When I lived in Connecticut we were close to Tarrywille Park. It was a huge park/mini wilderness in the middle of Danbury. One year we were able to watch a fox family that would raise and train their pups. It was so awesome! Unfortunately the park has changed and become more popular with people. But the foxes were still around just more elusive and hidden. Two and a half years ago I lived near there again and had seen signs of them and I finally had a camera so every chance I got I would go there and always be on the lookout! I started my hike while it was still dark, hoping to spot them. It wasnât until the end of my hike and by this time it was late morning, I peered into the woods without much hope and then saw this sweet little face peeking out at me! I was so thrilled to see and just know that they were still around!
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Anything, itâs not cropped, because the fox was far for my camera and in dark woods if itâs cropped too close it gets grainy and fuzzy, but does it look good for an environmental shot? Anything else?
Technical Details
Is this a composite: No
Nikon D3400
ISO 3200
300mm
f/6.3
1/1000
Hi, Vanessa. Definitely a cutie! Sometimes, when Iâm shooting the foxes around here, I will sit or lie down (if in a spot I can do so). It makes them curious, I guess as to what that idiot is up to, and they will sometimes creep closer to get a better look.
I love foxes. They are so curious and as Terry says they will sometimes come closer to check you out. Although I canât get this image to go full screen, it does look like you did a good job focusing through the trees. He is cute behind that rock. Good eye contact.
As far as an environmental shot, I donât think it works well. Showing the environment can be a good thing but generally you donât want out of focus elements encroaching so far into the frame. In the foreground or surrounding edges sometimes works. Sometimes you can move, sometimes they will move and sometimes you take the shot for fun and then just enjoy the moment.
@Terri_Barnett@terryb
Thanks Terry and Terri! Yes, it was a moment I enjoyed! But I also felt the need to be quick and pull myself away before anyone saw me. The foxes used to be more in the open when it wasnât so over run by people. We could watch them playing in the fields and near the den! So I didnât want the wrong people to find out about their presence.
Given the amount of obstruction, unless you had 1000mm or more Iâm not sure youâd be getting a âcleanâ portrait out of this. So for me, the wider view does work. Yes, itâs a jumbled mess, but that makes it more fun seeing a small face peeking out through it.
