Curious Soul
Fox kit peeking out from its den
Fox kit peeking out from its den
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Location
During the thick of the pandemic in early April, fox kit season was also in full swing in southern Ontario. A friend had told me about a den in a culvert of a subdivision so I staked out(with the homeowners permission!) In my car to wait for them to emerge.Time
Late afternoon around sunset, and the den was in the shade, making it a bit difficult to shoot.Lighting
The natural lighting was pretty poor, but I was able to bring out a bit of the detail during the editing process.Equipment
Pentax k3ii and 300mm da* f/4 handheld (using the car window as a tripod)Inspiration
The pandemic closed most parks and public trails and my work, so I had plenty of free time to drive around and look for fox kits!Editing
I use Adobe camera Raw in Photoshop, and utilized a heavy gradient to bring attention to the fox kits cute face. I also desaturated the greens and bumped up the oranges a but, and used radial/brush adjustments to brighten up certain areas like the white on his chest and his eyes/face.In my camera bag
My Pentax K3II, my 300mm, 100mm 16-85mm and 1.4x Teleconverter and my Ricoh GR III, and some extra batteries. I usually have a tripod handy as well, but I find this usually covers everything!Feedback
Patience! I was fortunate enough to know the fox kits were in the den, but it took 3 hours of waiting in my car for them to actually show themselves.
