Fox kit

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 1, 2010121 views6 comments

This was taken May 25, 2010 in northern Utah. There was a den of four kits not far from a dirt road, they were so close that I had to take my TC off. This kit is just outside one of the entrances to the den.

I have several images with this kit looking towards me and zoomed back some, but I liked the profile presented here. The kit was looking at a flock of white-faced ibis flying overhead.

D200, f9, 1/250, ISO 250, 200-400mm VR at 400mm, aperture priority, 0 EV comp, 98% of the original frame. Larger version posted for evlauation of sharpness & detail.

As always, I sincerely appreciate your comments & critiques, thank you for looking.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 1, 2010 at 4:22 PM

MIa,

super cute shot with those 2 paws hanging out in front. It looks a little bright globally - but I would try toning down brightness on everything but the kit first and see what the results are. Maybe a touch of contrast boost would help too. Nice find

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Anderson on August 1, 2010 at 5:11 PM

This is beautiful, and the pose is brilliant. It's very sharp. I agree with Luke about it being too bright. Otherwise, it's perfect.

Registered on July 1, 2009, 30 Posts, 181 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 1, 2010 at 6:38 PM

A great look on this cutie Mia!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 2, 2010 at 12:04 AM

Great job, Mia. The choice of f9 is perfect, giving dof for all the head and paws. The busyness of the all the background grass detail could have been a problem, but it softens nicely as posted. Something I would maybe try is to selectively darken ( by a very small amount) the background foliage, just to see if it would provide a bit of dramatic "pop." I like the profile pose, but what pleases me most are those cute round paws!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on August 2, 2010 at 8:03 PM

Great pose and I like the lower angle. Agree it could use a little contrast and just a little saturation.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 3, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Wonderful detail on the larger image and something certainly has caught it's attention, great find, well done.

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