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    Jasper Doest
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    This winter Krijn and I visited a wildlife parc in arctic Scandinavia where we were able to photograph this wolverine. While we came home with loads of straight forward shots with clean backgrounds I thought it would be a nice addition to the series to show them in their habitat.

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    I knew you were a professional! I think I must have something similar lurking in my files somewhere, although the tip of the tree is cut off in my shots due to the cropfactor of the 30D :(. Lovely shot, nice frontal view of the Wolverine, good exposure control, good detail over the entire range, and great inclusion of habitat! Maybe you already did this, but I would see how it looks without the clipped tree on the left, maybe leaving it in like this balances the overal composition but I would still try. What a great time we had! Would love to go back there one day, with lightly warmer shoes though.....;)
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    Interesting image, good exposure, lots of habitat includes yes, but I would have liked to see the wolverine a bit closer to the camera, that would have given this more impact IMO. What do you mean with remote? Did you use a wireless remote from a location away from the camera's position? I remember seeing one of Krijn's images of a wolverine, amazing creatures, am looking forward to another one Jasper.

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    Vincent:

    I would not want to be 5 feet away from a Wolverine, so I suspect it was remotely triggered, based on the lens in use. They have a very nasty reputation. I am glad he didn't like to chew on Nikon glass, would have been a shame to lose that lens!

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    Hi all...I didn't feel threatened at all....and being there I couldn't really see why they have such a nasty reputation. This was photographed using a Nikon MC-36....so I was at 3ft away from the camera....which was about 3ft way from the wolverine.... We also photographed Lynx and Wolves in the same parc...and that was a completely different experience.....being so close to these animals, at eye level was quite scary....

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    Excellent capture Jasper. I like the habitat. Must have been cold...:eek: How close was he?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Kes View Post
    Hi Jasper, spectacular image of an equally spectacular animal. But I think you were pushing the envelope here. When a ferocious predator like the wolverine comes up to you or comes so close to you, it is not for a cup of tea. As with other predators, like lions and leopards you simply can't be comfi with them, they are too dangerous. Second to that, e.g. in Kruger Park, rangers have to shoot hyenas because they are getting too accustomed to people, because people leave their car and other things that make them loose their fear for people.
    Hi Peter,

    Thanks for your thoughts.... I don't think I was pushing the envelope here. While Wolverines have a ferocious reputation, you have to remember that these were photographed in captivity. I spend three days within their enclosures....and never noticed any aggression towards me. That's why I thought I could give this a try on my last day. I don't think you can compare the situation with wild animals in e.g.Kruger. These animals are used to people in a different way.....a lion in Kruger is used to human presence, but that's it...but this Wolverine is used to humans feeding them....quite a difference in my opinon. While it was a thrill being this close to this spectacular hunter....I never would have done this if I wouldn't have felt safe...and if you would have know me you would know I'm not a lost-action-hero kind of guy....I like being close to wildlife....but I'm quite aware of sudden changes in behaviour and am even scared of cows and horses :D

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    Hi Peter,

    I really respect your concerns about the subject...I'm always very concerned about this as well....and that's why I find it very important to be honest about an animal being captive or not. I don't want my images to be an invitation to do whatever you wish with wildlife.....all my photographs and approaches towards a subject are very well thought...and I'd like to thank you for pointing out that I could have been a bit more clear about the situation I photographed this in. Although I did write with my initial post that it was in a wildlife park I now fully understand that a wildlife park can also be understood differently (like Kruger).

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