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Tundra Gray wolf

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24 Comments | Report
edstilwell
 
edstilwell February 25, 2014
Wow what a beauty :)
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Cherylnestico July 23, 2016
Thank you so much!
DonTX
 
DonTX February 27, 2014
Beautiful puppy! :)
murpjo
 
murpjo March 02, 2014
Beautiful shot!!
Natures_Allure_ByKym
 
Natures_Allure_ByKym July 03, 2014
Wonderful !
JerryPC57 Ultimate
 
JerryPC57 September 20, 2014
My Favorite wild Animal! Well Done!
rexnet
 
rexnet October 11, 2014
Beautiful
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi October 11, 2014
excellent !
carolezublenacampbell PRO+
 
carolezublenacampbell October 20, 2014
My favorite!
MRueffer PRO+
 
MRueffer March 11, 2015
I like how the paw looks
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel August 25, 2015
This one gets it! A winner. The background of fall colors bring attention to the beautiful wolf. Well done.
jvillainc Platinum
 
jvillainc August 30, 2015
Congrats on your Finalist Award - beautiful!
ScribblersNest
 
ScribblersNest September 12, 2015
So lean and beautiful!
Oriana
 
Oriana February 18, 2016
It's great to see a picture of a wolf that it isn't snarling or growling, I love the beauty in these animals and I hate it when they are stereotyped, great photo!
howie516 Platinum
 
howie516 June 11, 2016
Outstanding photo, such a beautiful capture and I love the background colors.
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
Thank you!
Chono_Wolf
 
Chono_Wolf June 30, 2016
Cool! Chono is a wolf in Mongolian language... He is a Chono!
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
Thank you!
wil122
 
wil122 July 03, 2016
This pice of art is a buty.wolves are one of my favoret animans other than cats and dogs.
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
They are mine too! Thank you so much!
wolfkind
 
wolfkind July 03, 2016
I like this photo
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
Thank you!
tonischindler
 
tonischindler July 03, 2016
fantastic
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
Thank you!
RavenHawk58
 
RavenHawk58 July 22, 2016
OUTSTANDING. Well deserved for Featured
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
Thank you!
mawee
 
mawee August 23, 2016
Where was this taken?
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Cherylnestico August 31, 2016
This was taken at the Out of Africa wildlife park in Camp Verde, Arizona
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel July 12, 2018
What a portrait of the wolf. The background makes this pop out.
Hood PRO+
 
Hood July 10, 2019
Lovely colours and detail!
CoA
 
CoA November 26, 2019
Woo-majestic and powerful.
dinahumphreys Platinum
 
dinahumphreys May 01, 2020
I love your wildfire photos.I am following you!
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at a wildlife sanctuary "Out of Africa" in Camp Verde, Arizona. I was able to get the behind the scene access to the animals through a photography shoot that they offer there. I highly recommend it to anyone who happens to be in the area and want to get up close and personal with the animals. It was well worth and and it was a great experience.

Time

This was taken in the morning hours of the day just after sunrise at around 7:00 am. If I remember correctly.

Lighting

This photo was taken with natural light. The lighting at this time of morning was perfect. The morning was very crisp and cool and the sun was just rising through scattered clouds in the sky creating beautiful natural light. There was just enough light to allow the iso to be set low and no fill flash was needed.

Equipment

I took this photo with my Canon EOS 7D, 70-300mm lens handheld at 1/250 sec, f/5.0 and ISO 400. No flash was used.

Inspiration

I was taking photos of several different wildlife animals. I turned around and saw three beautiful wolfs, 2 white and 1 black. This particular white wolf was standing on the rock getting ready to jump down, therefore the unique pose. I knew I needed to work quickly in order to get this pose with the beautiful colorful shrubbery behind him. Once i captured this in a photo it looks as though he is posing for me even though he was getting ready to jump.

Editing

In this particular photo I did very little post processing except for the normal sharpening and a little cropping. I really try not to do to much post processing on my wildlife photos as I like to keep them natural to what I see in real life.

In my camera bag

I have 7D Canon EOS which I love for wildlife photography. My Lenses are: EF 70-200mm f/1:2.8L IS II USM a perfect lens for capturing fast moving wildlife. EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM to get up close and personal. This is the lense I used for this photo. EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM good for portraits. EF 100mm f/1:2.8L IS USM Macro. Great for shooting small insects. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees etc. EF 50mm f/1:1.8, my nifty-fifty, I love for creative work. Other equipment: Tripod - Manfrotto with a ball movement head. Canon Speedlite 430EX ll, for those times when natural light is unavailable, two batteries and an extra SD cards with lots of memory. Oh and a backpack to hold everything.

Feedback

With this particular shot I needed to move quickly as to not miss his pose since he was getting ready to jump down from the rock. I find in taking wildlife photos you must know your equipment well so you can change setting quickly as to not miss the shot. I also like to take photos from instinct if you will, because if you wait and think too much about the shot you will miss it. I always shoot in manual mode and use the fastest shutter speed available under the circumstances so I can get a shape photo. I always focus on the eyes so that they come out sharp. The eyes for me are the most important part of the photo so I always try and keep them as sharp as possible. Alway look for interesting poses or gestures from the animals to make a memorable photo. Happy shooting!

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