Hunting Coyote

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 14, 2012522 views19 comments

This is the same coyote I posted a couple months ago. He's just using a slightly different hunting technique in this photo.

Canon MkIV, 600mm, 1/1250, f6.3, ISO 640, manual spot meter, cropped slightly on both sides and a vertical pano crop.

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated

Ken Archer

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on February 14, 2012 at 6:09 PM

hohohooooooooooooo what a moment, congrats to GREAT SHOT!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on February 14, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Nice action shot Ken, the yote has a beautiful coat.

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 15, 2012 at 12:05 AM

Just Great!!! Wish I had taken it! Thanks for sharing. Neat photo

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on February 15, 2012 at 12:35 AM

Wow--great action. The moment of truth so to speak. Excellent composition, great detail, pleasing BG and, most importantly, you hit the button at exactly the right time. I don't think you could have timed it any better. Was the pounce successful? He/she certainly had full concentration on it's target. Good work.

Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 15, 2012 at 7:17 AM

Great action and terrific pose !!!
I'm seeing some blue cast on the coat.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on February 15, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Fantastic action captured Ken !!! well done

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Deibert on February 15, 2012 at 9:14 AM

Great action shot, at just the right moment! Beautiful coyote, too!

Registered on September 30, 2011, 48 Posts, 125 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 16, 2012 at 9:38 AM

Hi Ken,

Pretty much perfect timing on this one - love the overall body position and, in particularly how those front paws are tucked up. I also quite like the simplicity of the shot. When I look at the larger version it almost looks to me like there's perhaps just a tad too much contrast on the coyote itself? BTW: While I noticed the single piece of grass crossing the nuzzle, but not a bit distracting for me (and, at least to me, adds a little more "reality" to the image) - kudos on NOT cloning that out...

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

Brad

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

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on February 16, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Nice stop action, keeping it sharp. Nothing more to add, except I really like it.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin Olson on February 16, 2012 at 12:08 PM

Congratulations on this image... All I can say is that I'm envious!

Registered on April 7, 2007, 169 Posts, 725 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 16, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Awesome image Ken!

I agree that grss crossing the muzzle shouldn't be clone, BUT I would advise to reduce its brightness and sharpness selectively to decrease the eye-catching nature of it.

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

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on February 16, 2012 at 6:59 PM

Great action Ken, ditto timing.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 17, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Hello Ken

Great Take off Eh! No feathers here. Just a very well caught Image!!!! You gotta love those Coyote Sharp muzzle look!!

I really enjoy the Overall Image & your selective cropping.

Thanks for sharing

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 17, 2012 at 6:53 PM

I LOVE the line of his extended, airborne body. Great catch. I, too, wondered if there was a slight blue cast to the coat that might be tweak-able.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on February 21, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Fantastic action shot and esthetically very pleasing too. The fact he/she has the fur in excellent condition only adds to it. Well done.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on February 22, 2012 at 10:51 PM

Nicely done Ken! I'd love to have this one on my wall. No nits from me. Great COMP, tack sharp, great subject matter and I just love the grey color of this coyote.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Neal Cooper on March 2, 2012 at 1:30 PM

No nits from me Ken. Great action shot captured. I like the composition you used. Overall a very powerful image. Well done.

Registered on June 3, 2009, 144 Posts, 306 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 8, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Great pano comp Ken, love this action pose too..
Very nice!!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 6, 2012 at 9:25 AM

Wow~~great momenet.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments