Patience pays off with fox.

BladeFlapBladeFlap Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
edited November 14, 2009 in Wildlife
After quite a few days of looking, I finally had good light and the good fortune to find this beautiful fox. Thanks to him for his curiosity.
Two different images and two different crops, any preference?
In theory I like the portrait crop better, but in my haste I managed to cut his front paws off which bugs me aesthetically. :dunno I'll have to redo that.


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40D, 70-200 2.8 IS w/ 1.4x

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2009
    Great catch clap.gif
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited November 9, 2009
    What a beautiful animal! And excellent capturethumb.gif
    If I had to select only one of these, I'd pick #1 for composition.
    Very nice use of the rule of thirds, line (snow bank) leading the eye to the main subject,
    contrast between the main subject and its background, etc.
    On the other hand, all that #2 has going for it is the intimacy of the tight crop, just my opinion :)
    Russ
  • mntentmanmntentman Registered Users Posts: 44 Big grins
    edited November 10, 2009
    riddim_maker wrote:
    What a beautiful animal! And excellent capturethumb.gif
    If I had to select only one of these, I'd pick #1 for composition.
    Very nice use of the rule of thirds, line (snow bank) leading the eye to the main subject,
    contrast between the main subject and its background, etc.
    On the other hand, all that #2 has going for it is the intimacy of the tight crop, just my opinion :)

    Very nice shot.
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  • ritewingerritewinger Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2009
    Those are great images. thumb.gif
  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited November 10, 2009
    Fabulous! I have a strong preference for the first image.

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  • RhuarcRhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2009
    Personally really like the first one as well!

    If you do end up going with a crop version I would crop even closer, getting it to almost a face shot. But for a shot with the entire fox I would go with the first one for composition.
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  • raebrownraebrown Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited November 10, 2009
    Wow...great capture! clap.gif
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  • BladeFlapBladeFlap Registered Users Posts: 50 Big grins
    edited November 10, 2009
    Thanks, I generally prefer horizontal over vertical, but what bothered me with the first one was the jumble of snow covered vegetation in the upper left corner. Seems like too much of a distraction to my eye. Thanks for the input.
  • hanseathanseat Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2009
    Wunderful picture of this fox and wonderful light!
    My favorite is Number 1.
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  • allensfotoallensfoto Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited November 14, 2009
    wow:wow what a great catch... i really like 1 it lends it self to the lonely trail..
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    So i just keep pressing the shutter and trying again.
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