Here is one of a captive Red Fox that I shot many years ago. There is a wildlife sanctuary near my home that takes in Lion, Tigers and Cougars that people actually think they can keep as pets. They also take in injured animals that cannot be released back into the wild. I spent some time there mostly creating headshots of some of the animals quite awhile ago. This Fox was sleeping/resting, but occasionally would open its eye to see what was going on around it.
Nikon F80
80-400mm VR
Kodak E100 VS (scanned on Coolscan 5000)
shutter speed unrecorded
IMO captive animals can be very challenging if we can learn to challenge our self to create non traditional images. Andrew your image is a perfect example. Great composition and perfect execution.
Last edited by Sid Garige; 09-29-2010 at 11:33 PM.
This picture rocks! I agree it needs some sharpening and like the repost. However, you chose an awesome and unusual composition which makes this a winner in my book.
Personally, I like the softness of the original a lot, especially the almost liquid flow of the OOF fur over the ear. Repost looks good too, though - just not quite the same shot to me. A beautiful photograph with a fabulous composition, and foxes have such lovely colouring.
Last edited by Paul Taylor; 10-02-2010 at 12:44 AM.
Reason: poor expression of an idea :-)
Red Fox - captive
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