December Coyote

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 9, 20102,155 views11 comments

From this morning... He gave me lots of clicks. I chose to post this one because I like the pose. Views with him looking into the sun were either squinty-looking or eyes closed!

D3S 200-400 @400, iso 280, 400mm, 1/400, f4, 88% of FF

Commentary invited...

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Joe James on December 9, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Really nicely done Lon! Nice comp and great color in this one.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on December 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Wow, what a handsome coyote. This must have been a wonderful encounter. Thanks for sharing this real beauty.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 10, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Love the regal look you captured Lon. Colors look spot on to me and very nice detail. Great work sir!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 10, 2010 at 11:45 PM

This needs to be viewed larger Lon in order to fully appreciate the good detail in the shadow side of its face and the fur coat. The catch light helps a lot to draw the viewer's eye in. I do find the few OOF grasses pointing to its nose and throat a bit unfortunate, but not a major problem.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 10, 2010 at 11:48 PM

By blurring the fg and the bg, you have drawn the viewer's eyes to the sharply focussed face. Lovely pose.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 11, 2010 at 7:56 AM

Very nice image, Lon! It sure is a healthy looking Coyote. I really like the overal color scheme.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 11, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Really the soft pastel like color Lon, the LP looks very nice.
A fine looking animal, great work

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on December 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Nice looking coyote Lon. I like the colors, light, pose, and habitat.

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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on December 11, 2010 at 6:48 PM

Good catch, Lon! I like the colors and detail and the soft lighting. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 11, 2010 at 10:06 PM

Great pose and I really like the warm light.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 12, 2010 at 2:53 AM

I really like this one Lon, perfect coyote pose and habitat.

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