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    This was taken in May down the street from my house. My first post over here in wildlife. The fox has a den at the local cemetery almost every year. All C&Cs are welcome and appreciated.

    Canon 1D MK IV
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    Hey Jim ... welcome to the hairy side of BPN
    You started with a nice tight portrait of this Fox and you got lucky to get him that close .
    I like the crop , the look to the camera and these eyes are taking my attention which is wonderful . Overall color and tones are looking good , just miss some finer detail in the fur . Is this a crop ? If yes how much of a crop ?
    I would watch the blacks as they do look a bit solid in the nose and eye lids , just my take .
    TFS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR
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    Thanks Andreas. Yes this is about 60% of the original frame. I have some other images that are close to full frame but no close head shots. Have a Happy New Year!

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    Hi Jim, welcome to the wildlife forum. what not to like? you have an engaging subject close and a pleasant background. Personally, I feel the crop is too tight. a little bit more room on top would be for me. No sure where you focused, but I suspect the nose. These guys have long snout, so the nose appears to me in sharper focus than the fur on the forehead between the eye. Loi

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    Hi Jim, like the framing, but perhaps a little more space all round would not hurt.

    Here the FP needed to be between those eyes, it looks lower, likewise I might have gone to f/9 so eyes to nose are sharp and pushed the ISO for more SS, as the image appears to lack that crucial 'perceptual' sharpness which is a real shame. I know the MKIV has it's limitations in ISO, but I would really explore more ISO, greater SS and if the exposure is right, then there is minimal noise to deal with in PP.

    TFS
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    Hi Jim -- Great to see you posting here on wildlife forum and what a lovely portrait ! The flaws have been addressed above so I would not go too much into that but i would like to see you posting more often here on wildlife forum to see and learn more from your lovely collection of images .

    TFS !

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    Hi Jim - Great to see you posting over here in Wildlife and I hope we will see more from you. The guys have covered the critique well and I agree with them, especially about a bit more room around and the crop affecting IQ and the finer detail.

    TFS,
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    Bit more room all round but that apart I do like what you have got especially the eyes,very well done getting so close to this one.Very nice work.

    All the very best to you Jim for 2017.

    Keith.

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    Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.

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