Fighting Bulls

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 9, 2010178 views5 comments

This is Yellowstone and the first time I have seen bulls fight in real life. Great experiance!
30% crop
50D 100-400@400
1/800
F 5.6
ISO 160

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5 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 9, 2010 at 8:33 AM

Appear to be big bulls with great antelers and some serious fight. Unfortunately, cluttered background is a big minus here.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM

Jack, near Madison? Must be fun to witness. I'm stuck up here in the Northern Range and there are hardly any elk, much less big males around.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 9, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Nice shot, a lower position might help with the BG, but then you might not have been able to get anything over the grass. If you could have moved to your right a bit the BG behind the antlers may not have been so distracting. Still an interesting photo, thanks for posting.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 9, 2010 at 8:38 PM

Great situation and you caught the moment of forward momentum by the right hand animal. Nice. I agree about the unfortunate detail of the background. I, too, am running into that obstacle with elk, as they tend to love busy, complex habitat.

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

Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 10, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Hey Jack,

Well done given the busy background and the harsh lighting. Sounds like you had a great experience, which is one of the best reasons you can find for engaging in wildlife photography! Hopefully the next time you witness such a spectacle the subjects will have the forethought to position themselves more favourably for photographers!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments