The Hunting Party

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 20, 20081,247 views15 comments

Young coyotes near Jasper National Park today. D200, 200-400VR + 1.4 @ 550, 1/100, f7.1, 0EV, 320 iso, hand held resting on car window, overcast and late in the day, about 70% of original. (We definitely have snow in the higher elevations)

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15 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 20, 2008 at 11:53 PM

That's a neat shot and must have been a cool experience too, I like that all 4 of them are making eye contact with you. I think the crop is fine as is but taking some off the top and making it more of a pano might emphasize the coyotes more.

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on October 21, 2008 at 5:57 AM

very well captured. good details and comp.

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Comment posted by Sandy Young on October 21, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Colors and composition are outstanding. Eye contact with all of them is great-how did you get them all to look at you at the same time? Congrats - SandyLee

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 21, 2008 at 2:29 PM

Thanks for your comments. Sandy, I was watching a herd of deer about 50 yards to the left when I noticed this group romping and playing. I held the shutter down on the action, when they heard the shutter they stopped their play and looked at the source of the noise. Of the dozen photos this was the only one with all four looking at the camera. Within 15 seconds of first observing them they were gone over the horizon.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on October 21, 2008 at 4:43 PM

I am glad I opened this one, Gary! I was very pleasantly surprised, what a beautiful pack of coyotes! You could have posted this in the Weekly challenge, they blend in their environment very well.

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Comment posted by Paul Williams on October 21, 2008 at 6:31 PM

I simply like this shot, the whole thing works well imho.

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Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on October 22, 2008 at 4:10 AM

Excellent image Gary - love the habitat you have captured here and of course those curious looks

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Comment posted by Durwood Edwards on October 22, 2008 at 7:47 AM

'nuf said!

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Comment posted by Richard & Gail Buq on October 22, 2008 at 5:21 PM

I love this shot Gary! The snow on the ground and having eye contact with them all in their own natural arrangement makes this one a really great shot. Excellent!

Richard Buquoi
Georgetown, TX

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Comment posted by Norm Krell on October 22, 2008 at 10:53 PM

Extremely nice shot. They are well camoed but there faces draw you right to them.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM

Very neat shot Gary - love the eye contact too.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 27, 2008 at 12:54 PM

Absolutely gorgeous!! Must have been so exciting to see them, much less to get such an outstanding shot of them. Way to go!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 27, 2008 at 3:44 PM

Congrats Gary!