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I took this at the zoo in Springfield, Mo. The day was overcast, almost rainy, so the light was pretty bad. Still, when I viewed it on the computer I really l...
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I took this at the zoo in Springfield, Mo. The day was overcast, almost rainy, so the light was pretty bad. Still, when I viewed it on the computer I really liked the brown in the leaves as they half surrounded the color of the fox. I actually darkened the blacks a little which I thought suggested a vignetting around the fellow, To emphasize the effect a I cropped the image, centering the fox and creating a diagonal that I really liked.
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Maplhgr
March 12, 2017
Nice shot. Looking at your photos I'm going to guess you don't post process. I'm going to suggest you get Google NIK collection. It would make some of your work really pop. It is a great software suite and is free.
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Behind The Lens
Location
At the Hammonds Zoo, Springfield, Mo.Time
I took the shot at about 400 p.m.Lighting
The lighting was really bad in that the day brought off and on showers most of the time. However, we my wife and I) don't get there very often so we made the best of it. There were no brights or shadows.Equipment
Canon T6 with a Sigma 18-200 lens. I may have had a filter but I don't remember. I took the shot hand held with no flash. There was a chain link fence between the fox and myself so I worked around that. I almost always set the aperture setting and the ISO now. So. F6.3 and an ISO of 1600. That ISO is way high for me usually, but the light was really low. The camera set the shutter speed at 1/640.Inspiration
The circumstances of the situation. The little fox was not very active, but the zoo was almost deserted. He seemed curious. He kept peeking around this little structure in his enclosure sort of creating a story. I took several shots but this one was the most interesting. He seemed more engaged with whatever drew his attention and more completely unaware (unconcerned) with what was happening about him.Editing
I did some post-processing with Elements 15. I had to adjust the exposure a little. I used levels to heighten the the color of his coat and to bring out the contrast of its lighter color against the background. Lastly, I applied some vignetting to darken the edge of the image. This last action really focused the eye onto the fox and seemed to really draw the eye to the color and the texture of his coat.In my camera bag
My bag is really limited. I only have the one camera. I do have the 18-50 kit lens, but I almost always use the Sigma 18-200. I have a circula filter. Other than that I have cleaning supplies and a remote release. I have a tripod but it I don't usually use it.Feedback
Be patient; animals move. Don't give up because conditions are imperfect. To me an important principle in photography is to accept the limitations facing you, including your equipment but work to accomplish your task. I did not shoot this shot in raw; I would do that if I were todo that again. Don't over post process.
