Wading Through

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 17, 2016506 views6 comments

As some of you may have heard, the famous fox vixen in Waterton passed away last year. She was often spotted by visitors and locals and sometimes seemed to enjoy all the attention she got. On this particular day, her kits were highly rambunctious and were running everywhere. The vixen got up and walked over to the field we were sitting in, waded through the tall grass, and proceeded to take a nap behind us. The kits looked curiously at her and us, but dared not come over. I think the mom needed a break and knew the kits wouldn't follow.

Thanks for lookin'! crying

Nikon D7100
ISO 280
1/1250sec @ f/6.3
Exposure comp set to -0.3
300mm
Handheld

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 19, 2016 at 10:51 AM

Hey Jenaya,
Simply a lovely portrait of this beautiful Mom. The large version really shows off the fine details and wonderful colors, I especially like the feel of the wind and the sleepy mood you captured.
Its a shame she is no longer with us . . .

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on July 19, 2016 at 2:10 PM

A wonderful portrait of a beautiful lady. I especially like the pose and expression.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 19, 2016 at 6:23 PM

I really like the expression on the vixen, Jenaya. I also like how you have framed the shot with the grass.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on July 21, 2016 at 10:41 AM

Jenaya: l like the expression and the pose of the vixen. All the techs are spot on. Richard

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 22, 2016 at 3:14 PM

Beautiful, Jenaya. I really like the softly flowing fur and the way it works with the soft grasses. I also like the sleepy look of the vixen. Well done.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 24, 2016 at 3:55 PM

Hey Jenaya,

Nice to see a shot of this little vixen! Sorry to hear she'd gone, but great to see she's been well immortalized by you.

I like this shot, especially how she's clearly focused on what she's doing and not you. To me the shot feels a little bit flat...and if this were mine the first thing I'd experiment with would be selectively increasing the contrast on the fox to make it pop a little.

Thanks for sharing this one!

Cheers...

Brad

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