Some New Fox Photos

No sooner than I'd posted last night's blog than the young male fox appeared in the garden. It was wet. It was windy. He was skittish. I was determined (to get a photo or two).

The camera worked well. The viewfinder on the 7D is a vast improvement on the 40D, and with new batteries in the flash unit I was in business. It's not really an ideal test for the camera, but I was pleased with how the photos came out and the hit rate was slightly above normal (but I may have been taking more care). The colours appear richer (though the weather may account for that).

While still on foxes, I included a very brief clip of some video a few nights ago, and foolishly said I'd edit the rest of it. Well I have, and here it is. The quality isn't great, and the first half (approximately) was taken through a window.

No foxes tonight, but I spent some more time around the pond. The newts are now very active, and numerous. Now with these I definitely achieved an improved hit rate. The image quality improves significantly the nearer the surface the newts are (which is to be expected) and I may need to reduce the amount of flash, but estimating settings when photographing through the surface of the water is never straightforward. I'm pleased with these though.

Finally, a word of thanks to whoever added the Smew post to Stumbleupon! My stats have gone through the roof!
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens. Video taken with the Panasonic Lumix FZ45

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  2. gdare

    7 Feb 2011

    "My stats have gone through the roof!"
    You deserve much more attention than what you have here. It's all well deserved :yes:

  3. anonymous

    7 Feb 2011

    jenjen1352 writes:

    Thanks for the thanks, and thank you for producing such terrific photographs for my own personal enjoyment!! Heh 🙂

  4. SittingFox

    7 Feb 2011

    Nice fox clip. I must get out the video camera again. Unfortunately mine has developed a fault which means that it is constantly trying to pan out! :left:

    I'm impressed with the clarity of the newt shots. The 7D looks like it's worth every penny!

  5. Words

    7 Feb 2011

    Adele, the 7D has video as well (not tried it yet). The Lumix isn't bad though and a lot less to lug around for quick clips. One thing with the 7D… 25MB files soon fill an 8GB card :yikes:

  6. Words

    7 Feb 2011

    JenJen, well thank you! Glad you liked the post.

  7. Words

    7 Feb 2011

    Darko, thanks. The stats will fall back to normal numbers pretty quickly, but it's always odd when it happens.

  8. Words

    7 Feb 2011

    Erwin, thanks!

  9. Words

    7 Feb 2011

    Steffi, thanks. I love your photos of the arctic foxes. They are so pretty!

  10. cakkleberrylane

    9 Feb 2011

    Wonderful shots. I enjoyed the video very much!

  11. Words

    9 Feb 2011

    Lois, thanks. I'd put the main camera away by then so the chance to take some video was too good to miss.

  12. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Very nice shots

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