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Not quite a fox...

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Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 10, 2009 at 7:23 PM
Not quite a fox...
Hi all,

Given the recent excellent fox and fox cub images posted, (and given that I haven't been out with the camera in weeks :frown:) I thought I'd give this one a go. This is a black backed jackal pup just coming out of the den. He was the confident one of three ln the den - fantastic little guys!

If you're interested, the two shyer pups can be seen here:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=121479&CGISESSID=6ffd5c097c1274f845cba07183637db0&u=12981


techs:300mm, 2x converter, 1/800s, f9, iso 250

taken in Lake Nakuru ntl park, Kenya

thanks for looking!

Billy :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 11, 2009 at 3:25 AM
I love the lighting on this, Billy. Perhaps a little wasted space on the left of the picture, but otherwise no nits as far as I am concerned.

David
Posted by Mark Davies on May 11, 2009 at 4:10 AM
what a great looking little character .Looks like these are up far later than my little troop .Nice one Billy.
Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 11, 2009 at 4:39 AM
Thanks guys. Mark, it's a largely diurnal species, so no early morning frustration when working with them :biggrin:

Thanks for the comments
Posted by Brett Lewis on May 11, 2009 at 5:03 AM
Very nice light Billy, like this little chap. Comp is fine with me..

Kind regards,

Brett :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on May 11, 2009 at 5:15 AM
a nice shot and interesting to see something a bit different. The pup has an impressive pair of ears! :)

Matt
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 11, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Know the area well Billy, nice to see them and something different rather than the Flamingos. Looks a tad warm to me, but still a nice capture?

BTW have they finished the road now from Nairobi? :toast:

Steve
Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 11, 2009 at 6:21 AM
Hi Steve,

yeah, they've finished the road finally, its amazing! Less than 2hrs drive from my parents house in nairobi to nakuru - perfect for a night or two over the weekend :biggrin:

thanks for the comments
Posted by Jorne de Bruin on May 11, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Nice to see the not so shy one as well Billy! AGain those big ears are just great, and the comp. is perfect! I do wodner if you used the s/h tool on the cub? he looks just a little washed out to me but maybe it's just the light...

Cheers! :toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 11, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Hi Jorne,

I didn't use S/H, but I did do a slight selective curves adjustment on the pup to bring out some of the shadow detail a bit more. Maybe I overdid it, my monitors still playing up :mad:

Billy :smile:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Well Billy glad to here that, won't miss it. Forgot to ask, still four lanes, ie 4 lanes one way until someone plays chicken? :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Craig Jones on May 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Lovely photo of this cute little fellow captured lovely here billy, :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Fran French on May 11, 2009 at 2:48 PM
As Craig says, a lovely little fellow. The comp and colour are fine with me too. Nice one Billy.

Fran :toast: