Gray wolf

[Jared Lloyd]

a very muddy gray wolf photographed at Full Moon Farm wolf sanctuary. This guy is a refugee of the pet trade. Critiques appriciated, dont hold back.

Nikon D300, Nikon VR 200-400mm f4, ISO 800, 1/160, f/6.3, +1.0 EV

[Alfred Forns]

Love this image Jared Very strong portrait I like the selected crop Would have liked the entire front leg visible. For these tight images always prefer to stop down for dof but I see you did not have much light.

Can increase contrast a bit with selective color Go into the neutral and black channel and add two or three points of black. Will give the image some pop. I tried it and makes a difference. Big Congrats !!!

[Jared Lloyd]

Channel Mixer?

[Bob Ettinger]

I like the look and the image as posted. Having said that a little extra "pop" as suggested by Al would not hurt.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jared,
Real cool eye contact. My only nit is to see if you can selectively sharpen the eyes a little more.
Roman

[Vincent Grafhorst]

Good portrait photo Jared, I would have like to see a bit more room left and on top here, and also the posted Jpeg could use a bit a sharpening around the eyes.

[DanWalters]

Agree about a little more room on the left. Other wise, a beautiful portrait . Really like the colors.

[Gus Cobos]

Nice composition Jared,
Love the colors, would like to see the eyes just a tad sharper...:D

[Gary "Jake" Jacobson]

I like the composition and depth of field in this image. I have done a lot of wolf portraits and know how difficult it is to get pleasing compositions. I love the subtle colors and even lighting. Nicely captured image!