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Tales of a South Downs fox... and other ramblings

Opportunity knocks

Thursday, 31. July 2008, 19:43:35

After yesterday's surprise 'missed opportunity' with a local woodland fox, I decided to head back there this morning. This time I was more cautious in my approach, and ready with the camera. Sure enough the fox was there, sleeping. I kept my distance, zoomed, focused, and managed three rapid (and virtually identical) frames before it noticed my presence and slipped away into the cover of the trees.

Woodland fox

Camera note: taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

Fox of the DayVariable Light... or a Typical English Summer's Day

Comments

SittingFox 31. July 2008, 19:51

Well caught! :up:

It's amazing how they do a good act in looking asleep when they're really focussed on how to avoid photographers :wink:

gdare 31. July 2008, 20:53

:yes:

Words 31. July 2008, 21:33

Adele, well the shrub is still there. That's about the clearest view I could get. If it would just swivel round on the point of its nose with the body at about 1.00 I'd have a clear line of sight!

Words 31. July 2008, 21:34

Darko, :up:

Vulpes vulpes 31. July 2008, 21:48

Well done! Perseverance pays off...most times anyway! :wink:

Words 31. July 2008, 22:06

Vulpes, I'm not sure going back once counts as perseverance, but yes I'm stubborn!

Vulpes vulpes 1. August 2008, 00:03

Words..ah yes, but there is the mental perseverance over the last 24 hours too!!

Cynthia23 1. August 2008, 01:07

The fox sleeping on the moss ... WOW! N I C E Words!

cakkleberrylane 1. August 2008, 19:51

Very nice shot!

Words 1. August 2008, 21:36

Vuilpes, I think that's called 'anxiety' :lol:

Words 1. August 2008, 21:36

Thanks Cynthia!

Words 1. August 2008, 21:36

Thanks Lois!

Vulpes vulpes 1. August 2008, 22:57

:lol: By the way, have you seen the trailer for "The Fox and The Child"? - film out on the 8th in the UK.

Words 1. August 2008, 23:29

Just watched it... and played the games! :lol: Wonderful photography.

Mickeyjoe_irl 2. August 2008, 12:26

Originally posted by Words:

If it would just swivel round on the point of its nose...


Now that would be some photograpgh :D

Words 2. August 2008, 14:07

If I could get a shot like that I could probably sell it for a fortune for a beer advertisement! :cheers:

chthoniid 3. August 2008, 23:36

Good to see a plan come together. So was this a manual focus or auto-focus shot? [:smile:].

Words 4. August 2008, 06:45

So was this a manual focus or auto-focus shot?


It was 'one-shot' AF, so at least once I was in focus I wasn't going to lose it with any minor movement. My defauly is what Canon call AI, which is continual AF.

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