Portrait

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 1, 2015155 views8 comments

Here is a portrait shot of a red fox taken today around noon. There are 3-5 fox that are habituated to human presence and unfortunately enjoy handouts (this particular fox was eating quite a bit of chicken scraps before we got there - but hey it IS the super bowl...), but at the same time they are healthy looking compared to many mangy and very skinny fox that we tend to see on Long Island.

Nikon D7100 300mm f4
f/10
1/1600s
ISO 500

Processed in LR5, full frame

- Luke

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on February 1, 2015 at 5:33 PM

He seems to be winking at you! Good portrait, environmental surroundings and detail. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 1, 2015 at 8:28 PM

great detail, color and dof. I really like the look on the face of the fox. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 2, 2015 at 7:23 AM

Neautiful portrait with great color and sharpness. Well done. Still looking for my first Red Fox.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 2, 2015 at 5:02 PM

Hi Luke,

Great pose and facial expression. The shadows nicely model the face..................Jim

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 2, 2015 at 5:04 PM

This is a dandy, Luke, in every way. Did you try vertical, too?

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 2, 2015 at 8:14 PM

Lon - I got some vertical shots - but no where near showing the whole body. Problems where that I was too close and that a full vertical would have shown the pavement it was sitting on (edge of parking lot) and I wanted the image to show that this was really "in the wild". I have a few things in mind of what I want and hope to attain them on future trips

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 3, 2015 at 2:20 AM

Nice detail in the larger image, Luke. I'm glad you got some light in one eye at least to show off that nice orange color. I don't mind the horizontal comp here (I like to do that with a centered subject sometimes to show a bit of the surrounding environment). I would maybe consider centering the head more (a bit more background on the right) if there were room, perhaps with a bit more breathing room at the top, but I think the presentation is quite effective as is.

Max

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 3, 2015 at 8:57 AM

Hi Luke,

Solid shot of a beautiful animal. I tend to like my portraits vertical (even if just this much of the animal is in the frame), but that's a personal preference issue. If this were mine I'd probably work the exposure (reducing it) and contrast a tad more in the region of the forehead and front of the ears. Tiny thing, but it's tiny things that collectively make a good shot great and earn the photographer that all-important second look at the image from viewers. This is becoming even MORE true in recent days as exposure meters get better and better and anyone with a decent camera can get pretty technically sound shots (well exposed, sharp, etc.).

Cheers...

Brad

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