Desert Fox

kdabbagh · Apr 17, 2010

After a night camping in the Western Desert in Egypt, woke up and find this fella sniffin around for leftover food. Gave me a run for my money as I followed it everywhere till I got, in my opinion, my best shot of it. C&C welcome!

D-B-J · Apr 17, 2010

wow... BEAUTIFUL image.

Derrel · Apr 17, 2010

I really like the shot.

kdabbagh · Apr 17, 2010

thanks guys!

I wish I had more pop in the eyes...
will definitely try to find the original image again (I had to backup everything to format my PC) and will take a go at it...

still trying to learn the ins and outs of photoshop...

EricD · Apr 18, 2010

Nice photo! Love the pose and the composition, Great capture!!

Overread · Apr 18, 2010

A very neat shot and a nightmare to expose for - brilliant light on the left and pitch black shadow on the right. Honestly I think you did make the right call with the exposure - if you have pushed for a longer exposure (for more detail and pop in the eyes) I think you would have had far too much blowout on the left side of the image.
As it is I think the black, almost "dead" stare of the fox adds something to this image, especailly when all the colours and tone are almost black and white (But not quite)

nikonlover · Apr 18, 2010

Very cute. I liked this photo a lot.

Josh220 · Apr 19, 2010

I really like this shot. Great capture!

What lens did you use for this?

dab_20 · Apr 19, 2010

Wow, excellent shot. I too agree I admire how you chose to expose this shot... along with the awesome composition. Great job!

K8-90 · Apr 19, 2010

I thinks this shot is fantastic! Not only did you manage to capture a great pose from the fox, but the background, lighting and composition are wonderful, too!

pbelarge · Apr 19, 2010

Your hard work and perseverance paid off, this is a good shot. Especially since the lighting conditions are such as they were.

I am also intrigued by the fact you were camping in the Egytian dessert...care to elaborate more on that>