Wolves

[Steve Foss]

Hey all:

Long time, no talk.

We just finished our wolf photography workshop (well, it's a lot more than wolves, but ya gotta call it something).

My primary job was not to shoot, but I did get in the game a bit.

[eyeguy 54]

sweet!!!!!!!!!

[Canon Guy]

Very nice!

[Trophy2me]

Wow! Those are great!!

[IA4PATS]

good to see you back on. your pictures are always inspire me to work harder to get better pictures. These wolves are no exception.

[Slabasaurus]

That first image is breathtaking.

Thanks for postin these. Very nice.

[Deitz Dittrich]

how much extra photo work had to be done with that first image?.. Was there a background that you had? can you post the orig to see the difference? I always like to see both.

[Steve Foss]

Thanks folks!

The first image was in color, but there was very little color in it, and it delivers a statement of pattern and contrast. That made it the perfect candidate for B&W.

Capture is only half the photograph with digital. Developing is the other half. That's why I don't post comparison images straight out of the camera. How I envision art and what the camera sees are sometimes quite different, as opposed to documentary/photojournalism.

[LeeKen]

Very nice! Our good fortune that you did break out your camera.

[Sturg]

Fabulous photography! Thanks for sharing your talent. What were they feeding on?

[masoct3]

Very nice still and result. Not much touching up there.

[Steve Foss]

Thanks, everyone!

I moved up here 11 years ago to photograph wolves and catch lake trout. So far it's been a match made in heaven.

[Finns]

It's only been eleven!! Really I thought it was longer than that.

[JohnK]

Fantastic shots, I'm jealous - no wolves around here, almost none in the entire state.

How often do you see them? Can you more or less find them anytime you go out to photograph them or is it a rare siting?

[Steve Foss]

It's very uncommon to be able to photograph wolves unless you spend a ton of time out in the woods. Even then, encounters are infrequent, and situations in which you can get keeper photographs are even more rare. Mostly you see tails and butts going the other way.

The wolf in images No. 2 and 3 is nearly the same in appearance as a young male wolf I shot about 3 miles away in 2006. Same cinnamon in the pelt, same shape of head/ears, same tail. If it's not the same animal, the genetics have gotten successfully passed down.

Here's the wolf from 2006.

[Wayne Ek]

Very nice Steve!

[Steve Foss]

Thanks again everyone.

[ShawnZ]

The wolfscape in number four is awesome.

Wolf photography workshop...can you post a link to info on the next one?

How many wolves did you encounter on the workshop? Cost?

Thanks for any feedback, and very nice images of wild wolves.

[MuleShack]

Nice work Steve.