Gray Wolf and Elk lunch


Posted by Brent R Paull on Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:09 pm

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It was as dark and rainy a September day as it just about could be. Shooting through the forest trees practically from between a rangers legs (dude would not move.....) I was able to capture some great, though not perfect, images. Shooting my old Nikon D2x meant not pushing the ISO too much - while 80% got deleted, many were keepers. Some noise is evident but nearly impossible to completely clean up. I love the wolf puppy to the right eating in the grass.

Nikon D2x Body, 500mm F4 lens, ISO 320, f4 at 1/125s. Bogen Tripod, Moderate wind, ACR raw to jpg conversion.
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by jfarmer on Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:36 pm
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Love the yellow eyes piercing through that black coat. Looks like really fresh elk as well.
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by Cindy Marple on Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:10 pm
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Very nice brent, I love the eye level contact with those piercing eyes. I also like the little one in the grass but I'd crop the left to eliminate the rump straying in to the frame.
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by Robert Sabin on Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:44 pm
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Cindy Marple wrote:Very nice brent, I love the eye level contact with those piercing eyes. I also like the little one in the grass but I'd crop the left to eliminate the rump straying in to the frame.
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by clement on Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:13 am
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Very dramatic and painting like shot this Brent... well done
 

by Ron Niebrugge on Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:53 pm
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The eyes really make it - dramatic!
 

by Carol Clarke on Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:14 pm
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The part animal in the top left is a distraction and its a shame the dark fur is lacking detail but I do love the eyes - they really make the image!
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