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Winter of the Equilibrium
Winter of the Equilibrium
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-11 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

 Coyote carrying back legs and haunches of a mule deer. Most likely, the deer was killed by a mountain lion. The coyote is simply doing his scavenger thing. Coyotes, even in a pack, rarely bring down a healthy deer or elk. Mountain lions are night stalkers and are the primary predator of the mule deer herd. Mule deer populations are large, so nature attempts to balance via the food chain interactions.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 417
Avg (all users): 6.7419
Avg (commenters): 8.2222
Avg (participants): 6.7941
Avg (non-participants): 6.6415
Views since voting: 2474
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 155
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0

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 12/22/2008 03:43:39 PM
Amazing image!
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 12/09/2008 02:15:33 PM
I am SO jealous of this shot... nicely done... snow cooperated with you too.
I hear the coyotes in this spot are fairly human tame... do you see them lots?
I got to go there.
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 12/08/2008 04:58:34 PM
Wow- worthy of national geographic
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 12/08/2008 04:39:41 PM
Amazing photograph Hahn. I do think this should have scored higher.
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 12/08/2008 03:02:02 AM
This is a pretty cool picture. I'm sure capturing an image like that is hard. I like how line is shown in the legs of the carcass in the coyote's mouth.
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 12/07/2008 09:10:40 PM
I tried to leave a comment about 10 minutes before turnover but the site wouldn't let me. In a nutshell, I thought this was a fantastic shot. The contrast between the nothingness that remains of the deer's upper body and the completely intact legs makes this quite powerful. Congrats on your 12th place finish.

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 12/07/2008 07:17:02 PM
12th place is not too shabby compared to the over photoshopped entries. a great photograph that captures a unique moment in time means far more than one that can be recreated by anyone
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2008 05:53:56 PM
that looks delicious, great wildlife shot!
last minute bump to 10, fantastic capture!
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 12/07/2008 02:44:16 PM
wow! this looks like genuine wildlife (as opposed to the more popular zoo variety) 10 for that.
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 12/07/2008 01:26:29 PM
Wow, what a great catch. The snow falling also add a lot of atmosphere to the photo. I like how well you can see the wolves eyes.
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 12/06/2008 07:16:41 PM
Yikes!!
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 12/06/2008 07:44:19 AM
Beautiful capture.
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 12/05/2008 06:30:10 PM
Wow!
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 12/05/2008 08:17:57 AM
Survival of the fittest. Great natural capture, really enhanced by the snowfall. Great image.
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 12/05/2008 05:58:12 AM
Wow, great capture of the wild!
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 12/05/2008 04:44:04 AM
Whoa! That's awesome. I like the snow in this pic, looks like you might have been pretty cold.
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 12/05/2008 03:03:48 AM
Absolutely wonderful shot. Love the falling snow. 9
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 12/04/2008 01:33:34 PM
great capture, excellent focus a detail
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 12/04/2008 12:45:53 PM
Superb natural history photo; perhaps just a little more space in the frame would strengthen it even more, but nonetheless excellent capture.
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 12/04/2008 03:47:20 AM
Wow! A cold slap of reality and the great circle of life! Impressive, sad and beautiful all at once!
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 12/03/2008 03:34:24 PM
Great capture of that rare 6 legged coyote! Very nature capture, those things are skittish.
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 12/02/2008 04:42:50 PM
This is horrifyingly beautiful. Well captured.
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 12/02/2008 10:15:11 AM
great image.
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 12/01/2008 05:49:45 PM
Wow! What a find! So well captured! Excellent! Love the tones and the snow fall!
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 11/30/2008 10:01:46 PM
OH wow, powerful nature image...national geographic would love this
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