YNP Coyote #2

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 13, 2016277 views10 comments

Here's another look at this YNP coyote after it moved far enough away to get a full head shot. Both this and my earlier post are full frame. (7D2, 400mm f5.6, 1/400s, f/8, iso 800, tripod)

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 13, 2016 at 11:41 AM

Hi Mark, this capture I feel has a lot more going for it compared to the previous posting, well framed. Love the gentle tones of the BKG which I feel complements the subject nicely, in addition the HA (Head Angle cool

) is cool, as I like the fact you have both eyes visible. The subject has also benefited from the soft light helping the whites, nice one. devil

I could be wrong, but to me the focus point appears to be more on the RHS as viewed, as the eye and ear look sharper, interesting especially at f/8, perhaps some additional selective sharpening may help the left eye?

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 13, 2016 at 12:02 PM

This is a handsome animal Mark. Nice side lighting, you did very well balancing the shadow and the light. I do like the little extra space in this one.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 14, 2016 at 9:44 PM

Steve, after another close look, you're right about the left eye being just a touch soft. Looks like "buck fever" on the part of the photog, where I probably had the autofocus set to catch the body, not the head. The operator clearly needs more practice...

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Comment posted by David Schoen on November 14, 2016 at 10:46 PM

That's one healthy looking coyote. Nice reflective pose. Nice detail and BG. Lighting feels balanced.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on November 16, 2016 at 4:56 PM

Nice one Mark. Wonder what he's looking at?

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 16, 2016 at 9:03 PM

Well done portrait. This guy let you be close!

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 17, 2016 at 2:50 AM

Nice portrait of this coyote, Mark! The coyotes up here are quite shy and it would nearly impossible to get this close. A great opportunity for you!

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Comment posted by William Bickle on November 19, 2016 at 7:16 PM

Hello Mark,...sweet....good lookin guy too! Seems sharp and ok to me! But the rim light coming down the ear into the upper face is highlite-brite. Love the clear bright eyes , seeing his colours clearly!

Thanks for sharing! My Guys are very timid and do see them mostly at nightime on my trail camera, But maybe sometime i'll get lucky for a daytime capture !

Bill
www.billbickle.com

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on November 21, 2016 at 12:53 AM

Mark ..I like the light on the innocent looking animal. I know its not so innocent..I like the mild tones and vertical framing ..nice work

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 21, 2016 at 2:17 PM

Hi Mark,

I quite like this one - and you've already received some good feedback. I wonder if a little more light-dark contrast (with the right side of the coyotes head - so left side as we look at it - being just a TAD darker) might make this one a little more eye-catching? While this is impossible to say definitively without seeing the original raw capture, to me this one looks like the differential in brightness that was naturally in this shot has been "beaten back" just a little too much?

Cheers...

Brad

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