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    I have been spotted :) I put the Fox deliberately central because to me it maximises the eye contact - does it work ?

    Canon 20D, 100-400@400, 1/20, f5.6, iso 400, leaning against a tree to try and steady myself for the slow shutter speed due to the very low light, as you cam imagine many images were deleted because they were not sharp :)

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    Wow, I love the sense of intimacy achieved by the framing, it works for me :)

    It reminds me of a Wolf picture by Jim Brandenburg.

    BTW, if you have not seen the video "Chased by the Light", don't miss it, extremely interesting for nature photogs.

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    Hi Fabs, thanks very much for the positive comment - much appreciated :) I can not find a video in the UK called 'Chased by the Light' but can find 2 books 'Chased by the Light' and 'Chased by the Light: Revisited after the storm' by Jim Brandenburg, do you know if either of these books are worth buying as I am always looking out for good nature photography books ? Tell

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    I love this one, Tell! I agree with Fabs about the framing, and I think it works well in the center of the image. The eye contact and color of the fox in contrast to the rest of the image really make it work.

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    Here's the link to Amazon.com, where I got it:

    http://www.amazon.com/Chased-Light-D...8560147&sr=8-1

    It's about a National Geo photog, who looses his vision and the project he took to recover it. Quite impressive.
    I don;t know about the books, though :(

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fabs Forns View Post
    Here's the link to Amazon.com, where I got it:
    Hi Fabs, thanks for the link, most appreciated :) Tell

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    Wonderful image, Tell. I'm interested to know if you tried more of a vertical frame with the two trees as each border?

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    Hi Julie, thanks for the comment :) This was a chance meeting and it was over reasonable quickly, so I didnt really have time to try anything else, I was also mostly concerned with trying to get a sharp shot at 1/20 second so my mind was occupied totally with that (thats my excuse and I am sticking to it :) ) but its almost full frame so I will give that a try - thanks for the suggestion :)

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    Normally I am not a big fan of images with OOF FG elements like this, but here it works IMO, because of your composition it act as a frame and gives a good sense of the habitat. Also love the gaze of the fox and the detail and clarity!

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    I like the framing with the OOF FG elements. I wish the one on the left was light as the other branch is.... The center framing works well in ths instance...

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    Thanks guys for the comments :)

    Quote Originally Posted by D. Robert Franz View Post
    I wish the one on the left was light as the other branch is....
    Hi Robert, funny you should say that because I have recently done a print of this (just for me) where I have cloned the bark of the branch on the right onto the one on the left :) but it didnt feel right to put that one up for critique because I feel I would be deceiving people a little :)

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