Not contest-worthy, but wild nonetheless

Blue_In_AK

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Thu May-15-08 12:13 AM
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Not contest-worthy, but wild nonetheless

A little fox hanging out down by Fish Creek, kind of a rare sight around here. I think he had his eye on a couple of ducks in the reeds, but when more people showed up on the trail, he ran off up the stream.

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Thu May-15-08 12:36 AM
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1. Why is it not worthy?

I think it is great right down to looking almost like a black and white except for the fox's bright coat. I love it.

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Blue_In_AK

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Thu May-15-08 01:05 AM
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2. It just seems kind of fuzzy to me

Edited on Thu May-15-08 01:06 AM by Blue_In_AK

The light was low, the fox was moving and I had my 70-300 lens all the way out, so it was hard to get a sharp shot. I decided to use one of my "sheep shots" instead for the contest. It's called "On the Edge" and I think it kind of represents where we are as a country right now. I hope we can all be nimble like the Dall sheep and make it to the green meadows. :) We've been stuck out here on the rocks for too long.

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Thu May-15-08 01:05 PM
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5. Love the Dall sheep too

specially with the baby peeking out from behind.

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Blue_In_AK

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Thu May-15-08 01:22 PM
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6. They amaze me how they get around up there,

Edited on Thu May-15-08 01:22 PM by Blue_In_AK

especially the little ones who haven't had a chance to practice much. Their moms must start them out really slowly. It would so cool to just hang out with them for a year or so and see how they do it.

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Thu May-15-08 01:28 PM
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7. Hard to tell if they are started

out slowly or just born with the balance needed. It is neat, though I have only seen them climbing around on tv but figure it has to be as neat as watching bighorns climb the rockies.

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regnaD kciN

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Thu May-15-08 02:11 AM
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3. Because Blue wanted to get our goat(s)...

:evilgrin:

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Thu May-15-08 08:09 AM
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4. I like it too

Crop it a bit differently and it can be a great picture I think. Depends on if the original resolution allows for it ofc.

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Eurobabe

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Fri May-16-08 04:40 AM
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8. Fox are so shy, I am surprised you got that close....

I saw one last week, but it was too far away and I didn't have the Canon with me. Ours always run away before you can get too close. They have big bushy black and red tails.

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Blue_In_AK

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Fri May-16-08 10:13 AM
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9. It looks closer than it is

This was at 300 mm focal length. I probably wouldn't have even seen it, but HullBoss has sharper eyes than I and pointed it out.

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Fri May-16-08 09:50 PM
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10. I love it!

I wish I could get a photo of a fox!

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