Autumn Coyote

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 20, 2014130 views6 comments

I recently dug up this Yellowstone photo taken several years ago. One of my favorite things about visiting the park in autumn is the light gold grass, which provides a different setting from the browns and greens of spring and summer.

I caught this coyote hunting in some tall grass just as the sun was about to go down behind the hill it was on. The rim lighting worked pretty well to separate the subject from the background, while it still blended in nicely, color-wise.

Canon 40D
Canon 500mm f/4 IS
ISO 320
1/1000th
f/5
(2008)

Max

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6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 20, 2014 at 2:42 PM

Well camouflaged, despite the rim lighting. Interesting choice of vertical frame.

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on October 20, 2014 at 4:36 PM

HI Max I like the vertical frame a lot you can see that the coyote is going up the hill on an angle so it works. The grass colors go really well with the coyote too. I like the backlit effect. Great shot!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 22, 2014 at 8:25 AM

Hi Max,

When I looked at the thumbnail I thought this was a "Where's Waldo" image!

I think your assessment of the image - that the rim lighting nicely draws attention to the subject despite it's near identical coloration to the background - is spot on. And it works real well for me - nicely seen and captured!

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 22, 2014 at 6:44 PM

I think this is a stunning shot Max, one of my favorites of yours. Beautiful comp, texture and lighting.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 22, 2014 at 9:59 PM

Thanks guys. Finding lost treasures like this make me wish I had time to go back and reprocess all my old trips. As it stands I don't even have time to process all the latest photos.

Phil, I shot a few both vertically and horizontally as the coyote was moving along this hillside. For whatever reason, this spoke to me more than a couple of the horizontals. It may have simply been that the coyote's pose was accentuated a bit more by the rim lighting in this situation, but I also liked how the field of "shiny gold" texture rose above it.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 23, 2014 at 6:23 AM

This one's a beauty Max

Love the rim light on the coyote too, Well seen and captured.

I had a very similar experience a couple weeks ago in Hayden Valley, but with a young grizzly bear, I hope mine is half this good.

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