Fox Kits, Keno City, Yukon
Sitting in their den on the side of the road just outside Keno City, Yukon 2017
Sitting in their den on the side of the road just outside Keno City, Yukon 2017
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Location
We traveled to the Yukon in the summer 2017. While there, we drove to Keno City (pop 20) and drove up Keno Hill (silver mining area). We drove 11 kms up this rutted, bumpy, rocky road to the top; the views were pretty amazing. Lots of extremely old mine shafts and equipment were left up on the mountain where they actively continue to mine. There were old rails and carts; such a lot of history here. On the way back down the mountain, we spotted 2 fox kits sitting by their den right on the side of the road! I got out to get photos and we could hear the mom calling out the odd time. I was super excited to get this shot, I love it, it’s now one of my favourites.Time
This picture was take at approximately 10:20 pm., on our way down the mountain. We were there a good 30 minutes as they appeared to be very curious about us but sadly they eventually went down into their den. We waited for quite a while but they didn't come back out..Lighting
I honestly did not think about lighting at this occasion. I was concerned with getting some photos before they took off.Equipment
Nikon D7100 with a 70-300 mm lens. No tripod, no flash.Inspiration
I love photographing any type of wildlife and that's my primary focus for photography.Editing
Yes cropping and a few touches in Lightroom.In my camera bag
I use Nikon and I usually carry my D7100 with a 70-300 mm lens and a D80 with a 18-200 mm lens. I always carry extra batteries, cleaning cloths, protective rain covers, harness and occasionally a tripod. I am not much of a tripod user. I find with wildlife it's not always convenient as you must be able to move quickly. We also do a lot of photography from a canoe and tripods can sometimes get in the way.Feedback
As I mentioned, I do primarily wildlife photography and with that type of photography, there are no guarantees. Usually it's dumb luck to be in the right place at the right time. For instance with these fox kits, if we had driven past the spot 5 minutes earlier, they may not have been there. Some of the places we travel to, where we know there is wildlife, sometimes you just sit and wait. We do a lot of photography from our canoe and we have sat for hours just waiting for that perfect picture of a heron or whatever we are waiting for. Wildlife can be unpredictable but the rewards are exciting if you have patience and time.
