Vixen

Discussion

19 replies

Posted by Mark Davies on May 10, 2010 at 5:43 AM

latest in the series . She is getting a little more confident over the last few days and despite erratic feeds , her patrol route remains timely and consistent . Dad is a little less predictable choosing his appearances to suit the disturbance levels .
Techs
D3/500mm F4
at f4.5 ,1/320th , iso 640, -1 ev
All c/c's welcome
Thanking you in advance.

Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 10, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Hi Mark

A very good image ( one I would like as it beats my garden fox ) but for me a bit spoiled by the OOF mush covering the lower half of the face

Looking forward to seeing more from you in this series

Posted by Bob Cox on May 10, 2010 at 8:11 AM

Hi Mark great face , the mush is there and I guess you take what you can ,if anything it adds to the image .

Bob.

Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 10, 2010 at 9:34 AM

A tad too much mush for me and its clear that she is eating something so i would prefer a closed mouth-it will all come in time

Dave

Posted by Colin Crowdey on May 10, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Hi Mark - this project of yours is starting to reap some rewards - like this a lot - mush doesn't bother me too much, you have strong eye contact and great catchlight.
cheers

Colin

Posted by Paul King on May 10, 2010 at 11:30 AM

This is for me the best in the series, nature aint always the perfect shot!

Posted by Bertl Menegoni on May 10, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Great vivid snapshot Mark,
the soft foreground does not disturb me

Bertl

Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM

Would agree with DC, although is she saying 'all gone?'

Thank goodness we don't have Smell-O-Rama Mark, but guess it's the price you pay.

cheers
Steve

Posted by David Taylor on May 10, 2010 at 12:47 PM

Excellent focus on the eye, and well timed to capture the mouth open.

Posted by Paul Rosser on May 10, 2010 at 1:16 PM

Brilliant focussing Mark, but I'm not too sure about the OOF 'mush' in the foreground mate!?
Regards,
Paul.

Posted by Austin Thomas on May 10, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Nicely done Mark,

I really like the eye contact and catchlights.
Maybe a little too much mush but the mush does add to the atmosphere of the image.

Cheers

Austin

Posted by Maggie Campbell on May 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Great pose in this one Mark but I'm afraid there is a little too much mush for me. It would have been nice to see the whole of the vixen's face in full detail. Still I would add this to my portfolio - no problem

Posted by Robert Lawrence on May 10, 2010 at 2:18 PM

The mush on the lhs of the face detracts from the image for me.

Posted by keith mitchell on May 10, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Mark this is superb ,please leave the mush it just as i have seen Foxes sets is off beautifully.

Keith.

Posted by Dan Armishaw on May 10, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Like this alot Mark!

I have a new lens now, sold the 70-200mm and have a 100-300mm plus kept the 1.4x TC which works nicely, wouldn't mind meeting up sometime and coming for a shoot with you

Posted by David Kjaer on May 10, 2010 at 4:15 PM

Another super image from this series!

David

Posted by Ian Haskell on May 10, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Like the overall feel of this. Not sure about a slice off the left or not (very small slice though). Keep working away Mark.

Ian

Posted by Calum Dickson on May 10, 2010 at 4:43 PM

So so sharp Mark, like some of the others the mush is a little too much but that said I would love to have anything half as good of foxes in my collection.

Calum

Posted by Matt Cole on May 11, 2010 at 4:18 AM

I really like the mush on this one as it frames the head very nicely for me. A really nice shot Mark, I like the soft light on the eyes. Very nicely taken.

Matt

Posted by Justin on May 11, 2010 at 6:51 AM

The out of focus vegetation adds a different dimension. Good close-up.