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what a fabulously striking image ... the depth of shadows lead our eye right to this wolf's stare. wonderful use of shadows and light, great focus, and expert handling of black-and-white conversion. wonderful! ~ illona

Thank you for the Mark of Excellence on my second picture I posted in this competition, this is a great honour. I've been fascinated by Czechoslovakian Wolfdogs for a long time - they are very mysterious and austere creatures. They have this mesmerizing look in theirs eyes.. and It was what I wanted to capture. Working with this wolfdog was an amazing experience. I took this shot in Austria this summer, I used Canon EOS-1D X and 85mm lens. In post processing, after b&w conversion I added clarity and vignette.