raccoon who wandered casually across the street and into the bushes.  I took a few photos of him crossing the road, and, when I rounded the corner, there he was again- STANDING straight up!  By the time I changed my settings, he was no longer standing, but I did get this shot of him in the partially shaded greenery next to the sidewalk.

f/5.6, 1/50 (!), ISO 200, 200mm

I used Aperture Priority- and look at the shutter speed! Good thing he was still!  The harsh lighting of midday drives me CRAZY, so I did a little Photoshop magic with the multiply blend mode to darken the areas around Mr. Raccoon.