Motif: European Grey Wolf in Golden Light

Posted by Carol Clarke on Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:33 am

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European Grey Wolf
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EOS300D, Sigma 100-300 F4, ISO 400, F8

While we were photographing the howling Wolves, one wandered off and went to one of their favourite spots on this mound of earth. I watched and the late afternoon sun cast this special glow through the trees behind, creating this incredible background as it shone on the grass and the bark of a fallen tree. All I did was to blur the BG a little more and it resulted in this dream-like image. I did post a 'doctored' image in EHK, but this is the original. A few moments later the sun set and this light was gone.

All comments and critiques always welcome and appreciated and thanks for looking.

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by fredcor on Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:45 am

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This is Beauuuutiful ! There is a calmness to this image that one rarely associates with wolves.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:47 am

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Gorgeous shot Carol. The relaxed pose and the beautiful lighting make this one very special. Congrats on getting such a special image.

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:15 pm

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The light is certainly sweet, providing a halo effect around the subject. Very nice. Scrolling up and down on the screen, I like it also with the top lighter areas gone, cropped in closer, halo of light only around the subject. Just wonderful Carol..

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by Paul Skoczylas on Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:28 pm

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Very nice! I like how you chose the DOF, with the paws and face in focus, but the ears are blurred. I think that works better than if the ears were sharp and the paws blurred.

Expanding on Dennis' crop suggestion, I'd knock 5-10% off the top (just get rid of the light area), but more importantly, I'd cut off as much of the foreground as you can get away with. It just screams "ZOO" right now, but if crop to a bit below the paws, it's much nicer.

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by joseph motto on Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:09 pm

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Oh My!!!

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by stevebein on Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:51 pm

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by moose henderson on Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:09 pm

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simply stunning

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by Penney Goodwin on Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:56 pm

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Stunning is the word, Carol. It's appearing just a little oversharpened on my monitor. The BG colors are spectacular, however, to show off his incredible coat.

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by Rich S on Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:25 pm

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Wonderful pose but what makes this is clearly that spot. Good positioning to get it lined up right behind the wolf. Nicely done.

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by Kelly on Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:19 pm

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Carol, so calm and peaceful! It looks almost supernatural with the glowing background.

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by Tim Grams on Sun Feb 15, 2004 7:53 pm

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WOW!

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by Chas on Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:04 pm

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Carol, this is OH SO SWEET!

Best,

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