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    My very first catch of a wildlife fox, taken at the north sea coast in february.

    I was very pleased and here the fox is in front of a small creek a little bit hidden.

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    PS: Made with Nikon D500 and the 200-500VR, f/6.3 at 1/800sec, ISO 900 at 500mm;
    handheld on the ground, a really good crop cam and lens i think.
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    Very nice portrait, like it a lot.

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    I really like the image, it looks so natural, I think the narrow DOF works very well.

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    Dear Eric,

    What strikes me most on opening this thumbnail is the stunning pose you captured from this beautiful fox - very well done!

    Overall this works for me, although I would have been so pleased had you allowed for the virtual feet. I do like the vegetation as it helps the subject stand out. Sharpness is good, DOF is great, personally I would have upped the ISO a tad for more SS.

    The blacks appear a bit choked ( see nose and ears ). Not familiar with the subject as such but the whites seem a bit dull to me - I could be wrong, so let us see what the others say

    I would certainly revisit this image, I think it has great potential. And I look forward to more from you, thank you so much for sharing!

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    Gabriela Plesea

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    I concur with jon there is a wonderful natural feeling to this I also like the dof. the grasses convey movement. It's gorgeous ,the slight head raise makes me feel she's sensed something,very cool Eric love the bkg too

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    Hi Eric - Good to see you posting in Wildlife. I too really like the feeling to this image and the habitat. Yes, to more room below for the virtual legs and the blacks being a bit choked in the ears and nose. If it were mine I would reduce the blues and cyans in the whites of the fox and also darkened the brightest areas of the bg. I do feel the fox looks a little oversharpened. I have taken the liberty of doing a quick rp to show you reducing the blues/cyans on the fox and burning the brighter points of the bg just to give you an idea.

    It would be great to get your thoughts on other wildlife images.

    TFS and I hope you'll post more often in Wildlife,
    Rachel

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    Thank you all, and as often, you are right with your critic !!

    Rachel.. the blue and cyan reducement was the right way and Gabriela:
    You are also right, i should have left a little more room under the "virtual legs" . This was my fault, the image is a little bit cropped, so i cann do that !

    THANK you Folks, your thoughts are really helpfull for me !!!

    Sometimes i simply did not see such things..

    Eric

    I will try to use the wildlife section more.. but my favourite themes are BiF .

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    Hello again Eric,

    I believe you have made huge progress since you joined BPN! Would really like to see you post more here in Wildlife.

    The more critique we receive the quicker we learn, commenting on others' images helps us notice things:) Do come back with more, please. I will try pop in to Avian to view your BiF images whenever a I get a chance.

    Once again, thank you so much for sharing,

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