After the trail cam revelation of five cubs (see previous post), a little bit of drizzle tonight wasn't going to deter me from spending some time outside. Rain is hardly ideal for night photography (the water defracts the flash and tend to wash out the shots), but if you can get close enough the effect is less noticeable, and adjusting the levels slightly more than usual brings out the contrasts. The most important element of any shot is the subject… and mine behaved impeccably.
Mum plus one
Mum plus two
Mum plus three
Three fox cubs
Two fox cubs
One fox cub
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens.
Vulpes vulpes
17 May 2010Such a joy to look at! :happy: I see they have wasted no time in discovering that chicken tastes better than peanuts! :chef:
gdare
17 May 2010Now… What if, in time, they start to grow families on their own… in your garden? :eyes:
😆
SittingFox
17 May 2010I assume your challenge for this summer is to get mum and five cubs in one photo? :whistle:
Anyway, just marvellous 😀 I've only found one litter of cubs this year (and they're not photo-friendly because they like coming out at night down a dark lane!) so it's great to be able to watch these ones on your blog 🙂
Words
17 May 2010Vulpes, they're not silly 😉
Words
17 May 2010Erwin, thanks! They're doing well it seems. 🙂
Words
17 May 2010Adele, mum +5 would be great. Highly unlikely though from past experience. But yes, that's the challenge… or even just the male fox!
Words
17 May 2010Darko, that would be nice, but I don't think they will. I would need to build a shed so they could dig underneath it :right:
RobinL
18 May 2010What a wonderful family. Great shots!
Words
18 May 2010Thanks Robin!
Flying Red Fox Blog
26 May 2010This is very good, like the 2006 cubs, wow 4 years was worth the wait hehe. 😀
Words
27 May 2010Mark, yes it's the best year for quite a while!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012A Joy to see all well with the cubs