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    Just another frame from the encounter with this Arctic Fox deep within the canyon.

    Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.

    Steve

    Subject: Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
    Location: Svalbard
    Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
    Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM with 1.4x MKIII HH
    * Exposure: 1/1250s at f/8 ISO1000
    Original format: Landscape, very slight crop all round
    Processed via: LRC 9.4 & PS2020

    * Dan, EV -1.67
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    I like how the fox is framed and sitting on that pile of rocks. I could see it cropped in tighter as a square maybe. This is nice as is though. Nice you had the background is shade.

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    Very eye catching and different I like it! Very attractive light and super eye contact. Sharpening on the fur is ideal.
    What does Dan mean?

    (Hey - looks like the slate quarry at Llangollen!!)

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    I like it Steve, the fox lit up by the sun and the dark BG. Also the way the black FG and BG matches the black fur of the fox and the white fur makes for a nice touch of color. Such an innocent look on its face:) You used negative EC because the fox is relatively small in the frame, most of it, FG and BG is dark, so the camera would have overexposed the scene, burning out the white fur. Since the white fur was small in the frame, there was no chance that it would have been too underexposed, am I thinking right?

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    Jonathan, that would be me I almost always ask Steve if he uses EC, learning the ropes of it and also ETTR.

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    Thanks Guys.

    Dan, it wasn't just the fur, but also the slate shingle too that I had to keep down, but mindful of the BKG as I didn't want that to just go 'black' I wanted some definition, not necessarily detail. Again, it all comes back to reading the Histogram and then thinking if you need to shoot things with a lean towards PP and knowing that in certain situations you can perhaps do more within PP than in camera.

    Overall and on reflection a fraction more off the foot and not placing the subject as central, albeit IMHO it does engage with the viewer.
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    I like it too, very much Great techs, perfect exposure, and IMO composition works well with the subject in the centre. Love the direct stare from the little Fox, superb pose, super cute PP work awesome... as always.
    Merry Christmas Steve, and thank you for delighting us with your wonderful imagesas well as for your kind and considerate comments and advice

    PS Is this a pup or mature fox, looks so small?

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Steve ... nice to see something different . You have captured a classy fox pose , which I quite like and the subject is very good seperated from the BG .
    Personally I am not 100 % on the central placement and the OOF FG mushy rocks .... but you might have reasons for the comp . Just my 2 cents .

    TFS Andreas

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