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Wild wolf encounter

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Posted by Phil Shaw on March 16, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Wild wolf encounter

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) - Yellowstone, WY, USA

Canon EOS 1Ds2 + 600/f4IS + 1.4x, Gitzo GT3530LSV with Wimberley Head WH2;
Manual exposure mode metered +2 off the snow - f6.3, 1/640s, ISO 800, auto white balance;
White balance adjustment and RAW image processing in Capture One 4;
LAB contrast adjustment and sharpening using light and dark edge masks in Photoshop CS3 .
Full frame.

This wolf encounter was definitely one of the highlights of a recent trip to Yellowstone, don't like the position of the animal's left ear though.
Posted by Rob Howard on March 16, 2008 at 8:55 AM
Hi Phil,

Wondered where you have been! Great to see you back posting and returning with a stonking image. Not bothered by the left ear, think I'm right in saying it's turned becaue it's listening to to it's left?? If so, for me just adds to the animals awareness and alertness, which sums up Wolves well.

Love those eyes and the way the DoF falls away.

Excellent work

Regards

Rob

PS Have you given up on the MKIII ? :rolleyes: :frown:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on March 16, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Must be a great experience to see one in the wild and in snow to boot, Exposure spot on as always and it ceratinly does show its awareness-if i were to nit pick i would say i would like a tad more room at the bottom but as i say that would be nit picking

Dave :toast:
Posted by Alan Bryant on March 16, 2008 at 9:08 AM
As said a little tight bottom and right.

But it doesn't take away from a cracking image :toast: :toast:
Posted by Phil Shaw on March 16, 2008 at 9:19 AM
Rob,

Yes, I have given up with the Mk3. I didn't even take it to the States. Some of the people I was with were shooting with the 1Ds3 and this also seems to suffer from the inconstent AI Servo AF problem, although it is somewhat masked by the greater pixel density. I'm just hanging on at the moment in the hope that Canon will bring out a fix for the "root cause" problem that Canon reps were telling people about at the Superbowl - they need to do something with the European Football Championships and the Olympics looming as some of the agencies are reputed to be no longer taking Mk3 images.

In Yellowstone I had a play with a Nikon D3 and if there is no news from Canon soon, I will be joining Capt Jack Sparrow aboard the "Black Pearl".
Posted by Craig Churchill on March 16, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Hi Phil

Great shot,you were lucky to see them let alone photograph them!
Look forward to seeing you on the Black pearl!!! Its a great bit of kit!!!!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Barrie Courtenay on March 16, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Ticks all my box's Phil,like the piercing eye's

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Posted by John Robinson on March 16, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Love the portrait choice. great feeling of "cold "
JohnR
Posted by Paula Graham on March 16, 2008 at 11:00 AM
I just love it.
Posted by Matt Cole on March 16, 2008 at 1:49 PM
a very striking image, great eye contact.

Matt
Posted by John Chapman on March 16, 2008 at 2:09 PM
Hi Phil great shot of a terrific animal and it has a great expression.
John :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on March 16, 2008 at 3:03 PM
This image has lots of apeal. Its all been said about the spaces. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Justin on March 16, 2008 at 6:20 PM
Sounds like a great experience. Like the shot very much and the turned ear doesn't bother me in the slightest.

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Posted by Malcolm Muir on March 16, 2008 at 7:24 PM
Superb Phil. Great composition and beautifully exposed.

Malcolm :toast: :toast:
Posted by PhilH on March 17, 2008 at 4:10 AM
Very nice, but I too get a feeling that the image would sit more comfortably with a touch more space below if possible...

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Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on March 17, 2008 at 5:13 AM
Hi Phil although a very very fine image it does appear to be walking out of the bottom of the frame to me which kind of makes it look a little awkward.

Phil.

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Posted by Paul Inglis on March 17, 2008 at 6:27 AM
Hi Phil,

Superb capture! I agree a little more room at the bottom of the frame would have been nice!
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Posted by Helge Sorensen on March 17, 2008 at 8:43 AM
Oh man this is close.... scary stuff :cool:
Posted by eric weight on March 17, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Very impressive shot of a fine animal.
:toast: :toast: Eric