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Yellowstone Coyote

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Steve Robinson

New member
Now that I know the difference, I'll call 'em as I see 'em. Taken last week in Yellowstone NP. First the full image and then a crop.

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Pentax K10D, DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, 135mm, 1/125 @ f/5.6, ISO 100, PP in Lightroom.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I guess more than that one guy has been feasting. Great beauty!

Asher

Perhaps another 1.25 inches off the right side puts the head in a more powerful position.
 
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Mike Spinak

pro member
Steve,

Sorry to be so contrarian, but I'm about 2/3 sure this one is a wolf. Do you have any other shots of it?

Nice picture.

Again, it could use a bit of fine adjusting, to bring out its best.
 
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Roy Stuart

New member
That definately is a wolf, as a coyote has a smaller pointed nose and is usually smaller in stature, and skinny. Nice shot!
 
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Don Cohen

Guest
I was waiting for others to confirm my suspicions that this was, in fact, a wolf!

Shooting the wolf alone is special, but adding the carcass, and the bloodied muzzle, really puts it over the top.

I like the crop Asher suggested, and agree that some tweaking of tonality would maximize the visual impact.

Great capture!
 
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Steve Robinson

New member
Thanks for the replies. Apparently, Yellowstone coyotes are fatter than some others. The ranger I talked to said it was a coyote, but I dunno. I'll try and work on the PP some more.
 
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Mike Spinak

pro member
Regardless whether Yellowstone coyotes are fatter than others... I am fairly confident that this is a wolf, and the ranger you spoke to was in error.
 
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