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The Colorful Mr. Fox



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Yellowstone NP Jan 2012.

Yellowstone NP Jan 2012.
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upload_dateDec, 2013

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Contest Finalist in Wildlife Wanderlust Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in Solo Animals Photo Contest
Runner Up in Year In Review Photo Contest 2013
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90 Comments |
SherryAnnCloud55
 
SherryAnnCloud55 December 20, 2013
Wow, what a magnificent creature. Lovely...
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 December 20, 2013
Absolutely fantastic shot! (:
isa1234
 
isa1234 January 04, 2014
Very nice compositions and colors
Love the look it's giving you!
billebbing
 
billebbing January 06, 2014
very nice.
HelenRea
 
HelenRea February 19, 2014
Congratulations gorgeous capture...nice work! :)))
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 February 19, 2014
Beautiful capture! Congrats!
senka
 
senka February 19, 2014
absolutely gorgeous, congrats
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 19, 2014
Terrific well-exposed shot. Congratulations.
bud82520
 
bud82520 February 19, 2014
Excellent capture!
mloiz
 
mloiz February 19, 2014
Beautiful shot!! Congrats!!
lindywalker
 
lindywalker February 19, 2014
gorgeous shot. congrats!
alicepedenartime Ultimate
 
alicepedenartime February 19, 2014
Certainly a wonderful and beautiful capture.
JonasOttos
 
JonasOttos February 19, 2014
A magnificent photograph. A testament to a skillful photographer.
zyxwv
 
zyxwv February 19, 2014
Fantastic congrats!
Douglas_Kelley PRO+
 
Douglas_Kelley February 19, 2014
I see you Real Nice great capture Congrats on your Feature
phoenixfirebird
 
phoenixfirebird February 19, 2014
absolutely fantastic
hello7671
 
hello7671 February 19, 2014
Adorable! -Steph
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots February 19, 2014
Awesome capture! Congrats.
Karine
 
Karine February 19, 2014
Good boy!
vijaygavane
 
vijaygavane February 19, 2014
wow great capture & colour
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates February 19, 2014
Beautiful capture! Congrats!
iceman2
 
iceman2 February 19, 2014
Beautiful capture.Congrats!
VHiggins
 
VHiggins February 19, 2014
beautiful! congratulations!
catini
 
catini February 19, 2014
Beautiful, congrats on your feature!
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan February 19, 2014
Excellent capture, nicely presented. Congrats on the feature.
beamieyoung Platinum
 
beamieyoung February 19, 2014
Perfect!
DonTX
 
DonTX February 19, 2014
Excellent image. Amazing eyes! Congratulations on your award. Well deserved.
klukowski Premium
 
klukowski February 19, 2014
Beautiful!!!!
petelaw7
 
petelaw7 February 19, 2014
Stunning capture
gaz
 
gaz February 19, 2014
Great shot
IAMTDS PRO+
 
IAMTDS February 19, 2014
Fantastic, great shot
symesie04
 
symesie04 February 19, 2014
Beautiful, very natural.
susannejordan
 
susannejordan February 19, 2014
So Adorable!!
Congrats!!
MRL2011 PRO
 
MRL2011 February 19, 2014
Super shot. Congrats!
AlexGaflig
 
AlexGaflig February 19, 2014
Could be the cover of a Nat Geo magazine!
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud February 19, 2014
Wonderful Image!!! Congratulations on your Feature!
AlejandraDodge
 
AlejandraDodge February 19, 2014
Very beautiful! love the expression
djensen
 
djensen February 19, 2014
Sweet capture, congrats on the feature!
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 February 19, 2014
Wonderful! Congratulations on your feature!
debhall Platinum
 
debhall February 19, 2014
Beautiful Capture! Congrats on your feature!
jaxdolfan
 
jaxdolfan February 19, 2014
Excellent capture, congrats on the feature.
DianeCArtography
 
DianeCArtography February 19, 2014
Awesome capture! He's so adorable! Congrats!
DianeCArtography
 
DianeCArtography February 19, 2014
Awesome capture! He's so adorable! Congrats!
DianeCArtography
 
DianeCArtography February 19, 2014
Awesome capture! He's so adorable! Congrats!
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter February 19, 2014
Great capture & detail. Congrats. - Jake
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper February 20, 2014
Congratulations. wonderful picture.
LindaDLester
 
LindaDLester February 20, 2014
Beautiful capture!!!
JestePhotography
 
JestePhotography February 20, 2014
Beautiful shot!
tonywhymark
 
tonywhymark February 20, 2014
This photo has changed my perception of foxes, its nothing like the ones that pull my rubbish sacks open every Monday night! Beautiful shot.
BowmanLifeStudios
 
BowmanLifeStudios February 20, 2014
Wonderful shot! Love the DOF and composition, excellent job!
ceridjones
 
ceridjones February 25, 2014
Excellent capture.
bobbynall
 
bobbynall February 26, 2014
Awesome !!!!!!!
Lorenzo
 
Lorenzo February 27, 2014
So beautiful! Congrats on your award!
MikeHiggins Platinum
 
MikeHiggins February 28, 2014
Wonderful capture. Well done!
Mike
johnmcguinness
 
johnmcguinness March 02, 2014
great shot
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake March 05, 2014
Great shot ! Congrats !
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 March 10, 2014
Congrats on being a finalist!
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper March 10, 2014
Congrats again. this picture is a winner.
Eduardbetz Platinum
 
Eduardbetz March 11, 2014
Absolutely Beautiful ! Congrats !
steo PRO+
 
steo March 11, 2014
brilliant capture
AnneDphotography
 
AnneDphotography March 11, 2014
everything about this photo is perfect ... congrats , awards are well deserved !!!
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade March 13, 2014
congrats, please check out my works
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta March 17, 2014
Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
reneezernitsky
 
reneezernitsky March 22, 2014
exceptional capture What a moment - I've been privy to be able to share in this moment - a once in a life time event - the clarity is amazing
CG
 
CG March 23, 2014
Congratulations on your well deserved wins
ArtQ
 
ArtQ March 24, 2014
Congrats on your Runner-up Award.
photobug
 
photobug March 24, 2014
Congrats
fila4
 
fila4 March 29, 2014
Remarkable! Congratulations!
OksanaZa
 
OksanaZa March 30, 2014
Absolutely fantastic! Love this!! Congrats :)
SteveFlint
 
SteveFlint March 30, 2014
beautiful capture!
Cecirene
 
Cecirene April 01, 2014
Absolutely stunning image! Kudos on the wins, well-deserved!!
VaWildflower
 
VaWildflower April 01, 2014
Breathtaking,....what does the fox say?
NCulleton
 
NCulleton April 16, 2014
Beauty,, I adore foxes !
Jules66
 
Jules66 October 06, 2014
Beautifully captured! ;)
dominiquemartin
 
dominiquemartin November 28, 2014
superbe
Tobiegirl
 
Tobiegirl January 24, 2015
Beautiful fox,great capture!
InnateArtist Platinum
 
InnateArtist January 26, 2015
Love the foxes fur. He looks pretty intense.
tracysolonskihills
 
tracysolonskihills February 12, 2015
wow!
OutOfTheWild
 
OutOfTheWild February 26, 2015
Beautiful capture :)
DawnC
 
DawnC February 27, 2015
Love your fox!!
leighlofgren
 
leighlofgren March 16, 2015
utterly beautiful
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 April 06, 2015
Beautiful capture. Congrats on your award.
KarenFerreira
 
KarenFerreira April 10, 2015
What a great shot!
alexandrawill
 
alexandrawill July 25, 2015
Nice!
Majbritt
 
Majbritt March 22, 2016
Sow beautiful:)
Carpediem-jacro
 
Carpediem-jacro August 26, 2016
Super cool!
gertvanniekerk
 
gertvanniekerk September 20, 2017
Wow this is very good
kathyk_abq
 
kathyk_abq September 27, 2017
Beautiful capture! Congrats on your finalist award!
debbiejohnsonmacarthur
 
debbiejohnsonmacarthur March 22, 2019
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
debbiejohnsonmacarthur
 
debbiejohnsonmacarthur March 22, 2019
Gorgeous

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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was made when I and four other photographers were returning to our base - Yellowstone Exhibitions - that manages a Yurt Camp. The location is somewhere between the Yurt Camp and the Old Faithful Visitor's Center.

Time

We first spotted Mr. Fox around 4:00pm on June 24th laying along the side of the road. Our guide immediately slowed the snow van so not to alarm Mr. fox. We gathered our gear and slowly exited the the van into -10? F environment with about a 20 knot 'breeze." We lined up single file behind each other using the van to conceal us as much as possible and also have a good perspective on the animal. It was almost like being in a war game with Mr. Fox being the opponent we didn't want to be exposed to yet wanted to have a clear view of him.

Lighting

The scene was a huge light box made up by a lightly overcast sky and the bright white snow. There were no shadows to contend with. Just the cold magnified by the wind.

Equipment

I exited the snow van just after removing my large leg insulated Gitzo tripod, Canon 5D MK II camera and a 500mm f/4 Lens from the large plastic bag I used to ensure the lens would not fog between entering and exiting the warm van. I should mentioned I was wearing glove liners with fingerless gloves over the liners, boots rated to -20? F and a jacket with a fur lined hood made to survive an Arctic expedition all which enable me to sustain a motionless crouch for about 35 minutes.

Inspiration

My objective during this week in Yellowstone was to capture wildlife images. After three days I had not seen anything that excited me. To be honest, after eight hours of in / out of the van, the cold weather and being very hungry I was not all that inspired to get out of the van again as the temperature was getting colder and the wind was increasing. However, once out of the van and in position I soon realized I had an excellent opportunity to make my week. Mostly, Mr. /fox kept his head down and to the side buried in his fur. Every so often he would raised his head and I thought for sure he would run when the five cameras blasted 50 frames per second for three to five seconds. But he just sat there with his head then buried it again.

Editing

Most of the work done in post focused on making the shadow areas darker and enhancing the red in Mr. Fox along with the normal contrast, clarity and saturation adjustments. Not much at all.

In my camera bag

Well that depends where my bag is going. When I do street work in Los Angeles I just carry my disguised canon 5D MKII with a either a canon 35mm or 50mm EF lens. When doing landscape work and I have an SUV with me I usually carry my full complement of gear: Canon Cameras - 5D MK II and MK III; Canon EF lens - 16 - 35mm, 24 - 70mm, 70 - 200mm, 500mm, 35mm, 50mm, 180mm macro, 2x extender and two tripods. When working on other projects I will use a combination of the gear just mention appropriate to the objective.

Feedback

My only winter photography experience has been in Yellowstone. I cannot imagine trying to to what I did without a guide and the appropriate vehicle which Yellowstone Exhibitions offers. ( http://www.yellowstoneexpeditions.com/index.html ) They have just one week in January dedicated to photographers so book early. Another source is Cindy Goeddel who can be contacted at http://goeddelphotography.com/yellowstone-photo-tours/ .

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