Coyote Pup

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 20, 2011164 views4 comments

Hey Gang
I lucked out today, went to a coulee near my place, I have always seen coyotes when walking into this little hidden valley. i glassed the coulee and saw a coyote mousing on the other side of the marsh. As she moved on out of sight i made my way to the bottom of the coulee. while glassing the area i spotted a Den near a fence line with a pup playing around. I crossed the marsh with water going well over my rubbers and got as close as this little guy would let me before he went down his den. Manage to capture a few shots. This was my first time shooting coyotes.

Let me know what you think.

Meta Data
1D MK 4
400mmf2.8 with 1.4 tc
F/8
1/500
EXP. COMP -0.7
ISO 320

Cheers

Shawn

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 21, 2011 at 11:38 AM

Super cute, very engaging image. Well done Shawn!!!!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on June 21, 2011 at 10:53 PM

It's framed nicely in a great setting. Well worth the effort you put into getting the shot.

Max

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Comment posted by Shawn Turner on June 22, 2011 at 1:10 AM

Thanks for the comments
Cheers
Shawn

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM

Hey Shawn,

I like how you used the frame here (i.e, how you split it) and also how both the foreground and subject are nice and sharp - that always works for me. Other positives (to my eye, anyway) are the simplicity of the image and the diagonal flow provided by what I assume is the edge of the den. I like the positioning of the young coyote in the frame too - overall a well thought-out and carefully constructed image. Well done...

A little hard to assess sharpness on this image - looks pretty good but not quite as "bitingly" sharp as other images I've seen shot with that 400 2.8 (including other shots of your's) - did the TC seem to reduce sharpness a little here?? Just curious...I'm assuming that combo works pretty darned well...

Cheers...hope there's more on the way...

Brad

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