canon 10d sigma 70-200 2.8 1/90@f2.8 iso400
taken tonight at the sett. I got a few shots tonight and in a bit more light than last time, so with a bit of luck i'll have some shots of the cubs soon.
It loooks a big animal, you must have been reasonably close, are you in a hide or buried under camo netting?
It must be frustrating to be shooting in low light, looking forward to more.
Hello Stewart
I hope you don't mind, but I had a quick play with your image in CS to try to lift some more detail. I use the shadow/highlight tool and also reduced the greens a little to make the animal more predominant. It was just a quicky, but I think it improves the animal detail a little.
Best wishes
Phil
PS I like the image and particularly the framing of the badger by the tree.
As Philip K has shown I think you can pull a bit more out of this image, which will give it a huge lift, I really like the setting here with a great sense of the environment and really looking forward to seeing more.
Thanks all !...
You are right there is loads more detail to be had in this this is full frame and straight out of the camera i have not applied any usm etc. The problem being that there is also quite a bit of noise i'll have a bit more of a play around with it and see what i can do. Tim i was about 8 or 9 metres away sat in some nettles with a bit of scrim over the camera and myself. It is a bit frustrating from a photography point of view that they are coming out just as the sun comes down, and limiting the options you have for shots, but the wildlife watching side of it more than makes up for it. And i know it's only a matter of time until they will be out in good light,the last shot i posted was at iso 3200 1/6@f2.8 this one iso 400 1/90@f2.8 so it shouldn't be too long now. All the interesting stuff happens just as it goes dark, the badger in the shot is the male (i think!) and he tends to come out in reasonable light for a quick check around the area, then as the light fades beyond photography the female and cubs appear and i watch them scratching and playing for a while before making a quiet exit without disturbing them too much..
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5 repliestaken tonight at the sett. I got a few shots tonight and in a bit more light than last time, so with a bit of luck i'll have some shots of the cubs soon.
Stewart.....
It must be frustrating to be shooting in low light, looking forward to more.
Tim
I hope you don't mind, but I had a quick play with your image in CS to try to lift some more detail. I use the shadow/highlight tool and also reduced the greens a little to make the animal more predominant. It was just a quicky, but I think it improves the animal detail a little.
Best wishes
Phil
PS I like the image and particularly the framing of the badger by the tree.
As Philip K has shown I think you can pull a bit more out of this image, which will give it a huge lift, I really like the setting here with a great sense of the environment and really looking forward to seeing more.
You are right there is loads more detail to be had in this this is full frame and straight out of the camera i have not applied any usm etc. The problem being that there is also quite a bit of noise i'll have a bit more of a play around with it and see what i can do. Tim i was about 8 or 9 metres away sat in some nettles with a bit of scrim over the camera and myself. It is a bit frustrating from a photography point of view that they are coming out just as the sun comes down, and limiting the options you have for shots, but the wildlife watching side of it more than makes up for it. And i know it's only a matter of time until they will be out in good light,the last shot i posted was at iso 3200 1/6@f2.8 this one iso 400 1/90@f2.8 so it shouldn't be too long now. All the interesting stuff happens just as it goes dark, the badger in the shot is the male (i think!) and he tends to come out in reasonable light for a quick check around the area, then as the light fades beyond photography the female and cubs appear and i watch them scratching and playing for a while before making a quiet exit without disturbing them too much..
Thanks Stewart...