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Long-legged badger - an Essex subspecies

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Posted by Phil Shaw on March 5, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Long-legged badger - an Essex subspecies

Essex Badger (Meles meles spp longifemora) – Thames floodplain.

Canon EOS 1Ds Mk2, 500/f4, multiflash setup with off-camera master providing feathered front-lighting and slaves set to provide fill from the rear.
Manual exposure mode f6.3 ;1/250, iso 200.
RAW image processed in Capture One; sharpened in Photoshop CS3; full frame.
Posted by Craig Churchill on March 5, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Really nice Phil,strange things happen down in Essex!!!!

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :wink:
Posted by Tom_W on March 5, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Stunningly lit and an excellent result.

T
Posted by John Robinson on March 5, 2010 at 3:44 PM
Great stuff !!
JohnR
Posted by Jeroen Stel on March 5, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Amazing! Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Terry Whittaker on March 5, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Great lighting and nice to see a badger with his head up. Nice one.

Terry
Posted by Rob Howard on March 5, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Hi Phil,

Good to see your still working your magic with the Badgers, a stunning result mate.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Paul King on March 5, 2010 at 5:31 PM
really well controlled lighting well done cracker. :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 5, 2010 at 6:04 PM
A cracker Phil. :wavey:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 5, 2010 at 6:58 PM
Spot on lighting, Love the badgers pose and eye contact-very nice

Dave :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Jeff Harrison on March 6, 2010 at 1:53 AM
"Long-legged badger - an Essex subspecies - " - must be the white high heels - even had its nails done and a bit of lipstick on the nose :wink: :biggrin:
Seriously - very nice work Phil :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on March 6, 2010 at 4:29 AM
Hi Phil, beautiful capture. :toast:
Posted by Andy Elliott on March 6, 2010 at 6:47 AM
"Long-legged badger - an Essex subspecies - " - must be the white high heels - even had its nails done and a bit of lipstick on the nose
Seriously - very nice work Phil


Jeff

Before I saw your post, that was exactly my thought! Beat me to it! :rolleyes:

Andy
Posted by Andy Shepherd on March 6, 2010 at 2:43 PM

Spankingly good Badger shot Phil, agree with Tom re the lighting.

Andy...
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 7, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Superbly lit and well executed image. The lighting effect almost makes the image 3D.

Brett :toast: