Well not quite bacon. I spent half a day in a bag hide sat behind some scrim netting waiting for a litter of cubs to emerge. When, after 4 hours, one crept into the open quickly followed by two others I was delighted but just seconds later they all looked up and bolted back into cover. Gutted, I looked over the lens only to see mum trotting in with a bunny. I just had time for two quick snap shots, this one and the following one where she is half obscured by the cover. How frustrating, she had come right across an open field carrying this whilst I was concentrating on the den site!!! Typical.
I have to, with respect, disagree with Nigel (sorry Nigel!) about the foliage. Sometimes these wee details can add rather than detract from the shot, and in this case, for me, it adds to the image. This image is very evocative because its not clinically composed and perfectly framed. The 'about-to-vanish' feel that the foliage adds gives this a documentary quality that would be sadly lost in a more pictorial version. I know this is really a personal opinion, but it floats my boat!
Thinking more widely, and in a more narrative way, about the use of the two shots - the in-the-open one followed by the half-obscured one used in a digital slide presentation, with one fading into the other, would look rather wonderful.
I dont see many foxes, and if I even got one in my viewfinder I'd be lucky. So to be able to get THIS type of action is great!
Thank you all for the comments.
John - as I mentioned in a comment on your last post, you really do have an artistic eye. Your suggestion of using the two images in a slide presentation is inspired. Oh how I wish I had a bit more of an artistic leaning...as it is I deleted the second image as being of no use!!! Hopefully I will learn to think a bit more laterally one day and try to see more possibilities rather than just the obvious ones for my images.
I too don't have any issues with the bits of foliage in this picture as the all important bits of the fox are clear.
PS. I've just been through my recycle bin and found the said image. If it is of any use to you John (I never have call for digital slide shows)drop me an e-mail.
Well I have to agree with Nigel and John. Blimey this fence is uncomfortable. It just depends what you want to do with it. Personally I'd love this on my hard drive, but I probably wouldn't ever print it; however if as John says you were giving a slide show or maybe writing an article this could be a really useful image. Not every publication uses technically 'perfect' images, they often prefer ones that illustrate the writing. Opportunist shot of an opportunist fox, well taken. eric
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Brett
At least you've got a shot - all I've come away with so far in the last 8 days is a few bunny pics and a semi-healed up shutter
Phil.
Thinking more widely, and in a more narrative way, about the use of the two shots - the in-the-open one followed by the half-obscured one used in a digital slide presentation, with one fading into the other, would look rather wonderful.
I dont see many foxes, and if I even got one in my viewfinder I'd be lucky. So to be able to get THIS type of action is great!
John - as I mentioned in a comment on your last post, you really do have an artistic eye. Your suggestion of using the two images in a slide presentation is inspired. Oh how I wish I had a bit more of an artistic leaning...as it is I deleted the second image as being of no use!!! Hopefully I will learn to think a bit more laterally one day and try to see more possibilities rather than just the obvious ones for my images.
I too don't have any issues with the bits of foliage in this picture as the all important bits of the fox are clear.
PS. I've just been through my recycle bin and found the said image. If it is of any use to you John (I never have call for digital slide shows)drop me an e-mail.