Foxy Lady

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 2, 2010297 views14 comments

THis is about all I could salvage from a fox that refused to come completely out of cover. Large crop
D300
300mm 2.8
1/100 sec, f/5
Mode: A
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
Drive: Continuous
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on April 3, 2010 at 6:49 AM

Sandy:
Nice portrait capturing the gaze. The BG is lovely too.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Carlette Bragg on April 3, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Sandy, you have salvaged the best part. What a wonderful portrait!

Carlette Bragg

Registered on March 19, 2009, 76 Posts, 387 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 3, 2010 at 8:24 AM

I ecko ... beautiful portrait n lovely gaze.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Poggioni on April 3, 2010 at 10:08 AM

It seems the focus is on the nose rather than on the eyes. However I like the sweetness of this nice portrait.

Marco
Florence, Italy

Registered on August 6, 2009, 15 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Bob McQuade on April 3, 2010 at 10:57 AM

Nice portrait and com, but eyes are a little soft.

Registered on October 8, 2009, 214 Posts, 432 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on April 3, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Sandy - A little soft, but overall this is just great. The BG colors with the fox colors work really well together.

Registered on May 5, 2006, 178 Posts, 2224 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 3, 2010 at 2:23 PM

Great salvage work Sandy. Although I am not quite sure what you mean with salvaging, did you clone some obstructions out? It is evident that the focus is on the nose rather than the eyes, where it is more preferable. This is a pity as apart from that it is a beautiful image as presented with that smooth BG and those cute big eyes focussing on something other than you.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on April 3, 2010 at 9:26 PM

I would have to agree with others about the focus being on the nose, Sandy. However, you could selectively sharpen the eyes and see how it works.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 4, 2010 at 1:38 AM

Just sharpen the eyes a little Sandy and you're there! Nice background and a wonderful gaze from this pretty fox.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on April 4, 2010 at 3:40 AM

This is a wonderful shot. Great eyes and overall. Congrats on capturing one of natures most reclusive creatures. I here two families every spring within ear shot of my house. They are masters at hiding!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Ron McCombe on April 4, 2010 at 6:16 AM

Lovely image Sandy

Ron

Registered on November 16, 2009, 190 Posts, 207 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 4, 2010 at 9:09 AM

Hi Sandy,

There's lots of positives in this shot - compositionally I think it's nearly perfect for a portrait, the exposure looks spot-on to me, and I can't imagine a less distracting background! I do agree with the comments of the others re: the softness of the eyes and ultimately it would be nice if the depth-of-field extended back even a little further than that to include even the ears. But still very nice as posted...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 4, 2010 at 7:20 PM

This is a pleasing portrait. Was the habitat too distracting to show? The warm light and catch lights create a calm mood. Thanks for posting it !

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Michele Williams on April 9, 2010 at 5:33 AM

For me this shot is stunning! Great exposure, detail, bokeh, ... but most of all I love the expression you captured in the eyes. Great work!

Registered on April 3, 2010, 28 Posts, 146 Comments