Chasing the Herd

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 31, 2010281 views12 comments

This is Yellowstone and my favorite bull was chasing after his cows.

Thanks for looking at my picture and for any comments.

50D 100-400
1/800
F5
ISO 1200
FL 190

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on October 31, 2010 at 10:10 PM

Interesting behavior shot. Just wondering why so high ISO? Thanks for sharing.

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

Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 1, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Great perspective with that foreground hillside. Did the original frame allow for some clockwise rotation? It appears all the trees in the background are tilted.

Max

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

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 1, 2010 at 10:47 AM

It appears to be a wonderful setting & pose here !
I may prefer to crop out light green grass patch on the bottom left and have some more canvas on he top. May also try to control the blues in the background.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM

Hi Jack, I like that back drop! Especially in the larger version this and the DOF create a nice 3D look. My thoughts about presenting this are exactly the same as Jagdeep's. He is also right about the blueish cast. The high ISO setting was not necessary, but I guess you have realized that

. All in all a nice image that can be made to look even better.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 1, 2010 at 8:35 PM

I like this shot, the setting and the backlight but I agree that it needs a tilt correction and it looks too blue to me also.

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Comment posted by Robbie Knight on November 1, 2010 at 9:58 PM

I like the comp and movement shown by this animal. I like the sweat on his neck and marks on his side. The OOF grass is distracting to my eye... Nice capture.

Registered on April 10, 2010, 30 Posts, 135 Comments

Comment posted by JACK NEAL on November 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Thanks for all the comments! I have rotated this picture and cut back on blue saturation. I haad not seen those items and thank everyone for their help! The ISO was a product of the high shutter speed. He had been running and I wanted to stop him in strid.

Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 2, 2010 at 4:01 PM

Looks much better!

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on November 2, 2010 at 11:58 PM

I like the BG and the coming down the hill pose. Your repost corrects the comments I had and looks much better.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 3, 2010 at 2:39 PM

Great job on the repost Jack!

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on November 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM

I like this because of the BG - its different than most Yellowstone shots. The movement of the bull adds a lot also.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on November 10, 2010 at 7:56 PM

Jack, next time your on the Madison photographing elk, yell " anyone with NPN?" Ill say hi. I know i was there when you took this shot. I have some just like it. Great Bull. Hit by a car and killed by wolves in the Madison. Controlled this group twice, lost them once to a younger bull, won them back, lost track of him and then saw his picture on yellowstone.net, while wolves were killing him in the river. He drowned. Great Picture

Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments