Photograph of the Month December 2021 – Wolf on the Prowl

The photograph of the month for December 2021 comes from my recent workshop in Finland (Read the Trip Report) to photograph Wolves, Bears, and Wolverine. This photograph was made from a ground-level hide in no man’s land between Finland and Russia. I carefully positioned the hide and framed the shot to include the small tree on the left-hand side to help balance the image with the wolf on the right. I was fortunate to not only have the wolf come into frame exactly where I had hoped, but also to have a good smattering of clean and fresh snow, which makes for a wonderful contrast with the fur of the wolf. The Wolf’s growl and expression complete the image. Shot with the Canon EOS 1DX MK3 and Canon 600mm f4L IS MK3.