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Red Fox - on the run

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted August 11, 2011241 views9 comments

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) - Essex, UK
Canon 1Ds Mk3, 600/f4, Gitzo 3530LSV, Wimberley WH2.
Manual exposure mode f6.3;1/1000, iso 200.
RAW image processed in Capture One; sharpened in Photoshop CS5; noise reduction using Noiseware Professional Imagenomic; full frame.

This is a very boisterous juvenile male red fox that I've been trying to photograph for some weeks. He is huge and he barks more than any fox I've ever known. But trying to get close to him for full frame shots in the clear has been proving difficult. Now that the hay has been cut and there hasn't been time for much re-growth to occur is a good time for getting clear shots. Otherwise, if there is one projecting grass stalk in the field, you can bet that the fox will position itself behind it.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on August 11, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Wow! This is something special. The body position couldn't be better, with the raised paw and that stare. Colours and fur definition are outstanding. Can't recall a better fox image....

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 11, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Phil the clarity is great and super colour recon it would be very difficult to get a better shot than this.

Keith.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on August 11, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Very good.
JohnR

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Comment posted by David Taylor on August 11, 2011 at 6:47 PM

Looks full of the joys of vulpine life. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Andy Astbury on August 12, 2011 at 3:16 AM

Top drawer shot of a rather handsome chap Phil - I know a couple of vixens that would go weak at the knees if they clapped eyes on him!

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Comment posted by Simon Phillpotts on August 12, 2011 at 5:22 AM

Very nice shot Phil, the clarity is exceptional. Unfortunately these are all but extinct in my part of the world.

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Comment posted by Bob Johnson on August 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM

High quality shot Phil.

Bob

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Comment posted by David Sewell on August 16, 2011 at 5:38 AM

I was impressed with the small image, Phil, but the large version is mind blowing. Superb work.

David

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Comment posted by David Kjaer on August 16, 2011 at 12:42 PM

They don't come much better Phil.

David

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