Coyote on the move

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 10, 2010187 views11 comments

I got a number of decent clicks of this guy today, on the move right after a light snow shower. The conditions were full overcast. This was my favorite of the series because of leg position, but when I opened the raw files I felt disappointed because it was slightly softer than the others. However, when I processed it with one additional pass of selective unsharp mask it was improved immensely.

D200, 200-400 @380, F4.5, 1/350, iso 100, +1.0EV matrix, hand held, full frame. Minimally processed with slight curves adjustment and the unsharp masks.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 10, 2010 at 9:59 PM

Nice shot. I like the pose and the leg position and it looks plenty sharp to me. I also like the diagonal flow of the picture created by the slope and the positioning of the coyote in the frame.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on March 11, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Nice one Lon, looks plenty sharp to me now, your usm technique worked great. Like you I quite like the pose of the coyote and the position of the legs in this one.

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on March 11, 2010 at 8:15 AM

Fantastic view!

Lights well handled

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 11, 2010 at 9:37 AM

HI Lon,

I'm with you on the leg position - very nice aesthetically and, more importantly, it really helps add the feeling of trotting and motion to the image. I also agree with Robert on the slightly diagonal flow to the shot. To my eye, it looks like your focus was slightly BEHIND the subject - the grasses in the immediate background seem sharper than those in the immediate foreground. And you know me...if I have to chose between and in-focus foreground and an in-focus background, I'll always want to see an in-focus foreground! But, being fair, one has to look very closely at this image to notice this (and being a bit anal helps too!). I think 99% of viewers would never notice this (i.e., it hardly detracts from the image!).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Sally King on March 11, 2010 at 10:22 AM

Love the trotting action you have captured. I think the subtle light worked well with this coyote image. Makes the grasses pop against the snow. He/she seems quite determined to get where they are going.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 11, 2010 at 11:49 AM

Very nice tone in this image Lon. I love the diagonal angle of this comp. It works very well IMO. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 11, 2010 at 12:33 PM

An excellent coyote image Lon, nothing to add, only that to be sure about Brad's comment being correct I would need to see this larger

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Comment posted by R. Melvin Park on March 11, 2010 at 2:34 PM

Nice shot of a coyote, I like the composition. it's hard to get close enough to photograph these guys as they are very wary. nice and sharp for overcast conditions

R. Melvin Park

Registered on February 1, 2010, 21 Posts, 27 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 12, 2010 at 5:54 AM

Lon:
Lovely shot and I think you have manage to convey the motion through the leg position. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 14, 2010 at 11:35 PM

Very nice comp and I like the details in the coyote. Nice clear view of the eye as well.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 20, 2010 at 7:11 PM

I really like the texture and color of his nice thick winter coat against the snow. Excellent leg position indicating moavement, the head up gaze and focused eyes are good too! Attractive coyote image.

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