Red fox spotted something
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This picture is taken in a well known reserve in Holland 'Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen'. I live in Belgium so I had to drive for some time. That day quite a few foxes appeared. It was a hot day in late summer, september 2016. Some of the foxes were lazy and sleepy and took a nap in the shade. But this one was well alive and kicking. I had him in my viewfinder for some time as he was strolling along and all of a sudden he stopped and turned his head. That was the moment I released the shutter.Time
The shot was made in the afternoon when the temperature was elevated. I was quite lucky to see the fox so energetic and agile as most of the other foxes I met were sleepy. He must have been hungry I guess and maybe he spotted something that looked like a meal. I never found out what it was he spotted.Lighting
The sun was high in the sky and it was a hot day, so the animals looked for shady spots. I could make this shot in the shadow under a tree so there was no high contrast as you could expect to see on a bright sunny day.Equipment
I used a canon 7D mkII body, canon 400mm/5.6 lens, handheld. I wanted a low point of view so I was flat on the ground in the grass. I would have liked the fox to come any closer so it would appear he would be bigger. I had to have a higher ISO (1250) in order to use a short shutter speed (1/800) with somewhat closed aperture (9). Because of the telephoto lens the background got a nice bokeh.Inspiration
This fox stood out because he was energetic and attentive unlike the other foxes whom were sleepy and lazy. So I followed him for while, keeping him in the viewfinder. And it was my lucky day, suddenly something caught his attention and he reacted exactly the way I wanted.Editing
I smoothed contrasts a little and some parts were saturated while other parts were desaturated.There also was a bit of sharpening.In my camera bag
As I love to take wildlife pictures, I always need to have telephoto power. So the canon 400mm/5.6 and the sigma 500mm/4.0 are in my bag. Often these lenses are used with a teleconverter 1.4. Most of my wildlife shots are about birds, so telephoto power is needed. I use a canon 7D mkII body. For macro pictures I use the canon zoom 28-70mm and 70-200mm with extensions tubes.Feedback
Well if you want to do wildlife photography it is always nice to be prepared. Do some research on your subjetct(s), take a look at pictures of other photographers, and most important, if you are looking for a specific species, go where they find their food.
