Dominant alpha
Two Eurasian wolfs (Canis lupus lupus) at their prey. Typical behavior of wolves - manifestations of superiority. Animals in human care....
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Two Eurasian wolfs (Canis lupus lupus) at their prey. Typical behavior of wolves - manifestations of superiority. Animals in human care.
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I made this photo on a one unique photographic event with my friends in the Czech Republic. These wolves are animals in human care under the guidance of a professional wild animal trainer.Time
This photo was taken on 20 January 2018 at 15:11. Our intention was to photograph a pack of wolves and capture typical predominance of prey. Better from a frog perspective.Lighting
It was late afternoon and low continuous cloudiness. The sun was hidden behind the clouds, and I was lucky to have a nice diffused light that was reflected from the black white snow. Therefore are visible no dark shadows and the snow has no highlights and unwanted reflections.Equipment
This photo was shot on a Nikon D5, with a lens Nikkor 400 mm f/2.8. I used ISO 500, aperture f/4 and shutter speed 1/1250. I used the RRS Carbon Tripod and Jobu solid gimbal head.Inspiration
Our intention was to photograph a pack of wolves and capture their typical manifestation of dominance. The best opportunity for good pictures is when wolves meet by their prey.Editing
I used only minimal adjustments in original editing software from Nikon - only Nikon Capture NX-D. Here I just slightly modified brightness, contrast, clarity and saturation.In my camera bag
In my bag I normally have one/two full frame camera Nikon (D5/D850) and several lenses, always according to the current photographic intention. Most often I use versatile Nikor lenses 24-70 f/2.8 mm and 70-200 f/2.8 mm and macro lens Nikkor 200mm f/4 or Nikkor 105 f/2,8. I like to use great telephoto lenses for animal photography: Nikkor 300 f/2.8, Nikkor 400 f/2.8 and recently the my new superb lens Nikkor 200 f/2,0.Feedback
Do not be afraid to try to very low above the ground or terrain surface. the best images are at the level of the animal's eyes. The angle of shooting is to be tested on the spot. Try, try and try until a satisfactory result. The satisfactory result will surely come. When it comes to photographing the endangered animal species, I recommend the form of "assisted photography" or "arranged photography". It's about photographing a species of wild animal that is in human care. The animal is tame, working well with it, and it is especially safe for humans. Most importantly, the photographer does not disturb wild animals in their natural biotope. Today there is a trend commercial group photographic expeditions to exotic countries. From the yield is funded the rescue of endangered animal species. But too frequent visits of groups of people in animal biotopes are very disturbing and stressful for endangered animals and their food chain. These expeditions can become very destructive for small animal populations and, instead of rescuing animals, can speed their extinction. We all photographers have to think, whether our money really helps those animals.
