Just to let you know digital cameras do take a long time to take a picture. When you take one picture you have to wait until you can take another picture. I have a digital camera right know but I am looking into getting an automatic camera. I think it called an automatic camera, but not exactly sure.

good idea that is actually what I did I started out with a digital and am now going to another

Once you see one fox, I find then you start picking them out like crazy. Before I saw the foxes at the beach, I would quite often miss them. Now that I know their habitat, quite often I catch glimpses of them peaking out from the woods while driving.

For what it's worth, I'd say that hand is genuine (care to enlighten us? ) I never photoshop a *photo* (except basic stuff like lightening and darkening) but when I'm doing creative art work, I make the most of the tools at hand. My site banner is comprised of about six different images. For my

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I used photos of foxes and screenshots from Rollercoaster Tycoon 3. Don't ask about the fox on the skateboard at the end (GIF files, anyone??)

Oh well. Great photos, Polly, and absolutely beautiful foxes.

I've never used anything other than a digital camera. My current one is a Canon 300d digital Rebel (that is, a digital SLR) with a Sigma lens that goes up to about 400mm (about 12x optical zoom). Also got six megapixels, which allows high quality images.

For most wildlife, zoom is essential, which leaves you a) needing a tripod or b) having steadier hands than your average goalkeeper. At the absolute minimum, you want 6x zoom; lower than that, forget it except for unusual situations or photographing, say, frogs.

You also ideally want a camera with a fast shutter speed to stop images blurring (as Silverfox says, *some* digital cameras are bad for this) and one that's tolerant of low light conditions. Macro gives you the option of great pictures of insects. A camera doesn't have to be expensive to be good, but honestly, having seen what Canon DSLRs can do, I would never willingly go back to anything else.

Thanks for your encouragement.

I may start another thread about the game, actually, and leave this one to Polly's foxes...