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Wolf Pup (in the wild)
Wolf Pup (in the wild)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-07 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Nikon
Location: near Youngs Point, ON
Date: Jul 16, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jul 29, 2007

 I was driving towards my favourite shooting location for birds when I actually drove right past this little guy walking towards me on the side of the road. I quickly backed up past him and got a few shots.

He actually crawled under my car and went to sleep! I had to wake him up by talking to him loundly and steer him into the bush so he would be safe. (the road is not busy at all, but I would not want him to get hurt) I think the den was nearby and perhaps he awoke from his nap before his mother did, and decided to take a walk. The locals assured me that the mother was in the area as well, so he was not an orphan.

It was an amazing experience.


Statistics
Place: 234 out of 651
Avg (all users): 5.8779
Avg (commenters): 6.7778
Avg (participants): 5.7714
Avg (non-participants): 6.3077
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 192
Votes: 131
Comments: 16
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 04/15/2009 10:46:27 AM
Fabulous image, what a lucky experience! Love your processing too.
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 09/24/2008 09:38:39 AM
how did this not score higher!! 234 place? thats outrageous
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 07/08/2008 05:35:11 AM
that is an amazing find, nice that you helped him off the road. I hate road kill, such a waste of a creature. I recently counted on a 100km bike ride over 25 dead things frogs, raccoons, snakes and birds. Anyway this little guy is adorable! When wildlife shots get scored here, folks never take into account how hard it is to find the wildlife : )
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 06/05/2008 08:00:09 PM
Just stumbled upon this photo. Great experience and beautiful photo. I love wolves and have encountered a few in Ontario while snowmobiling near my grandparents cottage. Beautiful animals...only wish I were into photography when I was 14.
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 09/27/2007 09:21:18 AM
Most people would be excited just to have experienced seeing a wolf pup in the wild, yet you not only were able to get a great photo of the event to treasure forever, you also interacted with this beautiful animal! Wow! That's very cool.

I really like the color and the glow you achieved in processing this shot. Nicely done.
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 08/10/2007 05:12:06 PM
This is a amazing capture. The dof is not right but who cares. Go shot.
(7)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/06/2007 06:42:38 PM
That is a bit too shallow of a DOF
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 08/04/2007 05:05:30 PM
The focus is where is should be and I really like the dreamy feel.
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 08/04/2007 03:51:22 PM
Awesome shot w/great processing = 10
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 08/04/2007 10:19:14 AM
What a cutie like the softness of exposure. Well done psart 9
 08/02/2007 09:32:59 PM
Wow. Wish I could see one of these.
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 08/02/2007 12:43:01 PM
How cute! Love the softness to it, nice detail in his eyes too.
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 08/02/2007 08:03:36 AM
Oh you LUCKY!!! What I'd give to stumble on a phot op like this! Beautiful processing!
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 08/01/2007 09:56:56 PM
maybe too soft.
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 07/31/2007 11:14:34 PM
ooh, very cute! Very good captured, but a tad too soft, IMO
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 07/31/2007 08:48:45 PM
Cute little bugger. Lighting looks nice, sharp around the eyes. But to me something is missing and I just can't figure out what it is. If I could I would say 6.5, but I can't so I will have to round down in this case to a 6.
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