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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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
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
Amazing effort. :)
John Hooton replied
Thank you kindly Maximus.
pryere
Marvellous capture, well done.
John Hooton replied
Thank you Pryere, isn’t it just wild in London!!
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
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
excellent shot =)
John Hooton replied
Thanl you Kai-Marie, there must be a few of these in Brighton. :-))
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
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
Exit…stage left!!!! LOL…Excellent capture John!!! *-)
John Hooton replied
LOL… that just about sums it up! Thanks Debs.
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
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
Incredible capture John!
John Hooton replied
Thank you Shelly, I had better go and shut my chickens up! :-|)
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
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
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
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
LOL, great comments John, fantastic shot, just look at that guilty expression
Marleia Main
Featured
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
Fabulous capture.
John Hooton replied
Thank you Linda. :-))
karenuk1969
Gorgeous creature!
John Hooton replied
Thanks Karen, he still comes round every now and then! :-))
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 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
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! :-)