Desert fox pup 2

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 29, 2011118 views9 comments

Nikon D200, Nikon VR 80-400
@400, f/5.7, handheld

Same fox kit – different picture - of my previous post (2 days ago). I followed the suggestions from that posting and went for a tighter crop on the bottom and added a larger file. Thanks for watching!

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 29, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Very nice! Those huge ears are amazing. I like the soft lighting from the left.

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

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on May 29, 2011 at 5:36 PM

I like the side-lighting and it's a very cute kit!
I would be tempted to crop some from the top for a more "panorama" presentation?

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

Comment posted by Butch Lama on May 29, 2011 at 6:10 PM

Love that turn back look & big ears,very cute shot.

Registered on July 23, 2010, 42 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on May 29, 2011 at 10:52 PM

I think the composition/crop work well. Nice soft side-lighting on the face. Remarkable how skinny it is.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 30, 2011 at 12:15 AM

What a treat for a dull Monday morning

No real nits from me.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 30, 2011 at 3:14 AM

Another beautiful shot Esme' :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 30, 2011 at 9:06 AM

Nicely done!
Just love those huge ears.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM

What a fragile looking cutie Esme'. Great look back pose with good detail and catchlights! The extremely long tail and large ears are striking. I love the soft light and the fact that the BG is in shade helps a lot. The uncomplicated environment focuses all the attention on the kit, whilst at the same time portraying its harsh living environment. A slight panoramic crop could work. I like this.

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

Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on May 30, 2011 at 2:30 PM

Thanks to everyone for the nice comments. We were incredibly lucky in running into this desert fox family. The parents ran away and kept an eye on the pup form the top of the hill. The kit, too curious to resist, kept coming forward and resting in a sequence of beautiful poses. To add to our luck the encounter happened at sunset: the light could not have been better. All I had to do was to lay still on the desert floor, and shoot :-)

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