Prowling

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 23, 2010144 views8 comments

I ran across this coyote on an early morning prowl a few days ago. The photo was taken on the Ridgefield Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, WA and for me is a reminder of the hard life some animals have on a daily basis as they hunt down their next meal. I love the OOF BG and colors.

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L w 1.4TC
F/5.6 @ 1/1000 ISO 800

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 23, 2010 at 11:27 AM

I could take or leave the mottled green look of the bg, but i love the look you got from the coyote!

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on January 23, 2010 at 1:53 PM

I don't think that coyote is happy to see you. I always love their intense yellow eyes which you have captured very well. Nice details in the fur. I might crop a bit from the bottom.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 23, 2010 at 4:35 PM

I like the OOF grasses in the foreground and the clean background. Nice comp as well.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 23, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Beautiful shot Craig. I took like the BG, and the grasses in the foreground. Nice little head turn as well.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 24, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Very nice BG and colors indeed Craig! Apart from that the low angle as well as the head turn of the coyote are great. The front legs are also in a perfect position, but if I had to come up with one minor nit it is that I would have prefered some separation between the hind legs as well.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by JACK NEAL on January 24, 2010 at 1:37 PM

Good shot of a coyote that does not want you there! Wish that I had shot this one. I agree with Sally about taking some off the bottom. Thanks for sharing,

Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 25, 2010 at 9:50 AM

Hi Craig,

Nice detail and your techs look spot on. The background doesn't bother me a bit (I quite like it) but my personal preference would be for more of the foreground to be in focus (and it does look to me like stopping down somewhat was likely an option here, but you may have been risking some motion blur in the coyote). Note that this "nit" is purely an issue of personal preference and defintely not a "right-wrong" thing!

Cheers....thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on January 26, 2010 at 3:52 AM

Cool shot...like the head turn of the coyote..you have done justice to this image by choosing an optimum low angle...well done

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments