Red Fox - which one?

[MikeA]

I have some images from my autumn trip to Yellowstone of a red fox and would like to send one to a contest. Do you think they are good enough? Which one should I send in? The close-up?

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[Barbara]

The first one; it's an unusual pose.

 

[Hooligans Imagery]

First one. Although something about the log size ..... maybe play with the crop.

 

[Woody Meristem]

I'd use the first one even though the log's out of focus. The fox is sharp and the pose is great. But then I don't enter contests and probably never will.

 

[Woodyg3]

For me, the first if you cropped out most of the log. Maybe a 16x9 crop or similar. The close up is great, as well.

 

[DRwyoming]

I really like the eye contact in the final shot but also like the first image.

The fourth shot is very nice as a traditional full body portrait but to me it would have been stronger if the fox either glanced a bit more in your direction or you framed it so it was further right in the frame and its gaze didn't draw the viewer's eye out the left side of the frame. Always tough when a subject's implied sight lines run right out the side of the frame.