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One of the highlights of last year was being able to spend some time with red fox and their kits. The fox kits were so adorable and it was such a treat to watch them play.
Today I was looking at the images from my trip and the thought of sharing in Fred Miranda popped up. So I've prepared a few images. Hope you will like them.
Huge thanks to an esteemed member of this forum who graciously let me use his latest version of Nikon 400mm 2.8E and 500mm f/4E lenses in this trip. A lot of these images wont look the same without the use of those (top of the line) lens.
#1 Nikon D850 200-500.0 mm f/5.6 lens 500mm f/6.3 1/1000s 1600 ISO -0.7 EV
#2 Nikon D850 500.0 mm f/4 lens 500mm f/6.3 1/3200s 720 ISO 0.0 EV
#3 Nikon D850 500.0 mm f/4.0 lens 500mm f/4 1/2500s 500 ISO 0.0 EV
#4 Nikon D850 400.0 mm f/2.8 lens 550mm f/5.6 1/2500s 1100 ISO 0.0 EV
#5 Nikon D850 500.0 mm f/4.0 lens 500mm f/4 1/2500s 1100 ISO 0.0 EV
Really delightful series. Their expressions are priceless.
Any tips on how to get close enough/make the animals comfortable enough to photograph them? I think I know where a den is near me, and I'd like to try to photograph them, but my fieldcraft isn't strong and I suspect I'll just aggravate/scare them. What times of day are they most active? How do you approach them?
What a delightful and top notch set. Light, processing, and fox personality combine to yield a great deal of viewing enjoyment. Thank you Protik (and your fairy lens father).
Wow, these are amazing images! Every one is a winner. You seem to have been able to get very close and the encounter was long enough you had time to change lenses. Getting a photo opportunity like this with foxes is very special. Congratulations.
kdacharya - I was indeed blessed with few windows of great light. Thank you for your vote
RobAmy - Thank you so much for the support
girvincn - Thank you! I think they are pretty much active all day. But first and last 2 hours of the day are the best for light. As for approaching them, I guess they started ignoring me as i was lying down at the same spot for hour at a time.
