Coyote Blur – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/50, ISO 640, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 300mm, natural light, not baited or called in
Do not clean or adjust your glasses, this image really is that blurry!
I can’t say I created this on purpose, I can only say I spotted the Coyote eating falcon leftovers near the causeway to Antelope Island before the sun came up and when the Coyote took off running… I kept shooting. Out of 7 blurry images I only liked this one because the face was sharp (enough) while the rest of the Coyote is a blur. I’m not surprised it was blurry, my shutter speed was only 1/50!
Not my normal technique but I like it.
Life is good.
Mia
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I love this one Mia! I have been shooting a lot of race cars as of late and pan all the time, so I think this is perfect and adds a great sense of motion that a fast shutter never would have!
Thanks Garen, good to see you here!
Lovely photo Mia:)
Thank you Susan, the Coyote was a great subject.
You may not have planned it, but the effect is terrific. It conveys the motion very well. Love the shot.
Thanks Scott!
Hi!
I have such great thougths and loving memories of All the critters on the Island. Thank you for showing so many wonderful shots of many of them I saw you shootting them at that time. Looking forword to many more great pictures! love ya 2
Mom, I’m glad you have such great memories of the island, it was wonderful to show you the places I love so much here. I love you too.
I love this. Panning with wildlife is great and it looks so great with a coyote.
Thank you Maria.
Mia, while this is not your normal style, I think it is highly effective. As I practice panning, I realize that sometimes the best image is one that contains blur, not just of the background, but the subject too. The ideal is getting the key part of subject crisp and you nailed this with the head and eye. Then you have the best combination – a real sense of motion and the focus on the subject. I intend to plagiarize your technique. 😉
Colin,
Thank you for your kind comment, I’ve also grown to appreciate motion blur in some of my images because it conveys the sense of movement so well.
Great catch, Mia, been there and done that! One of the many challenges of early morning wildlife photography … you captured it well.
Thanks Jim, we do face challenges with wildlife and nature photography.
That Coyote is brilliant, even blurred, it is lovely.
Thank you very much for your comment Bob.