Over the last couple of months my neighbourhood has been host to a family of red foxes, who produced at least two cubs this season. I've been enthralled to see these characters coming and going in my small garden, which is in the downtown area of Poole on the south coast of England. I live in a back street but nearby are main roads with heavy traffic day and night. Today, I was given the heartbreaking news that a fox cub was found dead in the front garden of a nearby house, presumably from a collision. So sad about this - the fox family have been giving much pleasure and entertainment to me and my neighbours these past weeks. My pic is of the vixen that I think produced the unlucky cub.
I like the subtly dappled light in this. I was intrigued by how close you'd managed to get to the fox - an 85mm focal length suggests you weren't very far away?
The texture of the fox's fur shows up well; there's an almost three dimensional look to the image too.
@dulciknit Actually this image nearly got deleted as it was somewhat out of focus and quite 'messy'. I wanted this for Facebook so spent a lot of time in Affinity Photo (cloning out bricks and a neighbour's shed) and Topaz Labs Denoise, to rescue it. I was, literally within feet of her. I got two shots and she scarpered.
@davidrobinson It's frustrating when you don't achieve the standard you want, I know but at least you managed to 'capture' her.
It must have been quite exciting to be able to get so close too.
July 20th, 2023
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The texture of the fox's fur shows up well; there's an almost three dimensional look to the image too.
It must have been quite exciting to be able to get so close too.