We got a few inches of snow last week (the forecast called for flurries), and there's a fox that lives in the woods below my house. This isn't him. ;-)
It's the same fox I entered a few years ago from the Beardsley Zoo. I went to the zoo specifically to try some snow shots, and the fox was unexpectedly cooperative. I've never seen her moving around before, and the enclosure is VERY difficult for photography. Even in this shot I couldn't quite blur out the fence completely, so I had to dodge some light gray stripes and clone the edges in spots. They're still visible if you know where to look. I would have preferred a more open crop, but it made the fence too obvious for some of my Site Council compadres and I had to crop it. Bummer.
Other editing: Convert from RAW, Levels, Curves, USM, Dodge & Burn, shift yellow channel toward red, light Gaussian Blur and Fade to soften the fur, light Noise Ninja, and a little saturation on the tail.
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Shannon!! That fox just amazes me. It's like he's inches away and he's looking right through me. What a stupendous shot. I just wish he weren't enclosed in a zoo. :(
Stunning, beautiful, perfection! Absolutely amazing picture, I love the detail, the colour, the way the fox is looking right at you. Definitely one of my top picks. Congratulations on taking such a fabulous picture.
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