Providing you do everything in your power to make them a reality. That is what I accomplished earlier this year. I have wanted to photograph wolves as far back as I can remember... and I dont mean in a zoo either. My dad got me started in photography when I was real young and I got my first SLR at 14... and I have always loved wolves.... so it just made sense to set a goal of photographing them.

I had a 9 day trip photographing wolves back in March... it was a wonderful experience and worth every dime I had to spend to make my dream a reality (even if I did go deeeeeeper in debt). Now time for me to shut up and provide some photos :)

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http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/0803TimberWolf004-WEB.jpg

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/0803WolfPair001-WEB.jpg

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I cannot tell you how jealous I am right now that you were able to get those wonderful photso but in the wild. Wolves are my all time favorite anilmal.
Please continue to share all you have of them:rockon:

Forgot to ask where you went to capture these beauties

Awesome photos of beautiful animals. Congrats!

Very cool, we all have our dreams.... nothing like seeing them happen! :yessir:

very sweet great pictures :rockon:

Now that is a dream come true! Congrats on being able to live it out and thanks for sharing the pics with us! Wolves are so majestic.....

Excellent shots! I love wolves too. Used to volunteer at a place called Wolf Park. Hanging out in the baby pen was one thing but being up close with the big guys was incredible. An experience I'll never forget.

Excellent shots and gorgeous specimens. You lucky Dawg you.:master:

Wow great pics Kevin, had to be a blast to go see them!

Awesome pictures and Thanks for sharing =)

That last one is the money shot!! Looks like it was quite an experience!!

kev
i am in awe of your prowess.
more than just the pics, the artist in you is supremely evident in your work.
kudos to you, keeper of the wolf,
ck

That last picture is my favorite, you can feel the tension between the two wolves.

I used to camp in Northern Minnesota all the time where there are still good numbers of wild wolves, and let me tell you, nothing cooler or more eerie than listening to wolves howl at sundown. Only ever caught a glimpse of a wild wolf though.

I cannot tell you how jealous I am right now that you were able to get those wonderful photso but in the wild. Wolves are my all time favorite anilmal.
Please continue to share all you have of them:rockon:

Be careful of what you wish for.... I brought home over 6000 (thats right 6k) images to process... and a very large number of them were of the wolves. When shooting wildlife... I keep my camera on burst... and it will rattle off 3 frames per sec. Unfortunately... I dont have them all processed yet.

Very cool, we all have our dreams.... nothing like seeing them happen! :yessir:

It has only taken me 20+ years.... but Im glad it happend. Now I have to come up with another dream..... ooooh ooooh I know...... do it all over again.

Excellent shots! I love wolves too. Used to volunteer at a place called Wolf Park. Hanging out in the baby pen was one thing but being up close with the big guys was incredible. An experience I'll never forget.

I wont soon forget it either..... trust me.

Wow great pics Kevin, had to be a blast to go see them!

Yeah.... and then some. That first night when they started howling.... I had to sit down.... my feet just couldnt support me anymore. I have waited a very very very long time to hear that in person. I am just not good enough with the english language to effectivly relay what I felt. Im too much of a redneck... and redneck words just wont cut it for this. :)

That last one is the money shot!! Looks like it was quite an experience!!

It was most definately an experience... and I have quite a few in that "money shot" experience.... and some are a bit more graphic than that.

kev
i am in awe of your prowess.
more than just the pics, the artist in you is supremely evident in your work.
kudos to you, keeper of the wolf,
ck

awww shucks... your gonna make me blush.

That last picture is my favorite, you can feel the tension between the two wolves.

I used to camp in Northern Minnesota all the time where there are still good numbers of wild wolves, and let me tell you, nothing cooler or more eerie than listening to wolves howl at sundown. Only ever caught a glimpse of a wild wolf though.

yeah... at first I forgot to bush the damn button... I was enthrawled with what was happening before my eyes.

For those of us that really love our wolves... you better believe that howl will stop you in your tracks. I just wanted to sit there and listen. I just dont have the words to describe it.


Thanks to all the comments and for looking... One thing I have learned over the years... the smaller you are... the less the animals fear. So if you are on your belly... chances are you will get a whole lot closer.. than if you are walking up.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/TimberWolf080309.jpg

I had to crop this image.... but I got what I wanted.... check out the water drops :)
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/0803TimberWolf015-WEB.jpg

Nervous... maybe just a smidge
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http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/0803graywolf001RS.jpg

Cropped from the original
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Ya didnt think I could leave out a howling shot did ya. :)
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii139/kbnaturephotography/Wolves/0803wolf010RS.jpg

WOW keep them coming

Where did you go on this trip???

Nice job achieving a life long goal. That is what life is all about, not only setting goals but taking the measures that are necessary to accomplish them.

Man those are some truly wicked shots of some even more wicked beasts. Where do you think the meaning of phrase “Top Dog” comes from? Seems pretty evident in that last image..:rockon:

Love those second round of shots too. I'm with everyone else...keep em coming. That shot with the water drops is great.

Very cool that you achieved your goal!! It's actually funny I'm watching Living with the Wolfman right now.. Your pics are very beautiful.. I'm with everyone else please share as many as you will with us..

Alan

Wow - amazing pictures!! How wonderful that you had the opportunity to take this trip!

Wow, amazing pictures..... I'm absolutely in awe of the grace and power of wolves. Thanks so much for sharing!

It's great to see you were able to achieve one of your life goals man. Again, those are some fantastic shots, I'm extremely jealous :master:

Those are so Beautiful!!! Congrats!!

Incredible pictures you got! That would truly be something cool to do! Where were the pictures taken at?