Foxy Leap

I caught this local fox stalking a field for a meal as I was heading up to the

Indian Peaks Wilderness area. I had all my dslr gear, but never really used

my D7000 for anything except video and a few wide angle shots at bike

racing. I decided to give the D7000 a try with my tele lens. I took several

shots of this fox slowly stalking its prey, then waited until it leaped to shoot

this image. Nikon D7000, Nikkor 70-200. May 7, 2012. Comments

welcomed and thanks for looking! © Dejan Smaic | SportifImages.com 2012

A beautiful action-shot, Dejan!

Hello,

Henri Cartier Bresson would have commented : "great decisive moment Dejan !". Kind regards.

Eric

A fine capture and presentation. Your story is enlightening and as a "beginner" (with that camera) you have captured a remarkable image. I like the controlled DoF in both foreground and background with the centre strip of  focussed subject matter. The definition here is very good. A lovely action shot.

Well done..............

Regards

Great shot/capture with perfect timing.  Excellent clarity, details and DOF.  Well done - michel

Perfect timing !

EXCELLENT capture!

warm regards,

Isabelle

I want this shot in a bad way. You really have to hunt for foxes and be patient, especially for a moment as rare as this. Congrats!

Dejan,

Great moment!

Good lighting, composition, details and background.

Well done!

Regards always,

Jim j.

Odličan tajming and izvanredan rakurs. Zaista divna fotografija lisice u akciji. Veoma dobro svetlo. Čestitam!

Thanks for all your comments. I am sorry if I don't reply in a timely manner. I was watching the fox and knew there would be that decisive moment.  I think the fox saw its prey, stalked it, then pounced (as you see). But, this "guy" never got its subject. This was the first time I use the D7000 for landscape with my Nikon 70-200. I tried to control the DOF to isolate the subject and ride of background clutter. The conditions were cloudy, so, there is not much contrast or colors did not pop.  I think this shot worked out ok.  Thanks again!

Dejan