Posted by Monika Chace on June 8, 2015 at 10:50 AM
It was snack time as I was driving home the other week. I didn't think I got any decent shots, so it took 2 cancelled trips to the San Rafael Swell (due to rain) and 3 weeks to even upload onto my computer. This is a different black fox than before.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on June 9, 2015 at 11:29 AM
The white tip of the tail and auburn eyes stand out well.
Posted by Glenn Randall on June 11, 2015 at 12:46 AM
Was there something distracting in the background that you pushed down to pure black?
Posted by Monika Chace on June 11, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Yes, Glenn, there was a structure with bright reflections on the aluminum nailed over one side. The aluminum reflections were awfully bright. I de-saturated, de-structured (if there's such a word), moved the brightness way down. I lightened the foreground & fox as it was pretty dim out (they're mostly nocturnal hunters). You can still catch some of the brown siding & light colored trim & aluminum reflections on the east & SE side of the house, but where the color of the house got darker, yes, it went to pure black & I elected to leave it that way since there was that gradient to begin with. I've thought about cropping, but haven't decided yet. I could easily crop the left side a bit without it feeling like caging in the animal. Thoughts?
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7 repliesIt was snack time as I was driving home the other week. I didn't think I got any decent shots, so it took 2 cancelled trips to the San Rafael Swell (due to rain) and 3 weeks to even upload onto my computer. This is a different black fox than before.
Wow, he/she is beautiful!
Hope to see more of this beauty, Monica. Quite a menacing look with those orange eyes against the dark fur.
Nice!
WHOA. That's a haunting image.
The white tip of the tail and auburn eyes stand out well.
Was there something distracting in the background that you pushed down to pure black?
Yes, Glenn, there was a structure with bright reflections on the aluminum nailed over one side. The aluminum reflections were awfully bright. I de-saturated, de-structured (if there's such a word), moved the brightness way down. I lightened the foreground & fox as it was pretty dim out (they're mostly nocturnal hunters). You can still catch some of the brown siding & light colored trim & aluminum reflections on the east & SE side of the house, but where the color of the house got darker, yes, it went to pure black & I elected to leave it that way since there was that gradient to begin with. I've thought about cropping, but haven't decided yet. I could easily crop the left side a bit without it feeling like caging in the animal. Thoughts?