My little fox friend had a pair of kits....

Lakesrider · 07-24-2008, 08:08 PM

I was surprised this morning to see the Fox that visits me daily now, out in my backyard. And then I saw 2 kits pop out from under my shed and start frolicking around in the grass. Funny I thought I had heard a little bark/yelp the other day from out back. Now I have a thousand dollar camera and just tonight figured out why my pictures were not coming out. I guess by holding the flash unit down so it doesn't flash, puts the camera (a Nikon D80) into some sort of manual mode. So sorry for the once again blurry pictures...like the bear shot a few days back...I'll try harder to get better pics next time.

I have the feeling my neighborhood is going to get noisier at night now...

You can see the ear of the second kit sticking up from the backside of the bushes by the blue shed wall....and as I took the second shot the mother saw me and decided I was too close and started walking toward me, so I headed for the front door. No need for a bite in the butt before breakfast....

Lakesrider · 07-26-2008, 09:39 AM

I think one is a male as it was bolder and not afraid of being in the open in the yard. The other stayed moe hidden most of the time, venturing out only once or twice, so maybe a female?

Female

Male

All three....

brk-lnt · 07-26-2008, 10:06 AM

That's cool to see them in your backyard like that.

Try putting your camera in aperture priority mode and shoot somewhere around f4-f8, depending on the outdoor light. You should get a fast enough shutter speed to eliminate the user-blur.

SAMIAM · 07-26-2008, 12:43 PM

I'm right down the street from you.....Now I know what happened to my chickens.

Lakesrider · 07-26-2008, 03:32 PM

This is pretty early in the morning like 5:15 so it was fairly dark out. On the first shots the ISO was set wrong. Hey I'm still learning this new camera. But at least I found out about the ISO being wrong for low light/dark shooting.

These were not the only 3 this morning. Right about 6am another 4-5 fox showed up. There were 3 more kits and two more adults, So there was something around 8 of them in the woods. Then they all moved off like they were a pack or something. I didn't know they moved around like that. I thought they were more solitary and not pack oriented.

I also heard the Fisher cat last night not too far off. Freaky house of horroros kind of scream.

brk-lnt · 07-26-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lakesrider

This is pretty early in the morning like 5:15 so it was fairly dark out. On the first shots the ISO was set wrong. Hey I'm still learning this new camera. But at least I found out about the ISO being wrong for low light/dark shooting.

Be careful about pushing the ISO too high, you'll end up with grainyness. My camera goes to 3200 (Canon EOS 5D), but I never go beyond 800.

07-24-2008, 08:08 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	My little fox friend had a pair of kits.... I was surprised this morning to see the Fox that visits me daily now, out in my backyard. And then I saw 2 kits pop out from under my shed and start frolicking around in the grass. Funny I thought I had heard a little bark/yelp the other day from out back. Now I have a thousand dollar camera and just tonight figured out why my pictures were not coming out. I guess by holding the flash unit down so it doesn't flash, puts the camera (a Nikon D80) into some sort of manual mode. So sorry for the once again blurry pictures...like the bear shot a few days back...I'll try harder to get better pics next time. I have the feeling my neighborhood is going to get noisier at night now... You can see the ear of the second kit sticking up from the backside of the bushes by the blue shed wall....and as I took the second shot the mother saw me and decided I was too close and started walking toward me, so I headed for the front door. No need for a bite in the butt before breakfast....

07-26-2008, 09:39 AM	#2
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Better pictures of the two.... I think one is a male as it was bolder and not afraid of being in the open in the yard. The other stayed moe hidden most of the time, venturing out only once or twice, so maybe a female? Female Male All three....

07-26-2008, 10:06 AM	#3
brk-lnt Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: South Down Shores Posts: 1,947 Thanks: 545 Thanked 570 Times in 335 Posts	That's cool to see them in your backyard like that. Try putting your camera in aperture priority mode and shoot somewhere around f4-f8, depending on the outdoor light. You should get a fast enough shutter speed to eliminate the user-blur. __________________ [insert witty phrase here]

07-26-2008, 12:43 PM	#4
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	I'm right down the street from you.....Now I know what happened to my chickens.

07-26-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	This is pretty early in the morning like 5:15 so it was fairly dark out. On the first shots the ISO was set wrong. Hey I'm still learning this new camera. But at least I found out about the ISO being wrong for low light/dark shooting. These were not the only 3 this morning. Right about 6am another 4-5 fox showed up. There were 3 more kits and two more adults, So there was something around 8 of them in the woods. Then they all moved off like they were a pack or something. I didn't know they moved around like that. I thought they were more solitary and not pack oriented. I also heard the Fisher cat last night not too far off. Freaky house of horroros kind of scream.