Badger

[John Robinson]

When I got the new D7000, I thought I,d try the high ISO settings which the reviews were good on..
Jean, my wife has been feeding this old sod for over a year in the garden.
She put the food out ,and ,I laid on a sheet on the lawn , (thinking I,ll try this low angle stuff ),checked the focus and messed around a bit. Before I could get sorted out,the animal as coming straight towards me and the food was about two feet in front of me. I took two shots and coughed (very loudly ) She stopped in her tracks and I reversed somewhat smartish. Am I a whimp or what ??? I,d be be no good bearwise . !!
D7000 2000 ISO Nikon 18-80 mm. F 3.5 60th second. 21;10 HRS
Neat image and a crop from landscape ! What a camera. !!!
Image guru70% of frame No masterpiece by anymeans but at that time of night and 60th second surprised I got anything.
JohnR
PS I don,t think a badger has ever actually attacked anyone.

[Loi Nguyen]

Wow, I'm impressed with the low angle and 18-80mm lens. Good sharpness and details. I have not seen a badger close up before, but I believe the white on the head should be pure white. It looks greyish to me on my monitor. I'd suggest go back to the RAW file and adjust the exposure/WB to get close to a pure white on the head. TFS. Loi

[Jamie Douglas]

A very nice image indeed John. Not often one gets to photograph Badgers form this angle.

I think you might have overdone the noise reduction a little and highlight adjustment. Maybe something to check again and you could always post the raw so a few folks can try and help you get the most out of this.

Very envious of the angle.

Jamie

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot John, love the angle and the detail is excellent, I think the half frame with the grass works very well indeed.

[Ritesh Nangare]

Awesome shot, the details are killer here , the eye contact.....great image.

[Ashleigh Scully]

Congratulations on having a chance to photograph a badger so close and at eye-level! I've heard badgers can be kind of aggressive here in the United States if you get too close. I've seen photos of them attacking red foxes and seen their teeth so I think you have a rare photo here. I agree with Loi that the white should be whiter. I like everything else like the composition and you did a good job getting him separated from the far darker background and not against the closer grasses.

[Nancy Bell]

How cool to have a habituated badger in the garden! In the US it is difficult to see a badger and as Ashleigh states, they are aggressive and you want to be on your feet, ready to run. Nice composition with the grasses on the left, framing the badger but not interfering. The low angle is great. You need to do more with this critter since you have a rare opportunity!