Grey Wolf

Posted by Gary Gulash on Tue Sep 06, 2016 12:31 pm

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I encountered this wolf last spring during a snowstorm. Detail is affected (obviously) by the falling flakes but I like the mood created by the white-out conditions. The eyes are sharp when viewed larger. Around here it seems that wolves tend to appear during or after a heavy snowfall. Converted this to black/white in LR CC with Nik Plugin but honestly there was virtually no color anyway. Photographed with D700, 200-400VR @ 310, f6.3, 1/2500, 500 iso ( didn't need that kind of shutter speed but the wolf was moving seconds earlier and I was in a hurry as well).

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by david fletcher on Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:03 pm

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stark and brutal. the image conveys strong feelings an works for me . powerful. love the comp and slight details in the bg

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:21 pm

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This works really well for me Gary, firstly because of the composition and content - I like the fact that you left plenty of space around the wolf, as befitting the species, and secondly I love the black on white of the wolf against the snow, and then the white on black of the snowflakes on the dark fur.

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by Morkel Erasmus on Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:29 pm

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I love this Gary - my kind of moody wildlife image!
I do see a bit of a halo around the wolf though?

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by Gary Gulash on Tue Sep 06, 2016 3:58 pm

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Thank you for your comments everyone. Morkel I also see the halo you are referring to. I believe this is part of the effect created by the Nik filter I used; it is a preset called FineArt (High Key, framed). I was surprised how many different ways a seemingly simple black and white photo could be processed. I tried this in LR alone initially, but after playing around with Silver FX Pro in Nik I came to prefer this standard plug in rendering. Again, thanks for your kind comments.

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by Pralay Lahiry on Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:59 am