Out of the Shadows

Photographed in Jasper National Park, Canada, this is my closest encounter with a wild Wolf.  In September of 1994, I drove up to Jasper, Alberta thinking about photographing the Elk rut.  It was a great trip, but my favorite photo opportunity was not Elk, it was a lone wolf.  This beautiful black wolf walked out of the dark forest into the morning sunlight.  Fortunately, I was able to get this shot before it disappeared back into the thick forest shadows.  I asked myself, "Did that really just happen?"  It was totally unexpected.  Sometimes, you get lucky.  Fuji film.