Hi Todd,
Looks like all the good stuff is gone. I like the vegetation and the view that the inside of the rib cage presents. To my eye, the darker color contrasts well with the surrounding softer colors of the vegetation. The wolf appears to be looking at something other than the carcass, was there something else just outside the frame? If it were mine, I think I'd crop this to more of an 8 x10 look, taking a little off the top and bottom (to just below the bottom rock).
Nice capture. I like the contrast between the rib cage and the rest of the field. The wolf appears to be looking at you! On my monitor the image appears a little over sharpened.
Todd,
Nice scene. I am sure it would be lovely watching them in the wild. How about a horizontal? The light appears to be low. I would agree with a bit of cropping from the bottom. Thanks for sharing.
I like the angle at which you have captured this, obviously to view the inside of the carcass. I would try and blur the BG a tad, as it competes with the wolf.
Personally, I like it as is! First: The wolf looks "set back" in the frame, giving space for the viewer to find the wolf, drawing the viewer in to the scene. Cropping the bottom would "move" him forward and lose that appeal. Second: The background helps to camouflage the wolf and blend it into the scene, something his coat is meant to do. It's more natural this way. It's what you would see in the wild. Third: Those eyes! You nailed the look! As is it looks dead on, pun intended. The kill adds to the "wild look".
This is the kind of scene I try for in the compound I photograph in. But many challenges face me getting what I really have striven for. Todd here got it, and it's truly in the wild. A big thumbs up here.
Gray wolf @ kill
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