Dinner is Served

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 18, 2013293 views16 comments

It's hard to describe the energy of this moment. Two of kits were quite excited about mom's delivery and were scrambling around, dirt flying. The other four were clueless. I am amazed at how they can be calm and cute one minute and so fierce the next.

Same set up as the previous posts.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Marella on May 18, 2013 at 10:41 AM

Fantastic capture, Russ. Nothing more to say.

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on May 18, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Russ,
Nice capture. I really like the catch light in the little one's eyes. DOF and sharpness of faces is excellent. Warmth of color greatly enhances the image.

Registered on January 5, 2013, 37 Posts, 261 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 18, 2013 at 12:07 PM

I think the energy comes through very well in this nicely composed photo. Good choice of shutter speed and dof to center the attention on the three subjects. It has been a couple of years since I was lucky enough to find some foxes to photograph, wish I could have an opportunity like this! Wonderful photo Russell.

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Comment posted by Scott Fricke on May 18, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Wow Russell, they just keep getting better and better! Great capture of the moment, you caught the kits perfectly to illustrate your description.

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on May 18, 2013 at 11:10 PM

This is one of the images where just one word is needed in a comment. The difficulty is in choosing the right one as so many apply. Outstanding, Wonderful, Excellent and many more are appropriate.

Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 19, 2013 at 2:06 AM

Russell,

Scott is correct, this series just gets better and better, wonderful image

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 19, 2013 at 4:14 AM

The series of images you made of this red fox family has been a joy to watch. You took wonderful advantage of the opportunity given to you. A wonderful behavior capture. Looking forward to seeing more.

Great Work Russ!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Steeve Marcoux on May 19, 2013 at 6:44 AM

Great behavior and family shot !

Registered on November 23, 2012, 15 Posts, 76 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM

This image tells a wonderful story of life in the wild, a must see large..
The techs look excellent, this one needs no introduction!
Very nice Russel!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on May 19, 2013 at 1:57 PM

Amazing moment captured very well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 19, 2013 at 6:16 PM

Great shot, Russ. I looked back at the rest of this series, and it's great. Makes me jealous that you have such a great resource handy! The light in the mother's eye is terrific in this image, as is the action.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on May 19, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Great action shot Russell! I love the look on the young ones faces.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 19, 2013 at 9:11 PM

Sweet! No nits. I hope you managed to capture lots and lots of frames from the encounter!

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Russell Colletta on May 19, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Thanks everyone. Yup Lon, shot over 400 images in that hour or so. Thankfully, I've got it culled down to somewhat less than that. It was just one day, never repeated, but it was a special day indeed. About time for me to end this story before I wear out my welcome on this site. But it sure was fun. Thanks again.

Registered on October 31, 2009, 114 Posts, 1008 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 20, 2013 at 6:59 AM

Hi Russell nice sequence of images. Just looked at this one, looks a little flat, try in Levels moving the white point to 217, I think you will like the change and it gives the image a bit more 'pop'. It's the right side of blowing any whites.

Might try pulling back a bit, just a wee bit tight, but you have grab the moment.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on May 20, 2013 at 11:35 PM

I haven't seen anything like this in a few years. I love watching mom bring home dinner to kits. They get so excited. You did a really nice job of translating that to us in this shot Russ. Nice work!

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