This is a great photo! This has to be my favorite in this entire contest. I love the focal point. You've gained my loyalty of votes mate.

Nice use of a short focal point. He's so cute too.

Thank you both very much. I don't mind saying that after seeing all of the snapshots that rise to the top over real quality images just because someone has a thousand Facebook or MySpace friends I no longer have any real desire to enter here. It is pointless to enter top work when it is not based at all on quality here!

Quality over quantity wins here..simple as that..Fantastic more than worthy image Mundy~!

Wow this photo is rising to the top fast!

how far away were you?? it looks like you used a nice long, fast lens here. cool shot!

I wish that I could say that Itook this in southeast Asia where this species is found in the wild. However, because I am a graduate student with limited funds and my wife is the sole bread winner, I had to create this image at their exclosure at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. I did use a sweet lens though, my Nikkor 300/2.8 ED AFS VR! Thank you all so much for your somments and votes! Send me and my adorable little otter to The Shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this has to be the most fav in the contest way to go Mundy

Who cares where you took it. Your bathtub or a stream. The mechanics are there for a fantastic shot. My Vote!

Thank you Cheekers and Rib! It was a real challenge with lowlight, glass, kids, and the like all fighting me! And of course these little critters dart around so fast I had to predict where they would pop up from the bottom!