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The Stole
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Copyright: Callie de Wet (Callie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2658] (7487)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-07
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 80-400 OS
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/125 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): African Canines, Canidae, BEST OF: Foxes, Maned wolves, & Jackals 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-01-09 9:18
Viewed: 1792
Points: 35
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Or the scarf,or the wrap - now this would be very unfortunate should he end there, eh?

This is our only true fox, the Cape Fox - Vulpes chama 35 cm at the shoulder, weighing in at about 3 kg. This is NOT a thief, although they are nocturnal and very shy. More than 20 000 of these little beauties have been hunted down and killed in our Free State Province during the 1960’s and 1970, due to ignorance! They were maligned as lamb killers, while their staple food are mice, insects, gerbils, lizards and spiders. Hence, an ally to the farmers instead of a villain. During the day, they shelter in dens – holes dug in the sand or borrowed from springhare or aardvark, or in groundcover below thickets. It uses a drawn-out, high pitched howl to communicate with other foxes.
Our trip to the Kalahari had several wish list subjects on them, inter alia this cute guy, whom we have never seen before. I would have been happy with just a sighting of him, but was lucky to get at least five descent shots, this one being the most unsuccessful of the five. As usual the sighting was . . . on my wife’s side of the car! I had no time to get into the back seat, so just sort of leopard-crawled onto her lap and poked the lens through the window into the face of Mr Foxie here.
I am happy with my results, because from his very pink ears, you can see that the sun was just rising behind him, adding a little halo to his head.

SHOOTING DETAILS
Venue – KTFP, Auob Road
Date 7th December 2004
Time 06h16
Camera - Nikon D70
ISO 200 & -0,3 EV.
Sigma 80-400 F4.5- 5.6 APO OS
Filter – Cokin UV
Focal length - 280 mm.
Exposure mode - Aperture Priority – 1/125 @ F10
Flash – none
Support – Handheld
PP – wee bit of cropping; levels; hue/ saturation; S/C; Some USM; reduced to Site size.
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He's got that " Wat maak jy op jou vrou se skoot" look about him Callie. Very nice sunrise surprize. Well seen and portrayed here. Excellent post Well done Callie

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  • Midi Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 27 N: 184] (2417)
  • [2005-01-09 10:43]
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Nice shot Callie,is it the sand fox? we can find this fox in the Sahara called "Fennec"
nice colors, congratulations.

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  • edji Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 83 W: 8 N: 22] (426)
  • [2005-01-09 11:14]

Nice fox. I like his very big ears. Godd DOF for this shot.

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  • radz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 601 W: 11 N: 599] (3161)
  • [2005-01-09 13:06]

He looks really mean&smart ,typical fox pose.Well captured shot.

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  • mumek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 121 W: 0 N: 183] (833)
  • [2005-01-09 13:45]
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Very nice pose of this little beauty.Lovely morning light, good colors and details.Interesting note as usual.

Hi Callie.
I like the big ears and brown colours tones.
Good details, very good composition and of course a great note.
Great works.

bonsoir Callie,
pour etre honette avec toi je trouve que cette photo est de moin bonne qualité que ce que tu a l'habitude de montrer...
la photo manque de detail et est legerement floue.
dommage car l'animale est dans une bonne position et la lumiere est bonne.
en lisant les autres commentaires j'ai l'impression d'etre le seul a remarquer ca...?

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  • Fisher Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1540 W: 309 N: 2234] (8915)
  • [2005-01-09 15:11]

Callie, I noticed you speak Canadian eh? Eh?
Excelent view of the fox. Early morning shot make good ones, the sun's hues are warm colors which make shots like this beautiful.
Well done

Mike

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2005-01-09 15:22]

This is Beautiful! Jackols and Foxes are very high on my wish list and it is shots like these that push them even higher.

The sharpness and exposure here is excellent and I like the composition.

Very well done and thanks for posting

What an amazing little fox. Cant say iv ever seen one of these. Great lighting in this shot. Thanks for posting this one.

Very nice capture of this fox. Sounds like you really had to scramble, so that makes it better. Foxes in North American have more conventional sized ears, so this one really caught my attention. As always, yor notes are great too.

Hi Callie. It must have been a nice day start to find this little fox resting quietly and having at the same time the sun coming to draw his first shades on the ground. Kind of circumstances to put you in a good mood for the whole day, even if it was on the other side of the car :-). After what I've red, are they still numerous, or is it a rare encounter? I like very much the atmosphere here, even if the subject looks partly out of focus (perhaps heat effect). Ears and eyes are amazing, but you can't miss the fact it's acousin of our european fox here.

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  • Nico Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
  • [2005-01-10 1:40]

Beautiful light. Cute Foxie. Good quality. Nicoe one again Callie

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 659 W: 0 N: 177] (622)
  • [2005-01-10 2:24]

Opnieuw mijn gelukwensen voor deze mooie Vos te fotograferen Callie, wat een prachtdier, jammer dat de mensen niet inzien dat men de natuur met rust moet laten, hier bedoel ik niet met fotograferen maar met uitroeien. Ik heb ook al geprobeerd foto's te maken van dieren maar dit is absoluut niet gemakkelijk, maar u slaagd altijd weer om een schitterend beeld te maken.
Prachtig Callie!

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2801 W: 75 N: 7845] (26257)
  • [2005-01-10 4:02]

Relaxing but vigilant :-) I like this cutie very much. Big ears, watchful eyes and interesting pose of his tail :-) Great work Callie!

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  • NINIX Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 164 W: 48 N: 332] (2764)
  • [2005-01-10 8:41]
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Nice pic Callie,

A suggestion: Have your ever tried to sit on the roof top during your safaries? Much better view.

Thanks,

Hendrik

Very interesting subject Callie. I haven't seen one in a long time. Nice composition and I like the tonal range in the shot. Well done. Great shot!

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 316 N: 4403] (14711)
  • [2005-01-10 15:33]

His ears are much large than our fox. They would quickly freeze here.
Congratulations for this great post, Callie.
Thanks

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