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A wet brown rat climbs a muddy, root-lined bank from a fast-running woodland stream, with its hindquarters still in the water.

Rat Against the Current

A wild brown rat hauls itself out of a swollen stream onto a muddy bank in flat overcast light.

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Prompt

Authentic wildlife photograph, 4:3 landscape. A wild brown rat climbs out of a swollen, fast-running woodland stream, forepaws dug into a steep wet clay bank, hind legs still in the brown water, body stretched and taut, fur slicked and dark with spray. Low side-on viewpoint at water level, the rat in the right third. Rushing water with churned pale ripples fills the left, exposed roots, sodden leaves and dark mud above. Soft flat overcast daylight, natural muted browns and greens, realistic wet fur, accurate anatomy, fine whiskers. 300mm telephoto, fast shutter freezing droplets, shallow depth of field, subtle sensor grain. Quiet observational documentary look, forceful but unstaged. No people, no text, no logos, no watermarks.

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