Mountain Coyote

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 4, 2017286 views5 comments

This is from last winter in Yellowstone. I drove ahead of a pair of coyotes near Lamar valley and waited for them to show up. I took this shot as the first one showed up over the ridge. He posed for about 30s and inspected the landscape. He' squinting because it was very windy and bright. I then decided to increase my DOF but the sun was so bright behind me I couldn't see my settings in the viewfinder and ended up with overexposed frames. I think more detail in the mountains would have improved the image.

Canon 5D3 EF 600 mm F/4 II + 1.4x TC Handheld

1/2000s F/11 ISO 800

Hisham.

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5 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on March 5, 2017 at 4:03 PM

More detail in the background mountains would have improved, but tough to do at 800mm. Nice composition. Positioning the coyote in front of the darker background makes him pop nicely.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 5, 2017 at 5:12 PM

Love you bg and comp here Hisham, nice pose on the coyote as well. devil

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 6, 2017 at 8:02 AM

Beautiful frame and Coyote is very nicely placed against darker mountain. I wished to see his eyes. angel

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 7, 2017 at 8:19 PM

I think the background is great (best part of the image, IMO) and am not sure if more detail would have improved it. The added texture could have served as a distraction.

Max

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 20, 2017 at 12:04 PM

Quite a nice image! Sure some more detail in the mountains would've been good, but stuff happens ;) .

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