Paparazzi Snap Fox!

John Hooton

Paparazzi Snap Fox!

Last night I found the contents of a garbage bag dragged along the back yard of my South London home, so I decided to catch the culprit tonight after his evening of celebrating.

Just gone midnight young Brer Fox turned up. “Who me?” said his look and with a quiet pop he was immortalised by the Fox Paparazzi forever!

Technical Details:

Camera: Nikon D3
Lens: Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6
Focal Length: 38mm
ISO: 200
Flash: SB-800
Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/4.2
Post Processing: Photoshop CS3

© 2008 John Hooton Photography

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Paparazzi Snap Fox!  by John Hooton
Paparazzi Snap Fox!  by John Hooton
  • barkeypf

    barkeypf

    Busted! how nice to be able to get this photo. Well done.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Paul, I was thrilled as I had to be as cunning as a fox to get it!

  • PrairieRose

    PrairieRose

    OH MY! This is such a priceless shot John…..........No one can resist a face like that!! Absolutely lovely candid capture…........... Cheers, Rose :))))

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you so much Rose, he is young and innocent just like we all were once! :-))

  • Maximus

    Maximus

    Amazing effort. :)

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you kindly Maximus.

  • pryere

    pryere

    Marvellous capture, well done.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Pryere, isn’t it just wild in London!!

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Worth the wait!

  • John Hooton replied

    I was fairly lucky in that respect – he was early. I was dreading that all my batteries would go flat before he arrived!

  • midzing

    midzing

    awesome capture,,, perfect lighting,,, well done

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Midzing, you are very kind, and I am honoured that you made this a favourite.

  • Kaimarie

    Kaimarie

    excellent shot =)

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanl you Kai-Marie, there must be a few of these in Brighton. :-))

  • GailD

    GailD

    Sprung!! What innocent eyes though. I’ll bet he didn’t hang around.

  • John Hooton replied

    You are right Gail, although bold, this young fellow was pretty jumpy. He is no pushover!

  • Farmncamera

    Farmncamera

    He even gave you a good back drop!! Tell me this is NOT staged!!! Some people have ALL the talent!!!. :) xx

  • John Hooton replied

    Hi Elaine. Well I did need some cunning so I put a bowl of food down (which I have removed in CS3) and I used my computer to control the camera via Nikon’s Camera Control Pro software. The camera was prefocused at 0.8m. You are right – staged!! :-)) xx

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Exit…stage left!!!! LOL…Excellent capture John!!! *-)

  • John Hooton replied

    LOL… that just about sums it up! Thanks Debs.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Ha!! Perfect capture of expression, love it! :D

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you very much Paul. I think he has just sussed out where the flash comes from, bold AND bright! :-))

  • Nic Relton

    Nic Relton

    Very nice! Cunning Mr. Fox caught in the act! I love this, makes me smile every time I look at it!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you for a great comment Nic, it made me smile for sure!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    Incredible capture John!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Shelly, I had better go and shut my chickens up! :-|)

  • Michele Duncan IPA

    Michele Duncan...

    What a great shot!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Michele – he turns up every night now – must think he’s a star!!

  • linifer

    linifer

    great capture and a cute little guy!!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Linifer, if I feed him any more I’ll have to take another panel out of the fence. :)

  • poupoune

    poupoune

    this fella has been busted for sure!!!
    wonderful!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Yes indeed. It gave me great satisfaction when he fell for my camera trap!!

  • ryenart

    ryenart

    Nice capture, John! He surely looks guilty! :)

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Ryenart, he is getting rather familiar now if you call coming into the kitchen familiar!!

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    LOL, great comments John, fantastic shot, just look at that guilty expression

  • Marleia Main

    Marleia Main

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    Gorgeous Fox!!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Marleia – What a great idea to feature foxes! This fellow is getting really tame now and if we meet in the garden he just flops down in front of me. John AKA ‘The Fox Whisperer!’

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Fabulous capture.

  • John Hooton replied

    Thank you Linda. :-))

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    Gorgeous creature!

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Karen, he still comes round every now and then! :-))

  • visualmetaphor

    visualmetaphor

    How lucky of you to catch this shot! Beautiful little foxxy =)

  • John Hooton replied

    There was a bit of enticement on my part, but we are lucky to be visited by such a lovely little creature. :-))

  • Sherry Lynn Crawford

    Sherry Lynn Cr...

    Now he is something else! Such expression… totally BUSTED :)
    What a darling!

  • John Hooton replied

    I saw him a couple of weeks ago, with his sweet little face, scrounging again !

  • charliethetramp

    charliethetramp

    the old urban fox there`s more than people realise wonderfully captured

  • John Hooton replied

    Thanks Charlie, my friend Peter Denness has taken some marvellous pictures of his local brood bang in the middle of Croydon. I am hoping to join him on Sunday and meet these guys! :-)

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