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This Coyote was searching for food in the Sonoran Desert.
This Coyote was searching for food in the Sonoran Desert.
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Location
I always love to walk the trails near Tucson AZ when I lived there. I was wandering the trails of the Saguaro National Park when the Mexican Coyote passed nearby. They are all over the southwest and very beautiful creatures.Time
It was near 6 PM when the Mexican Coyotes come out of their dens in search of food and water since they are nocturnal animals. I had been wandering for about an hour when I saw this Coyote immerge from the den going on the nightly search for food and water.Lighting
There was no adding any light to this image as the sun was still up and my subject would not have stood still for long or tolerated me adding any lighting to the scene.Equipment
This was shot on my Nikon D3000 with a 70-200mm Tamron lens.Inspiration
I am always looking to capture animals in their natural habitat. That night I needed to feel the serenity of holding my camera and viewing the world through the viewfinder. The plan was to take landscape images and be patient and wait for the right image to come to me in the middle of the living desert. The coyote found me and presented itself as inspiration that night as I was searching for serenity and it was searching for basic necessities.Editing
Usually, I do a lot of post-processing, but with in the last few years, I have gone back to the basics and tried to capture the most authentic images to life. This image has a little bit of levels to even it out there was no other post-processing done.In my camera bag
The first thing that is always important is making sure my bag is waterproof. Then I pack my Nikon D3400 along with my 70-200mm lens and my 18-55mm. I also always carry 2-speed lights with batteries. I carry 2 additional Nikon batteries for the camera, my tripod, filters, and water.Feedback
Go out with the knowledge that it takes patience for the right set of certain circumstances to present themselves for the great images of our time. No photographer goes out saying they only have 10 minutes to photograph. It takes time, slow down, and look with a critical eye and then change your perspective by just a few feet you may get something totally awe-inspiring with a little change.
