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Posted by Danny Green on July 31, 2006 at 5:28 AM
Badger
Over the Summer there has been some great Badger images posted first by Dave Courtney and then by David Kjaer. At the time Tom W and myself were feeding a family of Badgers but were not even close to getting any decent images, but we have stuck with it and are now starting to get some results. I am still pursuing Water Voles, so doing them in the Mornings and Badgers in the evenings, I am really enjoying my photography at the moment working with two beautiful and facinating mammals.

Canon EOS 1D MkII, 70-200mm Lens, Two Metz Flashguns, 1/60, F13, ISO Rating 200.

Cheers

Danny :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on July 31, 2006 at 6:12 AM
Hi Danny
great shot of the Badger. I like the expression on the Badger's face and the Badger stands out from the rest of the picture. I also like the composition.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on July 31, 2006 at 7:51 AM
Poor thing looks tired, should get some sleep at night. Good tidy image.

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Tim
Posted by Sean Bolton on July 31, 2006 at 2:57 PM
Hi Danny

A good badger shot with very well controlled use of the flash. Composition wise for me it is slightly too tightly framed but I appreciate how tricky these types of image are so top marks for your perseverance, I hope you get more opportunities during the rest of the summer.

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cheers

Sean
Posted by Rob Howard on July 31, 2006 at 4:07 PM
Hi Danny,

The work you and Tom have put in over the weeks is certainly paying off. A very well exposed image, showing these fascinating mammals.

Regards

Rob
Posted by Philip Kirkham on July 31, 2006 at 4:47 PM
Hello Danny
A great result from all those hours of perseverance. It's nice to hear you are enjoying your photography, too, life can certainly be good at times :smile: .
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Danny Green on July 31, 2006 at 5:43 PM
Thanks Phil, while I was away in the Treshnish Isles I lost a close friend to a sudden illness and it really hit home that life is so short, for the first time I have really started to treasure what I have got and want to enjoy what I do.

Danny
Posted by Graeme Lee on July 31, 2006 at 6:05 PM
Hi Danny,

70-200 lens? Were you sat in it's set waiting for it to come home? :biggrin:

Very nice BG and the rock adds to it a lot. Possibly a bit tight for me too, but that's very minor indeed.
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Graeme
Posted by Justin on August 1, 2006 at 12:05 PM
Hi Danny,

The enjoyment photography gives you clearly shows in the quality and originality of your work.

Excellent shot once again and pleased to hear that your hard work is now paying off.

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Posted by Barrie Courtenay on August 1, 2006 at 2:39 PM
Great shot Danny,must have lots of patience like my brother Dave,think you may need another flashgun for backround. :toast: :toast:

Barrie :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on August 2, 2006 at 6:52 AM
Hi Danny

Super portrait!

David :toast:
Posted by Graham Bailey on August 7, 2006 at 7:22 AM
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