Red Fox

Really like this Ashley. The eyes and expression really make this for me. The grasses don't bother me at all. Well done.

Wow! That look is killer, Ashleigh. I wouldn't worry about the grasses, they are part of the environment.

Wonderful expression, position and environment. No nits here. The grasses are a plus and very much accurate to the environment.

Superb viewpt and electric moment! Excellent details and colors of the fox… well done!

I agree with the other comments, but I think I would clone out the green vegetation in the upper left corner.

Wonderful detail, I like the pose love the intense stare! Nice muted background and grasses don't bother me at all. Great image,

Ray

Beautiful image, and I didn't notice the grasses near its face until I read your comments. He does have a startled look, and you really caught him in a gorgeous pose. Great job.

I love the look he's giving you, Ashleigh! Exceptional detail in the fur as well. The grasses are not too bad, I think the eye contact is helping make the grass less distracting. Another nice fox image!

Looks good from here Ashleigh . The fox is tack sharp with nice soft lighting. There is a small piece of juniper sticking up out of the upper left that caught my eye. Other than that, I would not work on the grass, as they fit right in............................Jim

Fantastic shot! Those grasses aren't too bothersome, but could easily be cloned back a bit from the face. I would definitely clone out the bush in the upper left.

Wonderful fox image Ashleigh. The eye contact and ears oriented straight at you make this very powerful. I agree with others about the veg up in the top left, that's easy to clone out. For the grasses near the face - personal choice, they're part of the environment but the one which touches the chin could be pulled back just a touch, to create a gap if you wanted to. The image is so strong, that would just be some "fine-tuning".

It's great that you are able to anticipate the animals movement - that will result in many more nice shots over time.

Ashleigh!

Probably all that needs to be said, but I'll add a few comments. I saw this immediately after you posted it and have been admiring it ever since. Not only is it one of your best (if not very best) fox images, in my opinion it's one of the best that have been posted on NPN. Stunning image, Ashleigh!! The habitat is phenomenal and the fox's coat is just ridonkulous. The grasses on the right are part of what MAKES the image IMO.

Outstanding.

Lovely pose, angle and eye contact here!

Like everyone else, UI think this is a real winner. Great habitat, detail, and pose. Only change I would recommend is to clone out that wayward piece of veg in the OLC. That's all.

Ashleigh, this is stunning, absolutely stunning.
Since you asked, I find the grass drawing my eye a bit away from the fox, but those eyes jerk my eye right back to the fox. I like habitat images, and this is a wonderful example. Congratulations.

Hi Ashleigh,

What makes this shot for me is two things - the great wide-eyed stare you're getting, along with the downward slant of the back (which functions to some degree to lead the eye to the head, and also makes it feel like the fox was just caught in the midst of some mischief).

Those grasses don't bother me at all - as a general rule, I personally don't find in-focus elements as distracting as some out-of-focus elements (there are obvious exceptions, such as if several of the grasses had overlapped the head and eyes). For instance, in this situation I find the out-of-focus grasses and bushes along the bottom edge of the shot more distracting than the grasses you asked about (I'm not saying those OOF elements are a major problem at all, just reinforcing the point that the grasses are NO problem). I agree with those who said the vegetation clump on the frame edge near the ULC is a bit distracting (even if it is in focus!) - it did grab my eye.

Overall - very nicely done!

Cheers...

Brad

Ashleigh I would not worry about those grasses all part of the scene, I would give yourself a big pat on the back for capturing such an excellent image as this with a 70-200,very well done.

Keith.

Thanks everyone for your comments on this image. Keith thank you I really like the 70-200. I saw on Max Waughs photo of the iguana that he uses it too and he puts a 1.4 on it. I am going to try that because its one of the lenses that I can hand hold without getting too heavy.

Wow!!! What a great look you captured of this beautiful fox Ashleigh. For me this frame is perfect edge to edge. I really like the soft light too.

Sweet Photo

Very Nice . . .

Hi I want to thank everyone for their comments on this image. I have been post-processing more by myself and I am not sure how comfortable I am with cloning things yet but when I am Ill try removing the bushy thing on the left side. Thanks again I am learning a lot here.

Ashleigh