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    Default One last look

    This was the only shot of many, taken while this cub was on this stump, that it decided to look straight at me. Perhaps more interested in the cat bites. Usual problem with the BG ;)

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    Thanks for all the comments so far on this series.

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    Hi Neil - This is one of my favorites. The turn to camera, eye contact and slightly open mouth take it up a notch. Excellent sharpness especially at ss of 1/100, did you use a tripod?

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    Yes, tripod was used Rachel, should have added that. Despite the spot metering the BG managed to overexpose this shot (otherwise it would have been taken at f4!), and this one only! But as it worked out there is no clipping so the IQ actually benefitted, those dark areas would normall have been very black :)

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    Best of the series. Well done.
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    nice image,like the pose,nice detail,it look's like it is crossed with a wolf,never seen eye's that color in a fox cub,was taking images of fox cub this morning,well done.

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    Thanks guys. Definately looks like a predator in this shot ;) cubs were quite old at this point and I know the eyes do change colour eventually. But no post was done to change it.

    As it is the best of the series (IMO too) it may well be the last.

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    Fantastic! Love the pose, the looking-at-you, the great stump, the colors! Bkgd is fine. Just a few too-bright spots of green that you might consider toning down.

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    Absolute cracker of a shot. The eye contact works perfectly, and the background works for me, showing the environment off well. My only slight nit is I'd be tempted to lose a very small amount off the bottom just to lessen the OOF leaves a little. You can't get rid of them all, but I like it better when you see less of them.

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    Thanks. I was tempted to crop a bit off the bottom Mike but the tail is getting closer to the bottom too and I wanted it to have a touch of space. But we definitely though alike! :)

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    Love the look and the log. If only you could have raised your tripod one foot..... And some Northern Lights above the fox would have helped too :)

    ps: what would have been the benefit of being one foot higher?
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    ps: what would have been the benefit of being one foot higher?
    To avoid the FG leaves and to see more of the feet & tail Artie?

    Hi Neil, love the look back and jaw slightly open. Profile indicates this one is in good condition and shows off that nice soft new coat too. Am away so can't comment on colour, but nice sharpness & clarity Neil. Certainly they have given you some excellent images over that last few months, nice one matey. Techs look good, but 1/100sec you must have locked things down tightly? Nice to know you are enjoying the 200-400, it's ideal for this work and gives so much flexibility, worth the investment.

    BTW have you used LV with MLU, if so can you drop me an email, thanks.

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    Thanks guys. Would love to be higher but that would be advertising my presence even more. Will have to get the scissors out next year :)

    If I knew what an LV or MLU were I might Steve :p

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    All been said Neil, and I think its a cracker of a shot too. great stuff. I think LV is live view, MLU dont know..

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    After you make the first one, get higher and go for the gusto.... Yes Steve, to eliminate the o-o-f foreground leaves. Yes, LV is Live View. MLU is mirror lock-up.
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    Hi Neil the best at last , IMHO .
    This is one cracker shot , well done . Nothing more to add, beside the fact that i feel the sharpening is way better than the previous post, for me.

    . TFS Andreas

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    Yes Steve, to eliminate the o-o-f foreground leaves.
    Interesting Artie, I felt it gave a bit more of an intimate feel and that you were in the 'bushes' hidden from view, peering through watching?

    Thought you would be up with all this 'lingo talk' Neil, anyway you have the acronyms from both sides, but I had to ask, not wishing to give the game away too soon, all will be revealed I hope in the coming weeks from me.
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    Love the look and pose, mate. BG is fine to me. Best of the series indeed - good points made by Artie!
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    Neil it as all been said above,great looking image.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Interesting Artie, I felt it gave a bit more of an intimate feel and that you were in the 'bushes' hidden from view, peering through watching?

    Thought you would be up with all this 'lingo talk' Neil, anyway you have the acronyms from both sides, but I had to ask, not wishing to give the game away too soon, all will be revealed I hope in the coming weeks from me.
    Taking a second look you are right. The oof leaves are not distracting at all. Old views die hard...
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    Gardening, always a challenge with such shy creatures, especially mother. I tend not to mind oof anything as long as it does not interfere with the subject my only bug bear was the oof stem which cuts into the higher part of the log. Slight green cast hard to clone due to the focal plane.

    Thanks everyone, I enjoyed watching these cubs as much as I love showing them and trying to convey the surroundings a little. One day I hope to have the perfect den, in a corn field, with distant backgrounds. :)

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