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Red wolf Bruiser 719
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Red wolf Bruiser 719

by John Tobias

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 17, 2016128 views6 comments
One of the best male red wolves I have seen.  Photo of Bruiser was taken at the Miller Park Zoo.
Canon XSi
1/200 @ F-5.6 ISO100
Canon 55-250 IS @ 250mm HH

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on January 17, 2016 at 11:52 AM
Nice pose, well framed, good looking wolf!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 245 Posts, 2421 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 17, 2016 at 1:39 PM
Hi John,

Bruiser is a big boy that you photographed while he was approaching you cautiously.  You may want to try to tone down some of the very bright areas in the image.  Other than that--he's a nice looking wolf..............................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by John Launstein on January 17, 2016 at 9:34 PM
Wow - you don't see many of this species and he is a fine-looking individual. Love the classic head-down analyzing gaze he is giving you.
Registered on April 5, 2011, 223 Posts, 1193 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 17, 2016 at 10:05 PM
He is definitely checking you out, John.  The pose, approaching cautiously while looking around that log looks great.  You've got good details in him and the foreground.  I too think taming those blown highlight would be good, but given the lighting, a reduced exposure would have created blocked up shadows, so this is looking like a job for Harley Goldman's 15% clone method.  It can be found under "Resources" menu on the California Nature Photographers (CANP) Forum. 
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on January 18, 2016 at 1:48 AM
Definitely looks like you were being stalked, John!  A nice specimen and a good capture.  Some pretty harsh lighting conditions so I can understand the blown highlights but I think I would have exposed for the highlights and ramped up the bottom of the curve to compensate for the deep shadows.
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by David Schoen on January 19, 2016 at 1:39 PM
Wonderful expression and stalking pose here John. 
Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments