Cape Fox Kit

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 5, 2012209 views13 comments

ome family time so my visits to the forum were brief and limited .

It took me a few trips to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park to get a den site close enough to the road, and even then it started to rain so I had about 3 minutes to take a few photos of this cute little guy before he ducked underground for cover.

I realise some won't like the shallow DOF and truth be told I could probably have gone to f5.6 or f8 for more, but I like portraits with very shallow DOF

Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f4.0 @ 1/500 SS @ ISO-640

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on February 6, 2012 at 4:45 AM

He's definately very cute

The depth of field suits me just fine, but I also like it really shallow. The even light and general shades of brown make this quite lovely...

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on February 6, 2012 at 6:39 AM

Very lovely cub, and the shallow dof works just fine. There is a lot of sharpness where needed, and your interpretation of the image is saying that the rest of the subject isn't as important as the face, which is ok with me.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 6, 2012 at 10:16 AM

I do like the expression you caught on the face of the fox. Nice and sharp where it counts. I do wish it was just a tad darker, for me the light tones blend in some with the BG. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 6, 2012 at 1:22 PM

This is a solid portrait of a beautiful subject Morkel. I think you made the right choice with going for a shallow DOF as it maximizes BG separation through DOF, which works often well in situations where the subject and the BG colors are kind of similar, and therewith puts all the attention on the face.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 6, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Beautiful portrait- Great warm colors and a stunning quality of light on this one- My congrats, Fabio

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on February 6, 2012 at 7:20 PM

Morkel, DOF looks good to me! This little guy is super cute & you did a really nice job w/ the composition. Nice work!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 7, 2012 at 7:06 AM

A cool image, nicely captured!
If this was mine, I might try to darken the Bg a bit, to make it stand out better.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 7, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Very nice BG that compliments the fox. I think the shallow DOF works here!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 7, 2012 at 7:13 PM

I like it as posted. Did he offer additional poses and ear positions?

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 7, 2012 at 8:38 PM

Great light and harmonious colours. Love this little face, and don't mind the shallow DOF at all.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 8, 2012 at 2:41 AM

Appreciate the kind feedback, folks...
He didn't give me much after this. It was starting to drizzle and he scuttled into his den, and didn't appear again that day.

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

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on February 9, 2012 at 12:34 AM

I think a higher f stop would not give you the seperation from the BG like you have here,
As the colour palette is so similar

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 9, 2012 at 10:51 AM

What a cute one. I like Eyes and eye contact, and pose of the fox. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments