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Watching from a Vantage Point
Watching from a Vantage Point
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Upper Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park
Date: Oct 28, 2010
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2010

 An alpha coyote surveys the meadow during the first minutes of sunlight. I was standing motionless in the shade... downwind and slightly downhill from a pack of 5 coyotes. This pack leader could not see me against the sunrise light, but he knew I was somewhere close by. If you look at the back of his mane, you can see the typical wild canine behavior of fur standing on end when alerting to danger. We have very large coyotes in Rocky Mountain National Park. They enjoy good health and plenty of food supply, as they have no predators and no competition. When wolves move back into the area, the coyotes will take a subordinate role in the food chain.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 99
Avg (all users): 6.7161
Avg (commenters): 8.8750
Avg (participants): 6.5106
Avg (non-participants): 6.8056
Views since voting: 1411
Views during voting: 356
Votes: 155
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/10/2010 12:08:35 AM
Finally got a chance to come back and comment, Nice place but I thought this would have landed front page, super job, love this photo.
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 11/09/2010 07:41:31 PM
How this slid out of the top five is beyond me.
Rather under rated.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2010 11:46:25 PM
I love this! The colors, the pose, the comp. Outstanding! 10
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 11/05/2010 01:21:40 PM
Stunning! (not voting in this challenge.)
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 11/04/2010 04:34:15 PM
Very nice pose and light.
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 11/04/2010 01:39:09 PM
I love the way you framed this, the way the curve of the neck and the curve of the grass echoes back and forth, the tonal evenness and the crisp focus on the eye and nose. Well done.
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 11/04/2010 12:53:07 AM
Perfect light. Reminds me of Alain's work.
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 11/03/2010 11:40:35 AM
Great shot, but I dont like the snow (lol...Its coming!...but I wont hold that against you!) One of my fav's in the challenge, love the expression 10.
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 11/02/2010 08:59:36 AM
one of my 2 tens in the challenge! Just fantastic!
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 11/01/2010 03:51:53 PM
Beautiful shot!
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 11/01/2010 03:37:24 PM
Very nice shot
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 11/01/2010 08:53:14 AM
Beautiful capture.
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 11/01/2010 08:24:49 AM
Nice to see a true wildlife shot!
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