Wandering around. Nobody's seen the wolves for a while. We slip past their enclosure, meander elsewhere, come back past again. We're on our way off, suddenly I poke my friend, "there's one." This one came out of the trees just long enough for us to eye each other. Raise camera to eye.
There are certain moments in photography that stand out for being zen. Moments when I've made the mental connection with my model, into my art, into the light, into the moment. This was one.
I like wolves. :)
The moon and dippy fog effect are just for, well, effect.
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This reminds me of //www.google.com/images?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS365US366&q=epic+wolf+shirt&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=dldOTJGrLYL58Abcwv3TAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CC4QsAQwAA&biw=1280&bih=711
Color tones and contrasts are great. The wolf really pops off the dark, moody woods. The lighting and dominant blue/black tones in the composition gives off a feel of something otherworldly or spooky. I think the thick black border robs focus away from the full impact of the image - it also gives it the feeling of being small. Go big! Show us more details and draw us into the great wide world of your composition rather than 'contain' it. I looked up Hati Hróðvitnisson to get a better understanding (I love learning new things). I think you did a good job in the presentation of the mythical Norse creature BUT I think there are two things that could have been done to push this from an above average shot to a score of 8 or higher. First, the myth is the wolf chases the moon - this wolf is not showing that action. It would have been much more stronger connection to the myth if you had a running wolf (yes, I know it might have been tough or very difficult to get that but I stand by my suggestion). The other smaller critique is that I feel the moon is too close in reach of the wolf - he is supposed to be chasing it rather than it hanging right over his head. I think it would have been better to place it in the top left corner...out of easy reach.
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