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Red Fox
Red Fox
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
Location: Newburyport, MA
Date: May 25, 2008
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2008

 I saw this Red Fox running around in the rough area next to the ocean on my way to Plum Island one morning at 7AM. In this shot he was coming over a small rise and looked right at me.

RAW Processing: Levels, White balance, Sharpening, Noise Reduction
Post Processing: Levels to darken the area around the fox and make the eyes pop. USM, Resize, USM, save for web

Statistics
Place: 223 out of 481
Avg (all users): 5.5933
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5357
Avg (non-participants): 5.7632
Views since voting: 697
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 150
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 06/07/2008 11:48:22 PM
Those eyes are wicked freaky lol. If I saw this out in the wild, I would certainly be inclined to run :) Beautiful capture.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/06/2008 06:54:06 AM
what an intense stare, good capture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2008 11:20:26 PM
wow the eyes are memorizing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 06/02/2008 10:20:36 PM
great lighting and detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/01/2008 05:28:33 AM
great eye contact and crisp focus...lighting suits this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/01/2008 01:31:43 AM
nice details but would take crop closer to his face
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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