Some Dutch wildlife for you

[Marcel Poots]

Today I went for some big game (photo) hunting. This was my first Fox ever on camera:

 

[Marcel Poots]

And 5 minutes later I got this treat:

Huh? Let's look closer. Is that a guy with a camera?

Okay, we are out of here...

 

[diamondlil]

What a beauty, great photos Marcel. And wonderful red deer stags too!

 

[salvadorian]

wow, i love foxes. i rarely ever see them though. excellent photos!

 

[bapkate]

Wow, those shots are amazing! The quality is so sharp.

 

[jlindp]

Beautiful red fox! Probably my second favorite canid, and definitely my favorite Vulpes species. His coat is in excellent condition!

May I ask what lens you're using? I just got a dSLR and I'm trying to hunt down lenses for it. I'm looking at a 55-300mm if I can get the price right. :}

 

[Marcel Poots]

May I ask what lens you're using?

I use this lens:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=39&sort=7&cat=2&page=2

Forget about zoomlenses when you are working in 300 and 400 and 500 mm. You need a primelens. The more money, the better pics is a rule in lenses. And zoom lenses can not get the quality of a prime lens.

 

[jlindp]

I use this lens:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=39&sort=7&cat=2&page=2

Forget about zoomlenses when you are working in 300 and 400 and 500 mm. You need a primelens. The more money, the better pics is a rule in lenses. And zoom lenses can not get the quality of a prime lens.

Thanks! And yeah, I know all about prime lenses...but I haven't got deep enough pockets to afford one at this point in my life. I'm very much an amateur, and I think the only prime lens I could even think about getting (unless I find some decent used ones) is the Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM lens. For now, though, it'll be zoom lenses for me. :} Thanks again!

 

[Rich in KY]

Great pics!

I especially love the fox.

 

[Justin Guyer]

Thanks for showing us some of the wildlife from across the pond. Very good photos too!

 

[Nanci]

I love the fox pics! He looks so big and healthy. Foxes in Florida are so small compared to those who live where it is cold. Is he a red fox, or some species I don't know about??

 

[Marcel Poots]

Yes, it is the Vulpes vulpes. The Red Fox. Awesome fox. They are all this big. I have not seen many though

 

[desertanimal]

I think you must have died and gone to heaven to have gotten pics like that of that fox! Congrats!

 

[dndvictory]

Beautiful pics on both the fox and deer.

 

[snakewispera snr]

Great Fox shots.......... They are hard to catch like that......
I lived in Breda, then Roosendaal, then Bergen op Zoom, down South, for a while a few years ago...
What part do you live.....?

 

[Marcel Poots]

I live in Bovenkarspel. That is 45 minutes north of Amsterdam. These pics are taken in Lelystad which is pretty much in the centre of Holland. Foxes are not rare in Holland but I have not seen that many. I have seen hundreds of snakes and only less than 10 foxes in my life.

 

[Kali]

Beautifull Marcel! I haven't seen foxes except once from very far away. Maybe I should take a trip to Lelystad someday and see wether I can spot one too. I only just live across the border (not far from Bergen-op-Zoom ) so it wouldn't be that far...

 

[tsst]

Great pictures Marcel!

 

[RobbiesCornField]

Those fox photos are absolutely incredible!! Sounds like I need to head over there one of these days for a photo safari.

 

[snakemom1961]

Foxes are so hard to get photo's of. That one looks awesome! I love when they are in their winter coats, they just look so big and healthy. The red stags are also great to see. Thanks for sharing them with us.