The Gift of Spring

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 11, 2011286 views13 comments

Saw the mother earlier today and as I returned home I found this little guy lazing unfortunately in the roadway.
Last year I saw three kits of one family killed by cars in a matter of a few days. I hope to keep this one frightened away, but the den is very close to a road that is used by people who sometimes seem to make sport of running over whatever wild thing they see.

D700 w/200.0-400.0 mm f/4.0 @ 380mm
1/60 sec@ f/8.0 ev -0.33
ISO 400
Handheld from car window

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on May 11, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Very cute and pretty darn good for hand-held. The vegetation adds a nice frame.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 11, 2011 at 2:04 PM

I love the vegetation which is something I was not fortunate enough to have at the fox dens I photographed this spring. Sharpness is an issue but considering the SS and HH it's pretty good

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

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 11, 2011 at 2:28 PM

Cuteness overload on this one.

Might be tempted to tone down the white highlights/blobs above the right ear, however you have done exceedingly well the techs.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on May 11, 2011 at 5:23 PM

very cute indeed!
given the kit was looking slightly to the RHS, I would have loved a bit more space on that side
the head doesn't seem to be critically sharp, and with your camera/lens combo I think you could have easily pushed up the ISO to give you better shutter speed

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Grant Collier on May 11, 2011 at 6:29 PM

Very nice capture! I agree about bumping up the ISO some more, especially since the D700 is supposed to perform quite well with higher ISOs.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 11, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Beautiful shot. The foliage and flowers are a great addition. It and the pose really fit the fox characterization of subtle but curious.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Harshad Barve on May 11, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Cuteness alert all over , Sweet image

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM

Very high on cuteness scale ! Could have further improved with higher ISO, Agree about toning down the white flower.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 12, 2011 at 11:02 AM

Incredibly cute Durwood

. I love those shiny eyes and the inclusion of the flowers. The point made about more space on the right is a valid one, although ideally a slight head turn to the left would have made this framing work. Nice DOF also. I agree that you were risking unsharpness at 1/60 sec, but from this small image it cannot be judged whether indeed the image is really sharp or not.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 12, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Wonderful image, Durwood. Really like how its peeking out and next to a flower at that.

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Comment posted by Joe Sulik on May 12, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Very nice! However, the blown out flower is distracting, I would try to darken it so the fox is your focal point.

Registered on January 7, 2009, 51 Posts, 165 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 13, 2011 at 4:53 AM

A beautiful spring red fox photo Durwood! Excellent work