As temps climb in No. Colorado, I am starting to get the itch to scout out some areas for wildlife images. Unfortunately, haven't had the patience or many great opportunities to capture great wildlife images.
The one exception may be this red fox mom taken two years ago in Laramie, WY. Even though there are many red fox images out there, I still admire such a cunning critter. And no doubt they are quite photogenic.
Posted by Glenn Randall on March 31, 2012 at 12:23 AM
Great shot, great texturing light, catchlight in the eye, good position within the frame,everything wildlife shooters are looking for. You might consider lightening the shadowed eye just 1/3 to 1/2 a stop.
This image was taken with a Nikon d-90, 1/640, f7.1 at 200mm. Lens was Nikon VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm.
Posted by John Mumaw on March 31, 2012 at 11:33 PM
Great lighting and expression! DOF is quite good, too.
An amazing capture with a 200mm lens. Was he tame?
I like Glenn's idea re: the eye in shadow and I find some of the greens to be a bit electric for my taste, almost to the point of distraction.
This session of images was one of the few times I was very patient. I spend hours approaching the den site, gradually getting closer and closer. Once I got to point they were comfortable with my presence, I was able to get some close shots. I will say though that the Mom in the image always kept a comfortable distance. Thus, the image was cropped quite a bit to remove distractions. However, the young kits were more curious and basically were all around me. The attached image shows how close. My shadow is in the lower left portion of the image. WIth an amazing 8 kits around, they really kept me nervous!
These were still wild foxes, but being the den was close to civilization, they do lose some of their fear of humans.
I don't often recommend folks getting this close to wild critters, but being a wildlife biologist, I do have some experience in how to read their behavior. That said, many a wildlife biologist's confidence has resulted in attacks.
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6 repliesThe one exception may be this red fox mom taken two years ago in Laramie, WY. Even though there are many red fox images out there, I still admire such a cunning critter. And no doubt they are quite photogenic.
Charlie Whiting
Denver, CO.
An amazing capture with a 200mm lens. Was he tame?
I like Glenn's idea re: the eye in shadow and I find some of the greens to be a bit electric for my taste, almost to the point of distraction.
These were still wild foxes, but being the den was close to civilization, they do lose some of their fear of humans.
I don't often recommend folks getting this close to wild critters, but being a wildlife biologist, I do have some experience in how to read their behavior. That said, many a wildlife biologist's confidence has resulted in attacks.