Red Foxes in Snow

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I love shooting red foxes in the snow — their fur really pops against the white background, and fresh blanket of snow can simplify an otherwise bushy/busy background.  Here are a couple of particularly good images from a recent trip to my fox spot.  Remarkably, the fox above spent at least ten minutes laying in the snow watching me take his photograph.

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This is my favorite fox composition – fox running toward the camera, seemingly intend on taking a bite out of the photographer.

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I like the colorful, sunlit background on this image.

Red Fox in Snow (Image# 091227_1001417)

If this image wasn’t backlit it would be perfect.  I wind up with more backlit fox images than I would expect, mostly because the foxes are reluctant to look toward the bring sun.

Snarling Red Fox in Snow (Image# 091227_1006380)

Finally, a mean looking fox.