Bison Sunrise

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 5, 2009949 views15 comments

Shot this at sunrise in Hayden Valley in August during the rut. Canon 1D mark III with 100-400mm at 200mm. Full image no croping was done.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 5, 2009 at 7:37 PM

Beautiful warm color Tamara. I like the graphic quality of your shot, too.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 5, 2009 at 9:35 PM

I like this very much. If I were to get real picky I would wish for a little more space above and on the left side, but this is a pleasing, colorful post.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 6, 2009 at 12:25 AM

Hi Tamara and welcome to NPN

Your first post is a stunning image! I really like this (I am a sucker for colorful silhouettes...) though ideally I think this would be even better with the horn and ear of the front Bison also visible like on the second one. As Lon pointed out, a bit more room on top and to the left would also enhance this already great image further.

(PS: don't tell anyone but you are already a candidate for this weeks EP!)

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Comment posted by Jess Lee on March 6, 2009 at 8:41 AM

Really nice work as usual.

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Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on March 6, 2009 at 9:07 AM

Fantastic shot Tamara!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 6, 2009 at 9:59 AM

Hi Tamara,

Welcome to the NPN Fauna Gallery - I hope this is only the first of many visits (and postings).

This is obviously a dramatic capture and has a strong graphic appeal. I almost hate to look for nits in an image like this, but would agree with both Lon and Vincent re: the slightly tight framing on top left side and that this strong image would be even stronger if the lead animal was showing a horn. But these are trivial points and hardly detract from the strong visual appeal of this image...

Cheers...looking forward to seeing more from you...

Brad

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Comment posted by Shane McDermott on March 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM

Un-mistakenly bison and beautiful!

Shane

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Comment posted by Shane McDermott on March 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Un-mistakenly bison and beautiful!

Shane

Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Reed Bowman on March 6, 2009 at 5:32 PM

Classic western icon... Remington would be proud. The silhouettes seem a tad bit soft... would some sharpening help?

Registered on March 2, 2009, 166 Posts, 1058 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 7, 2009 at 9:43 AM

Great shot! Love striking colors. Very dramatic.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on March 9, 2009 at 4:30 PM

Wow! I've shot a lot of bison in Hayden Valley, but never anything this dramatic. Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 10, 2009 at 12:44 PM

Dynamic image with strong visual impact Tamara.
Well done

Howard

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Comment posted by Richard Peters on March 11, 2009 at 9:38 PM

I'm a sucker for this type of shot and this is absolutely no exception!!

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Comment posted by Aristotle Georgiou on March 13, 2009 at 4:32 AM

Great image Tamara!!!
Congratulations on EP's

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on March 15, 2009 at 8:17 AM

Classic. Congrats on the EP.

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