Wildlife 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2015Posted March 1, 20151,338 views15 comments

Rocky Mountain Coyote Pair

While in the mountains of Colorado we spotted a coyote moving through the pines. As I got my camera out, 3 of the coyotes set up a howling and barking chorus which lasted several minutes. Shortly after they stopped, this pair walked out of the trees and posed for a moment allowing me to make this capture.
Thanks for looking and comments welcomed.

Canon 5D III
Canon 200-400 L w/1.4 tc (560mm)
ISO 100 f9 1/400 +.66 exp comp

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 1, 2015 at 3:40 PM

Well taken! Great detail in the coyotes and the setting shows them well. You could maybe crop just a bit tighter, but it looks fine as is also. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 1, 2015 at 4:16 PM

Good one! I would have been tempted to bump the ISO up and go with a smaller aperture. I imagine though more depth would have been difficult to achieve. I like it a lot, but the soft framing gives this a kind of "storybook" feel.

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Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on March 1, 2015 at 5:20 PM

Richard, I like everything about this one, especially the setting. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 1, 2015 at 5:38 PM

One is good, two is great. Very nice capture. Good look at both sets of eyes.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 1, 2015 at 7:27 PM

What an awesome opportunity you had here. Can't complain about anything - beautiful setting, nice exposure and great look at all 4 eyes

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 2, 2015 at 8:54 AM

Hi Richard,

I really like the "natural framing" here, and the eye contact is great. Mottled lighting like this is always a challenge to deal with, but you handled it very well. Personally I wouldn't want to see this cropped any tighter at all - as presented it shows the subjects very well and it also shows enough of the environment to add a real nice sense of place.

Very nicely done...a pleasure to view.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM

The side by side poses with differing facial expressions make this pretty darn special. I, too, think you faced challenging contrast in the setting...and did a fine job of making the capture.

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Comment posted by Monica Orchard on March 21, 2015 at 3:04 PM

They do look like they've stopped to pose, right down to the expression on their "faces". I love the dappled winter light.

Registered on March 4, 2015, 11 Posts, 73 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 25, 2015 at 7:44 AM

I really like your comp on this one Richard. The winter setting, a pair of Coyotes in the Rockies....what's not to like? Congratulations on a fine image and the WP.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 25, 2015 at 9:32 AM

So glad you were at the right place at the right time. Like how the snow reflected light onto the wolves and opened up the detail in their fur throughout. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 25, 2015 at 8:54 PM

Wow! Great portrait here with great color and details. Nice, congrats on WP.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 25, 2015 at 11:21 PM

Missed this while I was away, but luckily found it.
Incredible "moment" captured here, no nits at all

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 3, 2015 at 1:09 PM

Nice dappled light and setting here...

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 10, 2016 at 4:10 PM

Richard: What a great looking pair and a terrific capture. Congrats on the EPA. >=))>

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on January 14, 2016 at 10:29 AM

Hey there, Richard.

Really nicely captured; amazing eye-contact and the perfect poses too! Congrats on the EPA. cool

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