Foxy shots

A few shots from a shoot I did at the British Wildlife Centre about 18 months ago and have just got around to editing (yes, I am that far behind!).

All comments and criticism are welcome, so please let me know what you think.

Thanks.

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Excellent shots but #4 , #7 & #8 are my favorite in that order also !

I think these are some wonderful shots, but #4 is by far my favorite. Foxes are such beautiful critters but most of the time "in the wild" (meaning any place other than a cage) most folks never get close enough for good face shots such as this...well done. I'm going to keep that shot in mind the next time I take my camera into the nature center where I do volunteer work...see if I can get one of the foxes I work with to cooperate .

Peace,
Jim

#4 is my favorite as well. # 1 get my attention as well because usuall images of foxes are with a closed mouth. Rare to see an image with the mouth as wide open as this one.

awesome shots. how close were you? i am going to try to snap some fox here in new jersey. we have a lot of red and gray fox. i usually see red. the hard part will be getting close. getting with in 40 meters is a success.

4 and 5 are my fav - the colour of the fur stand out nicely against the lush grass. Did you go on one of the BWC's photo days?

Really nice shots, the last one would be my favourite.

Dave.

If I had shot these, I would probably put #4 on my wall.

Many thanks for all the kind comments everyone, they are all much appreciated.

To answer the specific questions:

Thumbsup wrote in post #6965348
#4 is my favorite as well. # 1 get my attention as well because usuall images of foxes are with a closed mouth. Rare to see an image with the mouth as wide open as this one.

Yes, I was in with the foxes for over 3 hours and only managed to get about four shots of one of them yawning and with the mouth fully open.

wildmike wrote in post #6967631
awesome shots. how close were you? i am going to try to snap some fox here in new jersey. we have a lot of red and gray fox. i usually see red. the hard part will be getting close. getting with in 40 meters is a success.

Distances varied but, as these foxes are in a controlled environment and used to people, it was possible to get some shots at quite close range. The vixen was the least nervous and could be tempted to within a few feet by strategic use of dead chicks, the dog was a little more cautious and kept a bit more distance, although still within easy range for some good portrait shots with the 100-400L. The cub was quite nervous and would only come out if people stayed quiet and didn't move around, although it settled down after a little while it wouldn't come too close. The second cub was having none of it and stayed in the den until we went away.

I managed to get a lot of quite close portraits of the foxes during the shoot (and many more shots altogether).

I find that 40m is a typical 'comfort zone' for many wild foxes, we have them in the nearby woods and I have shots of them fully in the open and not running away, but if you try to approach within 30-40m they will just shamble off a bit further to keep that gap between you and them.

futura wrote in post #6970179
4 and 5 are my fav - the colour of the fur stand out nicely against the lush grass. Did you go on one of the BWC's photo days?

Yes, it was organised by "Photographers on Safari" and they had made special provision for us to stay later than normal to shoot into the evening and get some golden sun on the fur. Needless to say the british weather didn't play ball and it rained for much of the day (see pic 2 above) and we only got a little sun in the end.

Still, it was a good day and despite the weather a good selection of images was obtained, not just the foxes but also badgers, Scottish wildcats, Polecats (my favourite shot from the day was a polecat in the rain), otters, deer and others. A very good day and I can utterly recommend it.

Sexy.
Nick

Superb shots!