{"id":1768103,"date":"2017-11-21T18:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T17:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/?p=46220"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:25:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:25:07","slug":"the-fur-is-comin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/the-fur-is-comin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fur is Comin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The coats of mammals are essential to regulating their core temperature. It\u2019s really a marvel of adaptation when you look at the color, length, molts, patterns and distribution each mammal has which is what in large part makes each unique.<\/p>\n<p>There is one thing we can generalize, mammals coats become their most luxurious in winter.<\/p>\n<p>This is a biological fact we can use to grab our viewer\u2019s heartstrings!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1774488\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 623px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=75&amp;resize=75&amp;ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=100&amp;resize=100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=150&amp;resize=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=240&amp;resize=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=320&amp;resize=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=500&amp;resize=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=640&amp;resize=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=800&amp;resize=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1024&amp;resize=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1280&amp;resize=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1&amp;w=1600&amp;resize=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1774488 size-full\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Coyote-2467.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"613\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">The Fur is Comin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"none\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Coyote-1576.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-46221 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.moosepeterson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Coyote-1576.jpg\" width=\"613\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We start by being more intimate in our photos in telling that story. Top photo was shot with a 600mm and the bottom with a 200-400VR2 at 400mm. Using these longer lenses permitted manipulating the background so the subject, story, pops in the photo.<\/p>\n<p>Along with that is the light. The softer light like in the top photo makes the fur appear, thicker because there are no hard shadows to define it. And by emphasizing the thicker fur we play into folks stereotypes. Most associate thick fur with winter so by playing into that, it makes our storytelling easier.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s fall so that means, the fur is coming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span class='mb-center maxbutton-6-center'><span class='maxbutton-6-container mb-container'><a class=\"maxbutton-6 maxbutton maxbutton-subscribe-to-our-free-newsletter\" href=\"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/subscribe\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span class='mb-text'>Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The coats of mammals are essential to regulating their core temperature. It\u2019s really a marvel of adaptation when you look at the color, length, molts, patterns and distribution each mammal has which is what in large part makes each unique. There is one thing we can generalize, mammals coats become their most luxurious in winter. 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