Wolf in Banff NP

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 18, 2014171 views5 comments

The picture was taken in the Banff NP in Canada. The wolf seemed not to be afraid of me since he came closer instead of vanishing into the woods.

A high resolution picture can be found under:
http://foto.nationalgeographic.de/pa/wolf-in-banff-np.mein-album.10491.72305

Subject: Wolf in Banff NP
Location: Banff National Park, BC, Canada
Camera: Canon Eos 70D
Lens: Canon EF 300m f4 L USM.
Exposure: 1/400s @ f4,5; ISO 250.
Crop: This is appr. 75% of full frame

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 18, 2014 at 10:35 PM

Wolves are always special. Nice close look at this guy. He doesn't seem to mind your presence at all. Looks like he might have a collar on. Does he?

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Comment posted by Reiner Anton on July 19, 2014 at 2:23 AM

Hello Jerry,
yes you are correct. He had a collar around his neck for tracking purposes.

Regards
Reiner

Registered on July 9, 2014, 9 Posts, 1 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 19, 2014 at 6:47 PM

I like how he honored you with this quartering into the frame approach! Neat. I think the subject is slightly soft and depending on application you might apply some selective sharpening to the face. I missed the collar...

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 19, 2014 at 8:32 PM

Good job getting a clear look at this wolf. Pretty amazing that it seems to be completely ignoring you.

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Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on August 5, 2014 at 1:40 AM

Oh man! I can't believe you got this in Banff! I know lots of photographers do get pictures of the wolves there but they have never showed themselves for us in all the times we've gone! I'm jealous!

I like that you got his paw coming up and that you caught him moving instead of just sitting there. He has such a cool look and you got a great, sharp picture of him. I love the forest around him too

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