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Leaping Fox Kit

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 30, 2014645 views9 comments

Hi! I thought this image would be great for this challenge. I took this image in Waterton (of course ;) ). We were watching the fox kits playing together, when the mom brought back food. One of the kits stole the food and ran off towards the den with it. This guy decided that he wanted some of it and started pouncing through the grass to go get it. I was lucky enough to get him at just the right moment.

Thank y'all for lookin'!

D7100
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f/4 IF-ED
ISO 800
1/1250sec @ f/4
cropped to 85% width

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 30, 2014 at 7:09 PM

Perfect for this challenge Jenaya! Pretty good reactions on your part, those guys are QUICK!!

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 30, 2014 at 10:26 PM

Well done Jenaya,
Sweet action shot and the pano crop works very well.
Those laid back ears are too

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Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on August 30, 2014 at 11:15 PM

Excellent capture! Lovely!

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 31, 2014 at 1:48 AM

Fantastic shot Jenaya. Great intensity and great focus where it counts. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 31, 2014 at 8:28 AM

Love this Jenaya, great comp and energy.
Excellent!

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

Comment posted by Craig Myers on August 31, 2014 at 11:41 PM

Really great. I love the intensity in the eyes of this little guy.

Registered on September 1, 2008, 85 Posts, 757 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 1, 2014 at 8:54 AM

Excellent catch, with the fox flying and so intensely focused on its target. The pano crop works well at keeping the focus on those two points.

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

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on September 1, 2014 at 3:50 PM

I like the sense of high energy in this image, Jenaya.

Best,
Carol

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on September 4, 2014 at 2:21 PM

Thats so great. My fox family I couldn't capture them in the open like this, you're so lucky to have seen them in a field. I bet this was hard to capture you did an awesome job. He looks really focused!

Registered on November 4, 2013, 36 Posts, 210 Comments