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Wolves

kdog

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December 23, 2009 edited January 3, 2010 in Wildlife

I'm in Yellowstone for the week shooting wildlife. I wish I could say I shot these in the wild, but I didn't. These were shot at the Wolf and Grizzly Bear Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. If you're ever in the area, I recommend it highly. The animals are well cared for in outdoor natural habitats with strategically located moats and electrical fences so that they don't eat you, but you can still get unobstructed shots. Sure, there are fences that mess up your backgrounds, but that's easily corrected with careful camera angles and the wonders of Photoshop.

Thanks for looking.
-joel

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Photozz Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

All great shots

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Rhuarc Registered Users Posts: 1,464 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

I love the last two!! They remind me of what you would expect wolves to look and act like!!

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Zygote Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Such beautiful animals! Great captured!

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Sventekoz Registered Users Posts: 500 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Stunning shots! You really nailed the focus - so sharp.

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Eia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

the last two - definite!!!!!! Are you staying at the infamous lodge to celebrate Christmas?

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Harryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Outstanding images Joel. A real treat to view.

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Photosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

WOW...Great Spots

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Gale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

ohhh wow beautiful
Lucky you

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NorthernFocus Registered Users Posts: 1,347 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Who cares where you took them, those are some awesome shots. Nicely done

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dlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Wow, I hadn't seen that third one yet Joel. That might be my new favorite.

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christinamae Registered Users Posts: 484 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

I'm partial to the last one, but they are all stunning! It looks like you are having a great trip.... keep posting!

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kdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Thanks for the kind words everybody.

They also have Grizzly's there.

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Sexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

These are fantastic! Beautiful shots of some beautiful creatures.

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dadwtwins Registered Users Posts: 804 Major grins

December 24, 2009 edited December 24, 2009

Beautiful shots...I would love to visit this place to see these majestic creatures while staying safe

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anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins

December 25, 2009 edited December 25, 2009

Man...these are fantastic!!

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Dennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins

December 25, 2009 edited December 25, 2009

Very nice captures, these are very interesting animals.

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Ric Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins

December 26, 2009 edited December 26, 2009

Excellent set, Joel!

The third one has wonderful contrast and feel to it.

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Stephan Photos Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

kdog wrote:

Thanks for looking.
-joel

I really like this one the best. Killer composition and flow. I love the lines involved and the feel that their facial expressions give.

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Stephan Photos Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

kdog wrote:

Thanks for looking.
-joel

I really like this one the best. Killer composition and flow. I love the lines involved and the feel that their facial expressions give.

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alexf Registered Users Posts: 436 Major grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

Excellent!

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Azzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

clap Great job, Joel! azzaro

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kdog Administrators Posts: 11,680 moderator

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

Thanks, folks. Glad you liked the shots, and I really appreciate the comments.

-joel

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Nikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

Rhuarc wrote:

I love the last two!! They remind me of what you would expect wolves to look and act like!!

Totally! Great shooting, F-Stop!

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Maestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins

January 3, 2010 edited January 3, 2010

Very handsome images of these wolves. I can't wait to see what else you find there.

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