Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf

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Description

This Wolf image was photographed at a preserve in NJ , which also houses a number of other animals. The grounds are natural and specious.

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all comments are appreciated

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Olympus EM1 Mark III I/500 sec f/6.7 @142 mm

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James, this is quite a stare and it shows well in B&W. I do think that letting his ears show better would help identify this as a wolf. That statement assumes that you’ve done the darkening around the edges to emphasize his face.

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Very cool portrait. I think this would be a fine subject to do a “scratchboard” from it. Well done.

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Good portrait shot. However, outside of the face the photo seems flat. Did you brighten the face and/or tone down the fur behind the face?