Wild Arctic Fox

[Charles Daigle]

Spotted this little fellow at the front step today. He was quite approachable! It was also snowing.

E5
150/2
F4
1/250th
FL50
ISO200
0eV

[Morkel Erasmus]

nice portrait here Charles, with the white fur well exposed. did you make use of a flash? it does seem so...
I would do some more noise reduction on the background...

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely portrait and agreed with Morkel here
TFS

[Robert Amoruso]

Charles,

I agree with Morkel. Good looking portrait. I like the snow in the fur. The flash made them twinkle.

E5 camera? Who is the manufacturer?

Thanks for posting.

[Charles Daigle]

Thank you Morkel, here is a re-worked image with a little bit of NR run on the BG.



It was indeed lit by a flash, because where I am living right now, there is no sun. 24 hrs of darkness.

Harshad~Thank you.

Robert, the E5 is the latest Olympus DSLR.

[Marc Mol]

Very nice in your face portrait here Charles with the reposted NR on the BG an improvement.
TFS

[John Ippolito]

Lovely creature. I like the wet fur and nose. Good detail, and job on repost. I might be tempted to crop it even tighter.

[Charles Daigle]

Very nice in your face portrait here Charles with the reposted NR on the BG an improvement.
TFS

Thanks Marc, this was the first shot of a series I've done of him. He was curious for a SPLIT second, just enough for the AF to lock, then he was gone!

John, thank you. I've toyed with a tighter crop, but feel the room on both sides give the image depth.

Cheers,

[Sid Garige]

Unique portrait of Arctic Fox. Just curious Cahrles, where in arctic do you live?

[Charles Daigle]

Unique portrait of Arctic Fox. Just curious Cahrles, where in arctic do you live?

Thank you Sid. This was a once in a lifetime shot for me.

I am living in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada.

I have been here for 6 months on a temporary work assignment. Dec 9 is Xmas for me as I am finally going home, on the east coast of Canada.:D

[Morkel Erasmus]

the repost looks much better Charles! is Resolute Bay in the upper north of Canada?

[Charles Daigle]

the repost looks much better Charles! is Resolute Bay in the upper north of Canada?

Thanks Morkel! Resolute Bay is indeed in the far north of Canada. The second northernmost civilian community in Canada! The coldest I've seen so far is only -58 with windchill :D

[Morkel Erasmus]

is that -58 CENTIGRADE?? can't even imagine anything being that cold...

[Charles Daigle]

yes Morkel, it is indeed -58 Centigrade! In the south-eastern part of Canada (where I usually live), the temperatures can reach +45 C (with humidity) in the summer, and winters in the -30's :D A truly dynamic place to live!

[Morkel Erasmus]

ouch - that sounds like a massive temperature variance! I do want to visit your beautiful country sometime...

[Sid Garige]

yes Morkel, it is indeed -58 Centigrade! In the south-eastern part of Canada (where I usually live), the temperatures can reach +45 C (with humidity) in the summer, and winters in the -30's :D A truly dynamic place to live!

Charles,

Listening to Kabloona: Among the Inuit. If you ever get a chance check it out. You might find it interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Kabloona-Among.../dp/1555972497

-Sid

[Charles Daigle]

ouch - that sounds like a massive temperature variance! I do want to visit your beautiful country sometime...

On the east coast, the temps do vary quite a bit! Thanks again for looking!

Sid, I'll have to look at that book when I get home. Looks VERY interesting. Thank you!