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    took this shot the other day,their is 3 cubs in this rock pile,but the other 2 went to bed early,this is an old quarry near to were I live,fox's cub in the rock piles.comments good or bad.cannon 7d,400mm cannon prime lens,f7.1,1/400sec,iso 400,resting onlarge rock.cropped,some sharpening inphotoshop.thanks.

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    Hi Christopher, a cute cub especially at this time of year. A nice find, especially in a quarry giving an alternative location/setting from the normal forest or woodland.

    Regarding the image, there looks to me as if there is a red warmth running through it which to me is affecting all the colours of the image sadly. Hopefully a simple fix will correct that. In addition the image is not sharp, now you may need to run some more selective USM over the cub, or perhaps resting on the rocks there may have been a slight movement? Might suggest taking a bean bag next time as this is more versatile than perhaps a tripod.

    I am assuming there is more space all around the subject? If so, either a landscape crop placing the subject more perhaps to the right and not being so central, or a portrait crop with more above and less FG might also be a better option as the square format doesn't quite hit the mark for me? However, cropping is very personal.

    As a guide, here is my option with the cast taken out, happy to delete if you so wish.

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    thanks Steve for your comments,I think your repost is better,asfor crop,if the subject is looking straight at you,imo,I prefer the square crop,I have tried the shot with the cub off centre was not keen on it,but thanks again for helpful comments.

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    Very cute fox cub and I like Steve's colour management. I tend to agree with Steve's cropping suggestions but as said, it is a personal choice when all is said and done. TFS.

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    very cute and agreed to comments above
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    Christopher,

    I know you said you preferred the crop as presented, but I feel the centralizing of the subject does not enhance your image.

    For me the most interesting parts of the image are the cub and the surface he is sitting on as you can see the cubs have been laying there. The large black area in the back is distracting and draws the eye. The large OOF area in the front is distracting and draws the eye. Neither are attributes you wish to have in an image as they distract from the center of interest (the fox).

    Try a ROT crop putting the UL power point on the nose and the LR corner of the cropping grid at the LR corner of the current crop. What you will find as I did is a lessening of the black area and the OOF area.

    If you wish I can post my suggested crop.

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    thanks everybody for your comments,and Robert,would you please post your suggested crop.thanks again.

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    Hi Steve,having had a second look at your repost,I have noticed that the green on the rock right behind the cubs bottom,and other places onthe rock,is a aqua marine green,and is not the natural green it should be,but I get were you are coming from,to improve the photo.thanks again.

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    Hi Chris, working with posted images as you know is not ideal. I agree, that the colours on my repost are not as reflective of the location as they should be, however my concern was that the OP had a cast to it and it was easier to posting something to illustrate this rather than trying to type suggestions or thoughts on how you could amend your posting if you so wished. Probably the answer is somewhere in between the two postings.

    Dog food works wonders too BTW.

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    Hi Christopher, very cute little guy, nice capture with good eye contact and nice expression. I tend to go with Robert for a tighter crop but as mentioned that is a personal choice.

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