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Toujours le blaireau

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Posted by Frederic Desmette on May 22, 2008 at 3:27 AM
Toujours le blaireau
Bonjour a tous
Usually, when I get a opportunity to photograph something, I do it to death....This is the case with the badger at the moment. I am starting to build all sort of setup to photograph them in.....In this case I use buttercup for this picture. I could not believe it. I was there at 17h00 to build this setup....the magic is that now, As soon that I place the peanuts and a bit of peanuts butter within 1 minute they would be one or two badger outside the den.....Incredible, but still only one of the youngster is bold enough to come out that early....this badger came out at 17h30 and it took him a while to get “into” my setup.... I usually do not like picture of mammals in the sun but I think this one work OK, what do you think. The picture was taken with the 1Dmark 3, 70-200 f2.8,at 400iso.(F7.1)
Bonne journee a tous
Frederic
Posted by Helge Sorensen on May 22, 2008 at 3:49 AM
Hi Frederic, you are showing som great badger shots, this is absolutely lovely with the yellow setting! :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 22, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Hi Frederic. I know what you mean about sunny shots. Its a lovely shot with eye contact and my only concern here is the contrast on a black and white animal. I've noticed that it is very difficult to expose for the white forehead stripe on a badger. Even with relatively soft light it is out of latitude range compared to the black fur underneath. It is a tough call. I love the setting, but feel the light is a touch too strong for our stripy friends. Then again I am looking at this from a little macbook so would be interesting to see what other peeps think. I still feel a naturally lit badgers is by far in a way more attractive than flash - so well done for getting there early enough. My cubs have been out at 1pm in the hot sunshine... would have never thought it possible!? :toast: :toast: :toast:

EDIT: Have just looked again on main screen at home and it looks fantastic so forget all my gibberish! :wavey: :biggrin:
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 22, 2008 at 6:06 AM
Hi Frederic,

Fantastic Badger series! Lovely capture and great setting!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 22, 2008 at 8:04 AM
Very attractive shot Frederic :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by PhilH on May 22, 2008 at 10:30 AM
Nice one... good that they are coming out early for you, know what you mean about the sun....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on May 22, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Very well seen and captured. I\t been really nice to browse the forum and observe the different Badger images that are now frequenting. Can't get enough of them.. Keep them coming..

Brett. :wink:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 22, 2008 at 11:06 AM
A very relaxed looking chappy-nice bright vibrant image-look forward to more

Dave :toast:
Posted by eric weight on May 22, 2008 at 12:52 PM
The whites look fine to me in this shot, Frederic. It almost seems wrong not to see them by flashlight. Wonderful shot.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by A.R.D on May 22, 2008 at 5:20 PM
Very nice!

Is the Badger just laying there sunbathing?

Composition is great. Those buttercups are really value added.

Regards
Posted by Mark Sisson on May 24, 2008 at 7:22 AM
No complaints or issues from this quarter - love the colour the setting brings and sunlight works ok for me.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by John MacTavish on May 24, 2008 at 1:32 PM
Quality shot that really stands out from the artificially lit ones.
Buttercups are a great touch

John :toast: :toast: :toast: