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Wolves, with Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 AI
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:20 am    Post subject: Wolves, with Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 AI Reply with quote
Taken in a shady mountain valley, under trees - so at ISO 800 to 400, and with fast moving subjects my focus was not spot on either. Still, I had fun at this wolf park so I am posting a couple of photos here even if the quality is not very good. Luckily arrived at feeding time; most of the day the wolves tend to hide.

Nikon D40, Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 AI @ ISO 800, 1/320s, f/5.6. Monopod.





PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shocked
Fantastic creatures.
I hope you enjoyed your visit to the park.
I actually have seen wolves on only one occasion in the wild.
It was in Alaska while on a fishing trip. Just three wolves for about ten seconds running across a ridge above us near a river we fished in.
I tell you it was a thrill even if very short.
The whole rest of our week we wished and feared to see them again.
Thanks for sharing Chris it brings back a fond memory. Smile


PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wow you were lucky. I have been to see wolves in zoos several times and have never had a clear shot at them on the few occasions they were even visible. Great


patrickh


PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They look pretty good to me. Nice shots.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Richard_D wrote:
They look pretty good to me. Nice shots.


Thanks, Richard (and thanks for the lens used to take them). They look OK here, at this size; if you follow the links to the flickr pages I uploaded larger sizes, but not the native resolution of the D40 because at that size the noise and weak focus was really apparent. The 800 iso ones were treated with noise ninja.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
patrickh wrote:
Wow you were lucky. I have been to see wolves in zoos several times and have never had a clear shot at them on the few occasions they were even visible. Great


Thanks, Patrick. The location is a large area of woodland in th Alps, near Saint-Martin Vésubie. Its a place called alpha loup. There are three large enclosed areas of woodland, one for each pack of wolves. The animals have food provided once a day but are not handled. There are wooden bunkers - hides- for the public to go in, with slit-like glass windowsabout 6 inches high and three feet wide to look out of.

We were lucky to arrive shortly before the daily feed time. About five minutes after the food (chickens, and some beef) was put in there, the first wolf ran out, grabbed a chicken, and made off at speed. The others approached more cautiously and again grabbed some and ran off back to the treeline.



The 300mm was just right for getting good sized shots of the wolves, depending how close they came to the hide. The wolves were scared off by any noise or movement.

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw a couple of wolves while in Canada. Luckily, I saw them from a distance. I am sure they spotted me long before I saw them. Different feeling when you see them in the wild. The little roadside zoo I have been going to has an Arctic Wolf, but it has not benn on display.

Thanks for sharing these Chris.


PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Shocked
Fantastic creatures.
I hope you enjoyed your visit to the park.

It was quite a journey to get there, we were up at 06:30 to get a tram, then a 90 minute bus ride, then a 30 minute shuttle van ride. I hadn't been aware it was possible to get there by public transport at all, ntil the day before.

Also, it was my first trip out of town into the country for a couple of months since I hurt my back. i was using two hiking poles, one with a ballhead on top, and a back brace. It was a really good trip actually and I was pleased to have managed it.

F16SUNSHINE wrote:
I actually have seen wolves on only one occasion in the wild.
It was in Alaska while on a fishing trip. Just three wolves for about ten seconds running across a ridge above us near a river we fished in.
I tell you it was a thrill even if very short.
The whole rest of our week we wished and feared to see them again.
Thanks for sharing Chris it brings back a fond memory. Smile


I saw wild boar twice, both times late at night in the middle of nowhere. Yes its a real thrill and quite different from seeing animals in a safari park, zoo, etc. And of course you never have a camera ready at the time. Well, I don't Smile

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You solved a hard problem very well, nice captures!
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