Fox After Squirrel + repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 2, 20073,331 views21 comments

Canon 40D
1/800s f5.6
ISO 400 100-400is @ 370mm
Raw hand held

I don't get achance for this type of action often but was lucky to see this chase today. The fox was ready to grab this guy when the squirrel stopped and flipped the other way leaving the fox scrambling and way behind.
Comments appreciated
Rick T

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on December 2, 2007 at 7:46 PM

Great action! I wish the squirrel was a little sharper but its Superman pose is excellent.

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Comment posted by Kim Kaiser on December 2, 2007 at 7:51 PM

that one is funny, squirrel is gettin on outa there

Registered on November 1, 2003, 45 Posts, 370 Comments

Comment posted by Shane McDermott on December 2, 2007 at 9:09 PM

This is awesome, it is just great to see this play of nature, many people will go their whole lives and never see anything like this. By you taking it and sharing it gives many a rare glimpse into nature and hopefully a deeper appreciation. That's makes it beautiful and usefull!

Good on you.

Shane

Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Hanna on December 2, 2007 at 10:12 PM

WOW!!

Do you have anything else from this series?

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Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on December 2, 2007 at 10:19 PM

That's a great shot Rick! I like the squirrel defying gravity in this one! Where did you catch this one?

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on December 2, 2007 at 10:40 PM

That's a fantastic shot Rick - I love it!! The poses are great, as is the comp. The techs might be off a little, but that's very minor considering what you captured here. Very nice. A slight crop off the top of this would work well too I think, but that's just a preference.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 2, 2007 at 11:28 PM

Great action!

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Comment posted by Richard Tomalty on December 2, 2007 at 11:37 PM

Thanks for the interest everyone who has commented. I tend to walk and shoot a lot and therefore I agree that the techs could be improved. I was shooting birds 30 seconds before I spotted this interaction. I am posting the shot before and after the one you saw. They are technically challenged but fun. The first is when the squirrel dug in his front claws and did an arial flip 180 degrees and came up going the other way and the second is a few seconds later to show how far he was from the fox. Who gave up the chase a second later.
Cheers
Rick T

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Comment posted by Richard Tomalty on December 2, 2007 at 11:39 PM

And the other shot.
Taken at Botanical Gardens Ash.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 3, 2007 at 12:52 AM

The technicals don't bother me, that's a great shot!

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Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on December 3, 2007 at 10:40 AM

Forget the techs not being perfect...I love the action you captured! The snow flying around the fox, the squirrel defying gravity...fantastic catch, Rick!

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Comment posted by Andrea Albero on December 3, 2007 at 11:10 AM

Fantastic action!!!

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on December 3, 2007 at 11:17 AM

Wonderful poses!

The squirrell made a great get away!

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on December 3, 2007 at 11:56 AM

Very cool! I find it's terribly difficult to get ANY images of foxes much less such an awesome action/behavior shot. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Murray Feist on December 3, 2007 at 5:21 PM

The minute I saw this I had to laugh - the action tells a great story!
Murray

Registered on January 3, 2006, 7 Posts, 59 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 3, 2007 at 10:25 PM

Wow, I guess this is a "flying squirrel" !?!

Great action shot.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 4, 2007 at 7:17 AM

Richard,

great action. Like Jim said a bit more focus on the squirrel would have been great... The poses of both a very nice, because of its contrary direction. That emphasizes the fast movement of the squirrel...

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 5, 2007 at 2:42 AM

This is fantastic Rick, you did about as well as you could have here from a technical standpoint, use more dof to try and get both sharp and the shutter speed wouldn't have been fast enough to stop the action. A higher iso and you would have noise problems. Anyway, its a fabulous shot, congrats.

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Comment posted by Dona Hilkey on December 9, 2007 at 11:41 AM

I enjoy these fun action shots! Must have been great to watch.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 10, 2007 at 9:11 PM

Rick, I missed this when you posted it. Great capture.

Congrats on the EP. Well deserved.

Carol

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Comment posted by Jacob-Carl Pauw on May 26, 2008 at 9:50 AM

WOW WOW WOW!!! What an action. Very good shot.

Jacob-Carl

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