Coyote Close-up

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 30, 2016373 views9 comments

I was photographing a group of Pronghorn across Soda Butte Creek, when a coyote walked out of the willows. It worked it's way downstream across from me, waded across, and then started working it's way towards me on my side of the creek. I moved myself and my tripod slightly several times to make the picture taking easier with it not even looking at me as I did so. This portrait was taken with the Coyote between 15 and 20 feet away and even then, as you can see here, it couldn't have cared less about my presence. (7D2, 400mm f5.6, 1/320s, f/8, iso 800, tripod)

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9 comments

Comment posted by Paula LeVay on September 30, 2016 at 2:48 PM

Beautifully backlit close up image of this laid back little guy! Maybe I'm anthropomorphizing a little bit but I think the Yellowstone coyotes walk around like they own the place laugh

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Comment posted by Stephen Stanton on September 30, 2016 at 10:11 PM

Nice close up of the "trickster"... I miss the ears though.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 1, 2016 at 8:31 AM

Nice one Mark. I like the great look at the eye. Well done.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 1, 2016 at 12:42 PM

Sweet portrait of this fellow. Fine detail and eye.
Sad they are so acclimated to humans, but it does provide good picture opps!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 2, 2016 at 4:44 AM

Beautiful animal. I love the way the light adds softness that contrasts with the perfect detail on its head.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 2, 2016 at 10:42 AM

I like the backlighting here Mark, I do wish for the tops of the ears, great to get that close to a wild coyote! devil

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 2, 2016 at 7:02 PM

The serenity of his mood comes through great. I, too, wondered about ear tips at first, then decided you didn't really need them and that this closer feel works without them. Only tweak I would try (and this is not a suggested improvement to a nit, just an alternate possibility) would be to drop exposure just a bit to darken globally, which I think might emphasize the rim lighting in a favorable way.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on October 3, 2016 at 11:01 AM

Hi Mark, a nice, tight' portrait and the clipped ears looks planned too me.

I wondered, if content allowed, to move the who crop right, going closer to the left of the subject and more content to look into? Adding a Channel Curves adjustment will bring more depth/definition to the subject and create more form too. Good call on the DoF.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on October 8, 2016 at 11:56 AM

Gee, how do you get so close???

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