You got an excellent collection of images! Can't pick a favorite since they are all so good.
Did you have trouble finding a pack? How long were you able to maintain contact?
Your photos convince me it has been too long since I was in Yellowstone.
dclark wrote:
You got an excellent collection of images! Can't pick a favorite since they are all so good.
Did you have trouble finding a pack? How long were you able to maintain contact?
Your photos convince me it has been too long since I was in Yellowstone.
Dave
We drove 1/2 way to Cooke very early. Then we asked the snow plow driver where the wolves were. He said at the firehole? near the Gardiner gate. We turned around and headed back. [Hint the guys who plow the road are the best source]. By then there were lots of people. The wolves hung out near a kill for 2 days at least.
There were moose, foxes jumping through snow to get mice, Elkhorn across the river from Gardiner, coyotes, and lots of bison posing.
jcw1982 wrote:
Nice photos Scott! I agree about the collars. I really hate to see them on any wildlife, the same goes for ear tags.
For awhile in Alberta, they used radio collars that were really tiny and you rarely needed to clone them out - that was great. But now they are back to those big heavy battery intensive collars. I don't think there is any need, aside from curiosity to collar so many wolves and bears.
We also saw a wolf near old faithful on a snowmobile tour. But he would not pose.
As a photographer, I certainly agree with you about the jarring effects of collars. I hate having that reminder of our human technological society intrude on the magic of a wild moment.
On the other hand, speaking as a conservation professional, I know that human impact on wildlife has essentially brought us to the position that there are no more unmanaged wild populations of any threatened species. If we don't know where they are and what they're doing, they'll be gone before we know it. Professional interventions are our only alternative to "fences everywhere" when it comes to keeping wildlife viable in today's world. And, of course, tracking technologies allow us to predict future dynamics and be thoughtfully proactive.
But...great photos! I LOVE the natural, unkempt appearance of the wolves, as opposed to the carefully-groomed and blow-dried images we're used to!
I'm so inspired by these images. So beautiful. I recently retired and want to get back into photography having not done anything meaningful for quite some time. I love wildlife photography and want to learn how to take photos like these. Great work!
Wow Scott these give me goosebumps! Those eyes are incredible, great shooting with that setup and focal length, presentation is wonderful and does nicely with the environment included.
Congratulations Scott...
This is such a nice series of images. While the focal length and distance might of forced it, I really love how you composed the wolves within their habitat. Pictures 2 & 3 are striking.
Good images of a subject most of us rarely get to see. I also hate collars and ear tags (elk and bear ) but understand why. You would think with all the tech at our disposal something less visual would be an option.
