{"id":8601,"date":"2012-10-21T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-21T14:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2012-10-21T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-21T14:39:39","slug":"perched-coyotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/21\/perched-coyotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Perched Coyotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

A perch (when it’s not a fish) is defined as “a roost for a bird” or “a prominent resting place”.\u00a0 Most of the perched critters I photograph have feathers, but not all of them.\u00a0 Many mammals like to perch up high on rocks, small hills or other natural or man-made structures in order to have a better view of their surroundings.\u00a0 In the case of predators, like coyotes, they often do so while looking for prey.\u00a0 Some small mammals (prairie dogs and ground squirrels, for example) often elevate their position in order to watch for predators.<\/p>\n

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Getting a clear, relatively unobstructed shot of a coyote can be very difficult because of the types of habitat they tend to prefer.\u00a0 But sometimes I don’t think it’s necessary to get them in the clear.\u00a0 This coyote was hunting voles just as the sun was coming up.\u00a0 It deliberately placed itself in the shade of the sunflowers to be less easily seen\u00a0as it\u00a0watched and listened for rodents.\u00a0 Even though\u00a0only about half of the coyote is visible, I still\u00a0like the shot because it shows behavior and I think the sunflowers add a nice touch.\u00a0 There’s just enough light in the right eye to make this work for me.<\/p>\n

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But when the coyote alone is the primary subject of the image, a relatively clear view of the entire animal is often preferred.\u00a0 That’s when the photographer can take advantage of the tendency of\u00a0coyotes to get on elevated perches.<\/p>\n

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Sometimes\u00a0the setting is still a little busy with vegetation but if you have a clear view of the animal it can still make for a strong image, especially if you get eye contact.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0If you’re lucky, the background will be far enough away from the coyote to be nicely softened, which helps bring the focus of the eye to the subject.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0But having other natural elements in the setting can be interesting too.\u00a0 Here, I have the choice to include the sunflower at left or to crop it out.<\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/strong>I like this image because of\u00a0the naturally slanting perch, good eye contact and nicely blurred background.\u00a0 The tail and feet can’t be seen but for me other strengths of the image help to mitigate that issue.<\/p>\n

And the fact that the coyote looks all tuckered out just makes me smile.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A perch (when it’s not a fish) is defined as “a roost for a bird” or “a prominent resting place”.\u00a0 Most of the perched critters I photograph have feathers, but not all of them.\u00a0 Many mammals like to perch up high on rocks, small hills or other natural or man-made structures in order to have a better view of their surroundings.\u00a0 In the case of predators, like coyotes, they often do so while looking for prey.\u00a0 Some small mammals (prairie dogs and ground squirrels, for example) often elevate their position in order to watch for predators.   1\/1000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc Getting a clear, relatively unobstructed shot of a coyote can be very difficult because of the types of habitat they tend to prefer.\u00a0 But sometimes I don’t think it’s necessary to get them in the clear.\u00a0 This coyote was hunting voles just as the sun was coming up.\u00a0 It deliberately placed itself in the shade of the sunflowers to be less easily seen\u00a0as it\u00a0watched and listened for rodents.\u00a0 Even though\u00a0only about half of the coyote is visible, I still\u00a0like the shot because it shows behavior and I think the sunflowers add a nice touch.\u00a0 There’s just enough light in the right eye to make this work for me.     \u00a01\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc But when the coyote alone is the primary subject of the image, a relatively clear view of the entire animal is often preferred.\u00a0 That’s when the photographer can take advantage of the…<\/p>\n

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