Power and Grace

I love the idea of capturing action and power in wildlife. There is just something about that raw, unhindered spirit that is absolutely captivating. This image is Richard Peters', entry (and one of the winners) for the 2012 World Wildlife Photographers of the Year.I actually tumbled (haha) across this image on Tumblr (my insatiable addiction to the site is rather alarming, but I regret nothing).

What I find most intriguing about the image is the effect of having the subject mostly out of frame (I bet that breaks a few 'rules' as we have learned throughout this course so far). However, the subjects face and intense expression along with that lush tail and spindly legs still allow to viewer to immediately recognize the creature. That empty white space from the bottom left extending up to the fox in the top right really creates movement in the image as the eye follows toward the fox. You can imagine the motion where the fox had started before its jump to where it is now and where it might land just barely still in frame. The color scheme of course is very beneficial with the white snow and the striking contrast of the orange-hued fox. This photo was taken in Yellowstone back in 2010. With a little more web searching I found article highlighting some of the various winning images. Wildlife Photographer of the Year Highlights All of 100 winning images are on display that Natural History Museum until March 2013. Museum Of Natural History