Dog 'n' Hogs

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted July 3, 2012288 views9 comments

Another "Yellowstone wildlife in the road" shot, following Zack's recent bear post. This coyote was darting into the middle of the highway to investigate something in Hayden Valley. What I initially thought was roadkill turned out to be an old glove.

There are numerous traffic-related wildlife deaths every year in Yellowstone and other national parks. Just recently a popular grizzly cub was killed in the Grand Tetons. A lot of folks need to remember to obey the speed limits in these wildlife-rich places. They're slower (35-45mph) for a reason.

Canon 20D
Canon 500mm f/4 IS + 1.4x TC
ISO 200
1/500th
f/7.1
(2007)

Max

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9 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on July 3, 2012 at 1:05 PM

great shot!!!

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Comment posted by Carl Battreall on July 3, 2012 at 1:33 PM

Nice image Max, really like the shallow depth of the 500-1.4x combo. The coyote looks confused and not sure which way to go, plus Harleys are so loud, must be a little scarey to have them coming up behind you.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 3, 2012 at 7:39 PM

Pretty sad - but a nice image.
Great DOF choice to emphasize the coyote and blus the BG Harleys.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Amen, brother!

That's just a great image that was probably on the fly!

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Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 5, 2012 at 7:51 AM

Wonderful shot !

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 5, 2012 at 11:27 AM

Thanks, guys. Morris, totally on the fly. The coyote was darting back and forth, unsure and a bit intimidated about whether to venture into traffic. As you can tell I was a bit too close for the lens (would've liked more road in the frame, but that's the edge of the canvas pretty much), but I was happy to fit the subjects in enough to tell the story.

Max

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 13, 2012 at 9:12 AM

That's a great title choice Max, I see all kinds of publishing uses in this dogs future

Excellent DOF and impact, well done.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on July 31, 2012 at 12:45 PM

Fabulous shot...what a moment and a great title. Hopefully you weren't standing in the middle of the road, as it appears! I love the coyote in focus and the cycles blurred but very identifiable.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on August 6, 2012 at 8:48 PM

Wow Max, what a shot! This is definitely an EPJ type of image for sure.

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