Hey - That Hurts!!! :)

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 22, 2014120 views6 comments

Hi Everyone! Thanks for your comments on my bighorn picture!

This is two of the young foxes we've been photographing this spring. We actually found two dens this year and have some great pictures of the kits. They are soooo cute!!

I was taking a picture of the fox in the background because he was posing for a really nice portrait when all of the sudden his sibling came over and bit him in the leg! I got a few different pictures of them playing and wrestling but I liked this one because of the one fox looking like he's either surprised or telling his sibling off!

Hope you like it!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor AF-S 300mm f/4 IF-ED with TC-14EII
ISO 1000
1/1250sec @ f/6.3
monopod

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Dad's Processing Notes:

Converted from RAW using Phase One Capture One Pro
Minor adjustments to tone and contrast using Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and Viveza 2 in PS5
Noise reduction using Nik Dfine 2.0
Cropped to app. 80% of original

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 22, 2014 at 9:53 PM

This is great Josiah. Love the interaction. Keep up the good work.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 22, 2014 at 10:33 PM

I didn't read your title until after I opened the shot and my first thought when seeing the fox's reaction was OUCH. So perfect title and very good job capturing the moment Josiah. I really like the interaction here.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 23, 2014 at 10:13 AM

Hi Josiah,

Great title...so appropriate to go along with that "pained" look on the wrong end of the bite! Good action shot - and good timing on your part. In a perfect world it would be nice to have a bit clearer view of the two kits, but with situations like this you have to take what you can (and the most critical parts of the image contributing to the story are unobscured).

Well done and looking forward to more!

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 23, 2014 at 3:29 PM

Awesome reaction by the kit being bit. This is a really sweet shot and you just cannot go wrong with fox kits.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by John Launstein on July 26, 2014 at 10:49 PM

Nice one, Josiah! LOVE the look on the kit being bitten! I liked your idea for that title, too! I have to agree with Brad that it would be nice if the hillside didn't block our view of the complete bodies of the kits, but you still snuck this one in there. And even though I would probably prefer to see a little more of the offending kit's eye, I really like that I can see it and some of his expression as well. I also like how the foxes stand out with all their beautiful reds and rusts and oranges from the lush green background. Our eyes go to things that are different, like brighter spots in a picture, or a change in colour or texture, and this frame keeps your eyes right on your subjects and the action that's going on.

Well done!

Registered on April 5, 2011, 223 Posts, 1193 Comments

Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on August 2, 2014 at 1:23 AM

Thank you for all the nice comments! Hopefully I'll get some pictures of kits playing again next year and get a little better angle. They're so cute!

Registered on January 26, 2013, 52 Posts, 126 Comments