Red fox

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 6, 2011273 views14 comments

NikonD300
Nikkor 70-200 mm F 2,8
ISO 400
1/320
Handheld

This Fox was preying on coots, without any luck. I figured that the fox would follow the riverbank, so I waited on that path. At times I couldn’t t see the fox anymore…camouflage really work well on these little critters, but he ( or she) did continue and for a brief moment he gave me this look.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 6, 2011 at 10:28 AM

Nothing to critique here,,,,,,simply fantastic!!!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 6, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Beauty here Loulou... Great image here ..and you have done very well with the composition. The out of focus in the foreground adds a lot here. Well done.

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Loulou Beavers on February 6, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Allmost full frame, I cropped a different color branche out, this composition was intended.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 6, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Like how you caught him looking through the opening. Nice eye contact.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on February 6, 2011 at 2:16 PM

Very very nice!

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Comment posted by Larry Reitz on February 6, 2011 at 4:32 PM

This is one terrific image resulting from patience and knowledge of the subject's behavior.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on February 6, 2011 at 5:42 PM

I really like this. the foreground vegetation and the nice clear look at the fox really work well for me on this.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 6, 2011 at 11:23 PM

Very nice Loulou. I like how most of the vegetation is very OOF, which makes the fox stand out so well. Also the fact that the whole head is clear amongst all those twigs is making this even more striking.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 7, 2011 at 6:52 AM

Cool image, very nicely done, original n creative !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Phil Mclean on February 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM

I'm sure a lot of us would have been looking at all that vegetation 'clutter' and hoping for an open stretch of riverbank to get a clean shot.But you've worked with that vegetation and created a really wonderful image.
Very well done.

Phil.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM

Good timing with the capture and your processing enhances the effect. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 7, 2011 at 3:50 PM

Awesome image- great expression of the fox, beautifully framed by the OOF foreground- if there is room in the file, I'd leave a bit more BG on top- very well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on February 9, 2011 at 4:17 PM

I love how you used the branches in the foreground to frame his face. You really captured a great look that makes you wonder what he's thinking.

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on February 10, 2011 at 8:09 AM

Nice one Loulou - very creative use of DOF.

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