# Gray Fox Kit

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gray-fox-kit/29942>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** wildlife\
**Created:** [August 18, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gray-fox-kit/29942 "2022-08-18T15:52:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gray-fox-kit/29942/1 "2022-08-18T15:52:04Z")

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![Gray Fox Kit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/4/1428dd60f81524a1ba5a9e250fd2f294252e3ae1.jpeg)

Almost as big as the adults now, this youngster was playing in my back yard just like a puppy might play. Running at full speed, stopping suddenly and looking around like “what am I doing here?”, and in this shot, staring down a house cat that was lying about 10 feet from him. When I first saw him, he had dived into that ivy behind him, and nothing but his tail was showing.

### Specific Feedback Requested

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### Technical Details

Canon 60D, Canon 70-300mm IS USM Zoom, f/5.6, 1/250 sec., ISO 1000. Processed in ACR and PSE 2020 for exposure and cropping. Topaz De-noise.

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**Author:** ![Adam\_Klaum](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/adam_klaum/32/39520_2.png) [@Adam\_Klaum](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Adam_Klaum)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gray-fox-kit/29942/2 "2022-08-22T22:42:46Z")

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Hi Terry. I love the curious expression on his face. What a great opportunity to have young foxes around to photograph! I don’t do a lot of wildlife photography, but what little I have done has taught me just how difficult it is to catch a moment. If this were my image, I might do a few things to tease out the most fox I could. A tighter crop I think would help remove some busyness around him. The rest of the items depend on your appetite for digital manipulation. I think his face is competing quite a bit with the leaves and grass behind it. I did some cloning and blending to try and mute that part of the background. Beyond that I played with some dodging and burning, curves, saturation etc., but the key part of it was a clean selection of just the fox. Once you have that you can really play to your heart’s content. It tends to be a fine line though. It’s easy to make it look like a fox sticker stuck on a background 😁 Just my take on it.

 ![_MG_0087-3 Gray Fox_Social](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/f/cf0835ee3c5b9f87d4407ee63a50a034cff80080.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![terryb](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terryb/32/39625_2.png) [@terryb](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/terryb)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gray-fox-kit/29942/3 "2022-08-23T12:49:40Z")

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Thanks @Adam_Klaum. I probably don’t spend as much time as I should with a critical eye tweaking my photos. Good job.