Backlit fox

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 17, 2015722 views18 comments

Here's another frame from Island Beach State Park. One of the few backlit shots that worked for me. Getting the right contrast between the lit and dark areas was pretty tricky. It had to be done in a short window when the sun was low and the direction of light had to be just right (not totally backlit). Luckily, I had a nice background for this one and the tail showing up in front of the fox was a nice addition.

5D3, EF 70-200 F/2.8 IS II @ 200mm

1/500s, F/2.8, ISO 200, 90% of full frame.

Cheers,

Hisham.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on April 17, 2015 at 1:16 PM

You captured a fine moment. The large image is very nice. I might crop just a little off the right side.

Registered on March 13, 2012, 279 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Thomas Haney on April 17, 2015 at 3:27 PM

Beautiful portrait Hisham, the light is gorgeous. I would either include more canvas on the left if you have it, or crop in a bit from the right, there's a bit too much space there to my eye.

Registered on April 7, 2013, 138 Posts, 537 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 17, 2015 at 4:03 PM

Lovely rich colors, Hisham. I'm actually fine with the amount of space on the right, but if you can crop looser on the left as Thomas suggested, I think it would help a little.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 17, 2015 at 4:11 PM

The backlit glow in this fox's fir is wonderful, Hisham. I think having that bit of tail catching the light is a neat addition. I'm fine with this as presented.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 17, 2015 at 8:12 PM

Hisham: I like the pose as is. My only minor suggestion would be to darken the out of focus foliage at the very bottom of the image. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 18, 2015 at 5:49 AM

Hi Hisham!

It is best of the three you posted, a very fine shot! Love the glowing mane and like Mark said,

" I think having that bit of tail catching the light is a neat addition."

Jagdeep Rajput devil

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 18, 2015 at 8:37 AM

One of my favorite fox shots. Love teh backlighting and teh background. Well done.

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

Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 18, 2015 at 9:35 AM

Hi Hisham,

This is a sweet, sweet shot. And it's a great reminder to all how wildlife photography - like all photography - is all about light! The hint of the tail is a perfect accent to an incredibly pleasing shot. My only incredibly trivial nit is that for my taste the fox is positioned perhaps just slightly too far to the left (and I am talking about a VERY small amount...obviously you want to leave a lot of room on the right for the fox to be looking into). Nicely done!

Thanks for sharing this one...cheers...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Betty-Lou Luyken on April 18, 2015 at 10:36 AM

I really like this backlit image and I agree with Mark on the tip of the tail, which is also backlit. It caught my eye straight after I had looked at the fox itself. I thint it makes the image even more special.

Registered on July 9, 2007, 17 Posts, 82 Comments

Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 18, 2015 at 12:26 PM

The light is magical! I like the pose, the light in the eye and the single hair illuminated by the golden light. Excellent image.

Registered on September 11, 2012, 267 Posts, 1621 Comments

Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on April 18, 2015 at 12:57 PM

Thanks all for commenting! I did have some space on the left so I cropped a little looser there as many of you suggested. I also drakened the OOF forground a tiny bit per Richard's comments.

Registered on November 5, 2014, 121 Posts, 352 Comments

Comment posted by John Launstein on April 18, 2015 at 5:32 PM

Hisham: my favourite yet. Outstanding and a bunch of other superlatives. As others have said, that light is the stuff we all dream of and the highlit tail is a very, very cool addition. I think I prefer the repost slightly. Just spectacular.

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

Comment posted by Gary Reed on April 19, 2015 at 3:04 PM

The last comp is perfect...I was going to say slide him over as well...Howver don't make the level adjustment the darker accents the light better. devil

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on April 22, 2015 at 2:45 PM

Really like the light in this frame Hisham . . . Very nice work !!

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 23, 2015 at 3:19 AM

Simply an awesome portrait Hisham. One of the most beautiful red fox images I've seen in a long time.

Very well done devil

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Comment posted by Kate Silvia on April 24, 2015 at 6:33 PM

Simply beautiful! Congrats on editor's pick! :)

Registered on January 12, 2009, 56 Posts, 158 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on April 25, 2015 at 12:24 AM

Hisham: Spiked my frown -meter on this one. Wonderful lighting and BG. Congrats on the WP. >=))>