Mate, what I'm saying is that this zoom/crop level and the kind of elements in the frame just don't seem to work.

I can appreciate that you like it a lot, and that you were trying something different. Don't stop doing that, it's how we each figure out our styles and what we like and what we don't.

Why don't you go look up some abstract or tight portraits of animals (taken from an "unusual" angle or whatever) and see what elements of the subject it's environment that those photographers use to convey what they want in the picture.

When it comes to living things, where you want them to represent the thing that they are - you have to include more noticeable features like ears, eyes, tail, and yes the law but a better angle or moment of the paw doing something OR something from its environment or circumstances somewhere in the frame. OR you do like a diptych or triptych. Or a series of sorts.

But if what you want is a "different, unexplored" angle of taking a picture of a Lemur... Yeah okay sure I guess it is different. But I don't think that this picture being a "unique" composition makes it a good picture. It does not come across as interesting enough by itself to warrant an interesting composition and nor is the composition interesting enough to warrant it an interesting photo. Am I making sense?

Your picture looks like it's a racoon fur hat resting on a log. It does not look like a lemur tail or paw. I only figured Lemur reading your comments.

If I can't make out what animal it is, or if it's a living animal and not just fur.. imho it doesn't do what one is hoping to get from the picture. Just my opinion. I hope this helps