[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo

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[THC_SsSsSnake]

Yeah, the one there is a younger female and she was quite energetic and friendly with the staff. The fox was jumping up begging for snacks a lot but I prefer the shots that look more natural so I didn't process any of those!

My Flickr stream page is looking quite Foxtastic right now since I've just processed a bunch more and that's not even the end of the Fox stuff lol :|





Here's another shot of the female/Vixen being cute to the keeper for snacks

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gorgeous

Playful Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


The older male was a bit more serious and standoffish

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More Serious Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


He did a bit of scouting around their enclosure


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Sneaky Fox by Phal44, on Flickr


Reminds me a bit of a Wolf here I think because of the shape of the head... But a bit smaller and a lot more ginger

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Sulky Fox by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[THC_SsSsSnake]

I meant gorgeous pics

 

[Robzere31]

No touching up going on, as it was off the camera.

 

[413x]

first proper BIF photos

taken with my only semi appropriate lens, canon 100mm L macro with 60D
no adjustments, just a bit of crop

 

[miikeeyy92]

C&C most welcome

 

[Phal]

It's nice when birds are willing to come to you! It means you can use a nice sharp lens

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Stary Robin by Phal44, on Flickr

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Curious Robin by Phal44, on Flickr

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Overhead Robin by Phal44, on Flickr

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Dramatic Robin by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[D.P.]

very nice robin pics.
How did you manage to get those subject sizes with the 100mm L? Are they heavy crops?

 

[Phal]

Heaviest crops are still around 1800x2600 resolution from my 70d 20MP sensor

The bird was just very friendly! I was sat down on a bench which is quite secluded by a lake and he/she (the bird) was busy hunting insects. He kept stopping to munch insects before going to get more.

 

[D.P.]

Having the pixel density and a friendly bird always helps! Lovely lighting as well.

 

[Phal]

Light wasn't great as the area was a bit in the shade and it was a bit overcast too but I think I made the most of it! A few shots are ISO800 but the rest are 100/200 so not too bad.

The little guy/girl even hopped around my feet a few times. I sat with my legs out stretched and hoped he would sit on the end of my toes for a while but no such luck

 

[413x]

very nice robin pics.
How did you manage to get those subject sizes with the 100mm L? Are they heavy crops?

Who was the 100mm L comment too?

Ah, I see the Robin pics were with 100mm
Is such a good lens

 

[mrgubby]

Red Kite in Oxfordshire

 

[Andrew_McP]

That's a cracking red kite shot. I've had a pretty lean year until yesterday, when fate put these fellas in my sights. Shame my dodgy back meant the 40D/100-400L was at home. All I had was my SX50 in my hands and Johnny Morris's voice in my head.

You lookin' at me?

'Ere, Charlie, some bloke's starin' at me!

What's he want? Better tell Sid.

Squirrel Squad assemble! Time to gather some nuts!

Shame the sun went in again for the last one. If it had the light and sharpness of the threesome I'd be happy. But in some ways I wish I'd been shooting video rather than stills. It was rather funny the way I started seeing just one, then the second, then the third barges in between the first two to see what's going on. Then the fourth appeared to the right. I couldn't believe it.

Sadly a couple walking their dog came along then and the squirrels disappeared. For all I know there were dozens of them up there, about five meters up on the broken tree stump.

 

[413x]

just this for now 100mm macro L


Io Running by Al4x, on Flickr

 

[mrgubby]

Andrew, your squirrels just gave my wife a complete ***CUTE SQUIRRELLS** melt down

 

[413x]

more 100mm macro L lens


Daisy Chicks 2 (E) by Al4x, on Flickr


Swan Lake 1 (E) by Al4x, on Flickr


Swan Lake 2 (E) by Al4x, on Flickr


Orange Bee (E) by Al4x, on Flickr

 

[unrealrocks]

Stuck this up as a quick snap from the garden and got a surprising amount of attention on 500px so figured I'd stick it up here as well ...

500px - Robin

 

[Phal]

One of those long furry things that lives in the river

Cool Otter by Phal44, on Flickr

 

[Robzere31]

A bit of a savage crop, I need a longer lens

Still a great pic

Having spent the last hour going through this thread, I'm embarressed by my pictures.
Can I just ask how may of these pictures are post processing & how many are straight off the camera?