Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 still out and about. this is the latest effort. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 and another attempt 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 seems like he's having a moment lol.. nice camera going by the little jpegs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Just get stuck into it, editing software is the best piece of photography kit you will ever have I can't believe you said that... Look what happens when people like Ghillies are let loose with editing software... photos taken in the dark have a nasty (but unsurprising) habit of looking like they were taken in the dark... get over it, or get some more light on the subject, but don't mangle the feck out of them afterwards and totally destroy the image quality please. I like the fox against the tree in the dark. It has mood and atmosphere, makes it more than just an urban fox... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 i like em both . but i am struggling with light but most of my pics are taken in the half light of dawn and dusk. in the shitty scottish. weather. i do need a good lens to help me. and a better understanding of my camera . but i'll get there the urban fox is a great subject as it will let you get up close on occasion i'm not a photographer i'm more of a snapper. opportunist. but i'm enjoying it as a pasttime. thanks for all your comments 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 seems like he's having a moment lol.. nice camera going by the little jpegs. he is scent marking the tree. canon 350d Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 (edited) Just get stuck into it, editing software is the best piece of photography kit you will ever have I can't believe you said that... Look what happens when people like Ghillies are let loose with editing software... photos taken in the dark have a nasty (but unsurprising) habit of looking like they were taken in the dark... get over it, or get some more light on the subject, but don't mangle the feck out of them afterwards and totally destroy the image quality please. I like the fox against the tree in the dark. It has mood and atmosphere, makes it more than just an urban fox... Aint really too bothered what you believe,,,you have your thoughts, others have theirs.. Edited April 21, 2012 by Romany Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 i like em both . but i am struggling with light but most of my pics are taken in the half light of dawn and dusk. in the shitty scottish. weather. i do need a good lens to help me. and a better understanding of my camera . but i'll get there the urban fox is a great subject as it will let you get up close on occasion i'm not a photographer i'm more of a snapper. opportunist. but i'm enjoying it as a pasttime. thanks for all your comments You're getting there Light is the main thing in photography so you might want to invest in a flashgun if you don't already have one... the onboard flash units don't really have enough oomph. A company called Yongnuo do a very acceptable alternative to the Canon 580ex, but it will only work manually. It doeas have the same power as the 580 though, and I've found it very useful as a slave flash off - camera. http://www.long-exposure.com/blog/2010/11/05/yongnuo-speedlite-yn560-vs-canon-580ex-vs-sunpak-pf30x/ Getting the flash as far away from the lens as possible will also help to reduce the red-eye effect, which is always more of a problem with a long lens. A powerful LED light is another way, as the foxes are urban they will be used to bright lights! The only other alternative in low light is to turn the ISO up as high as you dare. Noise will be a factor then, specially if you then try and brighten the image - Ghillies has made a good attempt and almost turned night into day, but at the expense of the image quality I fear... The best way if you want the background brighter as well is to use flash and high iso - this will help combat the low-light noise issue and the subject and background should be reasonably bright. Good luck, and keep em coming, I'm enjoying looking at these foxes! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 i like em both . but i am struggling with light but most of my pics are taken in the half light of dawn and dusk. in the shitty scottish. weather. i do need a good lens to help me. and a better understanding of my camera . but i'll get there the urban fox is a great subject as it will let you get up close on occasion i'm not a photographer i'm more of a snapper. opportunist. but i'm enjoying it as a pasttime. thanks for all your comments its one of those unfortunates, twighlight being the best time, but worst for camera's without some kind of illumination help, but even with illuminasions,flash or other, theres a whole new world of things to adjust to. hey Tuttles! hehehe full on flash them lol. (or get a flash remote and put the flash over there a bit). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 its one of those unfortunates, twighlight being the best time, but worst for camera's without some kind of illumination help, but even with illuminasions,flash or other, theres a whole new world of things to adjust to. hey Tuttles! hehehe full on flash them lol. (or get a flash remote and put the flash over there a bit). Well you're okay you've got a collection of torches, and you could always bounce the flash off the top of your head... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 thanks for the advice and the link. i have no flash unit as yet .just the built in one. however i have some good lighting that we use in construction. one is a large led panel. i might try and find a way to use these. the other thought i had was to bait an area at a set time so they come to feed before dark. thanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 took these yesterday. but they wouldnt upload. for some reason. cheers 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,793 Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 took these yesterday. but they wouldnt upload. for some reason. cheers Great pics It was the site mate, thats why we couldn't up load pics. Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 fast little fecker be getting fed up with this little chap 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ghillies 209 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 Tuttles, theres a fine set of hair on that head ty, its just the quolity of the skin that makes me look bald lolol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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