Red Fox Kit (Close Up)

[Danny J Brown]

I got a call from a person in a nearby town asking if I'd be interested in photographing some fox kits that were living under his barn. When I got arrived at the farm, I found it impossible to get a photo with natural habitat. Habitat included rock piles, a gravel road and various buildings. This was my favorite from the series because it provides a nice close-up one of the kit's face. The line in the background is a gravel road and the green is a field. As always, thanks for looking and feel free to manipulate and repost.

Canon EOS40D; Canon 300 F4 L IS; 1/640; F/6.3; EC +2/3; ISO 400; Manfrotto 055XB w/488RC2; PP in Canon DPP + Lightroom II.

[Marc Mol]

Well done Danny for getting a relatively clean BG. Great pose here, with nice color & fur detail, only nit is the two rocks in front of RR leg and being cut.

[Danny J Brown]

Well done Danny for getting a relatively clean BG. Great pose here, with nice color & fur detail, only nit is the two rocks in front of RR leg and being cut.

Thanks Marc. I don't want to jinx myself but I think I'm starting to get the hang of sharpening these little jpeg files. David Fletcher gave me a few good tips. I noticed those rocks as well but that's the bottom of the image. I sure wish those foxes would have been in a beautiful forest setting with a stream. Maybe next time.

[Mike Tracy]

Adorable little guy and I love that intent stare and sharpness of his head. Hind foot mentioned which caught my eye as well. Wish for more a tad more dof on tail.

[Harshad Barve]

Wonderful image , great BG and eye contact
TFS

[Steve Canuel]

Cute subject, sharpness and color look good. Cut foot mentioned. I'd remove the road. I think that would give it a more natural feel (den mound in a meadow). Looks like you did well to isolate from man made surroundings given your description.

[Malcolm Benn]

Lovely image and great eye contact

[Betsie Storm]

Danny, all things said already, but I add my vote for cuteness. Good capture in less than ideal conditions.

[Stu Bowie]

How is that eye contact Danny. Love the stare, and the overall detail and colours. Well exposed too. As the rear paw has been cut, I cant help thinking a crop like this.

[David Fletcher]

Super pose and comp Danny. Think you've done a good job isolating all the man made surroundings and you have great eye contact. Little bits already mentioned, and can only add a very appealing shot!

[Danny J Brown]

How is that eye contact Danny. Love the stare, and the overall detail and colours. Well exposed too. As the rear paw has been cut, I cant help thinking a crop like this.

I like this one too Stuart but my favorite part of the photo was the dirty, little front paws.

[DanWalters]

Nice eye contact and nice warm colors. I actually like the original crop. A vert crop would look nice as well.

[Hendri Venter]

I like this one too Stuart but my favorite part of the photo was the dirty, little front paws.

Then I would suggest a vertical crop. I like the overall sharpness. Well done on a lovely image.

[Willem Verboom]

The first one is beter looking for me. The colors and the eye contact is very nice. That kind of things nake the picture.

Willem