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Fox Cub Enviro

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 16, 2007 at 7:09 AM
Fox Cub Enviro
I am a bit later than i would like with these cubs,The 2 weeks in the states and then getting the hide up and spending a few days learning their routine mean they are bigger than i would like to have started with,There are 2 and their den is on some private land near my house so seeking permission was the first priority,The den is not far from a road and i have seen them playing in the road so the first thing i do is to check the road to see if there has been a mishap,so far so good,This image was taken this morning before sun up so a high ISO and the lens wide open-not ideal but better than nothing,I did get some images in better light but like the feel of this one

Canon 1D2 500F4 1/40@F4 30 euro hide noise ninja
Posted by David Kjaer on May 16, 2007 at 7:27 AM
Now that is a picture - very very nice!

David :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 16, 2007 at 7:34 AM
Indeed.... a very nice image Dave.

What's the bluey type stuff on the left? Are they grow bags or something?

:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 16, 2007 at 7:42 AM
Yes the den is in a field which has rows of black polythene with veg growing in them,The actual den is just behind the cub on the right,The other side of the den is a small orchard so may at some point get permission to shoot there but the light there is difficult-Hopefully as the veg grows it will cover the polythene
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 16, 2007 at 8:04 AM
Just rip them up. Farmer won't mind for a good cause Dave :biggrin:
Posted by Paul Gibbs on May 16, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Very nice shot dave. I guess its due to the furrow in the ground, but it looks like you have weird DOF... almost like massive field curvature...
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 16, 2007 at 9:15 AM
Hi Dave,
Lovely shot :toast:
Quick question , how good is Noise ninja , at the minute I'm using noise removal in CS2 , any thoughts???

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 16, 2007 at 9:28 AM
Actually i used neat image on this to reduce the noise,I know people who have used both and prefer noise ninja,they work very well and only cost about £20,I havent tried the CS2 noise reduction even though i have it
Posted by Andy Shepherd on May 16, 2007 at 9:50 AM
Hi Dave,
Thanks for the info.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 16, 2007 at 11:05 AM
10 out of 10 Dave - a real super shot and a real cuttie subject :toast: :toast:

Noise Ninja rules :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on May 16, 2007 at 12:16 PM
Hi Dave I like this fox in the habitat well done. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by writepic on May 16, 2007 at 12:23 PM

nice image dave, well done on staying back and getting that enviro shot, it works really well, i woudn't have thought of doing that.

mark
Posted by Alan Bryant on May 16, 2007 at 12:56 PM
A cracking shot Dave.

Look forward to your other ones in the future :toast:
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on May 17, 2007 at 5:42 AM
Hi Dave,all been said,............cracker :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Chace on May 17, 2007 at 8:57 AM
Hi Dave,
A shot that i am truly jealous of. Well done :toast:
Posted by Justin on May 17, 2007 at 6:22 PM
As much as I love close-up portraits,these habitat shots are something special.
The image has that unmistakeable and particularly attractive cool look to it from the early morning.
I like this one a lot.
:toast: :toast: :cool:
Posted by Paula Graham on May 19, 2007 at 4:58 PM
What a 'picture', in every way!