More timber wolves

[klpurkett]

Beautiful animals, and well captured! Thanks for sharing, and for the details on what camera settings you used. This kind of info is so helpful for newbies like me!

[DonnaK]

Another super series of these beautiful creatures. I love the last one. It reminds me of something that Carl Brenders would paint

[Manfred M]

Beautiful animals, and well captured! Thanks for sharing, and for the details on what camera settings you used. This kind of info is so helpful for newbies like me!

Kris - a word of caution regarding the camera settings I used. These are very specific to the shooting environment, the types of shots I was after and of course the equipment I was using. Photography is definitely not a "paint by numbers" activity, which is why I explain the environment / conditions while I was shooting as well as the technical and compositional choices I made and the reasons I made them.

Understanding these is far, far more important that knowing the camera settings that were used.

[rpcrowe]

Fantastic images! Wonderful captures...

[bnnrcn]

Super images, I like them all

[selig1656]

I love wolves , but none around me , so thanks for the excellent photo as usual from you a piece of art.

[Manfred M]

Your forth image...what caused them all to be standing?

Look carefully. I left a huge clue in the image.

[zutty]

Manfred,
Having enjoyed this series of work, I checked out you website and must say I really admire your photos. Having almost completed my first year of studying photography after being a lifelong musician forced to retire due to health issues, I can learn much from studying your work. Thank you.

[AlwaysOnAuto]

I noticed the shadows in that one picture. It looks like people standing, maybe behind a fence?
Was it 'feeding time'?

Really nice work as I too am an admirer of wolves.

[Manfred M]

I noticed the shadows in that one picture. It looks like people standing, maybe behind a fence?
Was it 'feeding time'?

Really nice work as I too am an admirer of wolves.

Yes, you caught the clue, but no it was not feeding time.

Access to the wolves is via an elevated viewing platform / walkway and a local interpretive guide was doing a talk on the timber wolf. In order to get them to come down closer to where the talk was taking place, he had some snacks (raw meat) to bribe them with. As you can see, they are okay with being bribed to come out into the open.

The shadows are cast by some of the people who were there listening to the talk.

[Kyle]

Fantastic series! All great photos. Where was this nature park you went to? I'll have to check it out at some point!

[Manfred M]

Fantastic series! All great photos. Where was this nature park you went to? I'll have to check it out at some point!

Kyle - Parc Omega in Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Quebec which is not far from Montebello, Quebec. It is roughly half way between Ottawa and Montreal.

http://www.parcomega.ca/en/

I personally prefer it in the winter, when far fewer people go. It is definitely a mosquito haven in June and July. It's quite popular with families with children and frankly I'm not pleased with the direction the management is taking. More about family entertainment than the setting than the animals there.

Mostly done by car but there are few footpaths and walking areas.

[Kyle]

Thanks for the info Manfred. I'm up that area all the time so hopefully I'll get to visit. Though it sounds like I may not want to go if they're not focusing on the animals.
When I went to Montreal in Novemeber I found this EcoMuseum (http://www.zooecomuseum.ca/en). It is all outdoor and they had several injured animals that they were helping out.

[Brownbear]

All amazingly beautiful! #3 and #4 being my favourites for the dreamy mood.

[Marie Hass]

Dear Manfred,

Outstanding. There is a special mystique to wolves and you have captured that.

Marie