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Yellowstone Wolf
Yellowstone Wolf
vawendy


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Challenge: Extended Free Study 2023-12 (Extended Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha 1
Lens: Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
Date: Jan 11, 2024
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/1250
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2024

[Jan. 21st, 2024 09:27:57 PM]

We were so incredibly lucky to see three wolves while in Yellowstone. They're usually hard to find, and you usually see them from quite a distance. This guy was really quite close, although I'm still using a 600 mm lens and it's cropped in quite a bit.

He almost looks like a hyena to me with all of the fur sticking straight up on his back and on his neck. I was told it's because he's a youngster. We watched him for a while. He sat and he howled, although not very loud. We could barely hear him. It was more like a complaining howl. Later on he ran off to what I assumed was his mother who was quite far away. I watched and as he ran up to her, he started wagging his tail like mad. Which surprised me. I never expected wolves to wag their tail when they were happy. Then I watched as they face played. It was so amazing to see!

Thanks for the comments! I actually had a shot where he was staring right at me, which might have done better, but I loved this one. One. I like the textures and the intensity and the fur sticking up all over the place.


Statistics
Place: 6 out of 33
Avg (all users): 6.5938
Avg (participants): 6.3636
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Views since voting: 264
Views during voting: 63
Votes: 32
Comments: 4
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 01/22/2024 05:06:44 PM
Wow, an amazing image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2024 08:28:36 PM
Intense! Nice.
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 01/17/2024 10:31:43 PM
Outstanding capture!
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 01/16/2024 10:59:59 AM
This capture is beautiful.
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