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Red Fox Cub

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Posted by Craig Churchill on May 14, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Red Fox Cub
Red Fox Cub (Vulpes vulpes)
Following on from Daves great cub shot I thought I'd let this be my first post!
This is one of the youngest of eight cubs!
All of the cubs are still very young and still have that furry teddy bear look about them,I crawled towards the earth over a period of an hour concealing myself with a bag hide and lying on the floor amongst a large patch of rape,the cubs took little notice and would wander unconcerned within feet of me often coming too close to focus on.
Most of the time I just watched them tustling with each other, a wonderful time had!!!

Nikon D3,500 f4 afs2,is0 400,1/125 f5.6,Beanbag,Bag Hide,Unwashed Clothes!!!(Makes the difference!)

Cheers

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Cheyenne Howell on May 14, 2008 at 12:46 PM
I just love this. Soon these shots will be rare, since the human animal gobbles up more and more of their habital.I guess the housing market slump has stopped some of this tho, for a short time.
Posted by Andy Bate on May 14, 2008 at 12:53 PM
great shot!! and i think your remark about unwashed clothes is spot on!! i always make sure i dont have any smellies on either when i go out, makes a big difference
Posted by Kent Johnson on May 14, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Great shot! How in the world did you find them?
Posted by Tim Taylor on May 14, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Fantastic shot and what a great experience it must have been to watch them in that intimate way. Congrats!

Tim :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on May 14, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Beautiful shot Craig :toast: :toast:

Very vivid colour { a sort of velvia feel}, which may not appeal to everyone, but there is no dought its a fine shot!!

Nicely done :toast: :toast: :toast:

Alan
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 14, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Hey i do the cub shots :biggrin: Lucky you have them in such open ground, Mine are in 2 feet of grass,Lovely comp on this and as cute as you can imagine-8 cubs my god-bet they are on benefits :biggrin:

Look forward to more

Dave :toast:
Posted by Brian Phipps on May 14, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Cracking image, in great light!! amazing first post!

Wheres the one with the rabbit :wink:

Catch up with you friday hopefully!
Posted by Graeme Lee on May 14, 2008 at 4:27 PM
Never attract any birds smelling like that! Superb and love the pose :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 14, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Excellent cub shot Craig. Love the low and angle and glancing look of the cub especially. Love them when they are in that teddy-bear stage. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on May 15, 2008 at 1:51 AM
Great image Craig - super DoF control and near perfect PoV - very envious :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on May 15, 2008 at 3:59 AM
Cracking work and an experience to cherish.

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by David Kjaer on May 15, 2008 at 5:14 AM
Hi Craig

A little stunner - great pose!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul Thomas on May 15, 2008 at 6:11 AM
Absolutely superb. I love the look-over-the-shoulder pose.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Paul Inglis on May 15, 2008 at 6:27 AM
Hi Craig,

I did comment on this yesterday but you deleted it just after! mind you it looks much better at 720px on the longest side! I can see it much more clearly now! :wink:

I love that pose! Superb image!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on May 15, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Well-earned and a great shot. I also appreciate the background info.
:toast: :toast: Eric