Spruce Moose ! REPOST :)

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 14, 2011286 views17 comments

Apologies for being a little quite of late. Been caught up in a bit a work.

Here is momma moose on an evening stroll with her baby in Denali Natl Park, Alaska.

Nikon D5000, 70-300 VR @ 116mm, f5,6, 1/125, -1 ev

It was a fairly dark cloudy evening and i didnt want to miss out on any action, hence the settings. Should have shot at f7.1 or so, but it all happened a little too quick. Thankfully by sticking together they tried their best to be in focus

Increased the exposure by 1/3 in post processing.

Anand

ps: Just noticed that i messed up cropping the top/right (after a slight rotation)

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on September 14, 2011 at 11:38 PM

great capture, love everything about that shot, you reminded me my almost 3 year of life in that beautiful part of US

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 15, 2011 at 2:42 AM

Love the colours in this picture Anand, the placement of the Moose in the frame as well as the detail you captured in both.

If this were mine, I'd crop this more into a pano, slicing off the top part of the frame leaving none of the sky showing, and possibly even slicing a little off the bottom as well.

Whatever the case, still a very nice image, well done!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on September 15, 2011 at 2:52 AM

Nice shot - I immediately thought autumn in Denali when I saw the thumbnail, love those fall colors! Too bad about the sky, still a nice one though.

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 15, 2011 at 9:21 AM

Great photo! Some of the sky, if not all certainly can go w/o hurting the image IMHO. I really like your composition, color which shouts Alaska, and the detail in the moose. The larger post is spectacular IMHO. Wish I had taken it! Thanks for sharing.

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

Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 15, 2011 at 12:10 PM

Absolutely gorgeous setting (and great title).

Denali is a real special place. Wonderful comp and thanks for sharing.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 15, 2011 at 1:33 PM

What a gorgeous setting Anand. I would try to darken the sky a bit as its brightness works distracting. Other than that I love this.

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

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on September 15, 2011 at 6:45 PM

Anand, there is so much I like about this image. First, the mother and her baby are in such nice positions next to each other. They both seem to be sharp and you have catchlights in both of their eyes. Second, the scenery is gorgeous all by itself. The red plants make the green trees stand out and the green trees make the red plants stand out. The only thing I could suggest to make this even just a little better would be to crop off the sky or, as Vincent suggested, see if you can darken it. I would love to see a repost.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 15, 2011 at 10:00 PM

I would love to capture a pair of moose in such a nice setting as this. The red and green color scheme is beautiful and the moose are well placed in the frame. The sky is definitely problematic for me too though.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on September 16, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Thank you all for your kind words and the suggestions regarding the sky. Will have a rework posted by the end of the weekend.

Anand

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on September 16, 2011 at 8:16 PM

When i went back and looked at the RAW, the sky was blue. While increasing the exposure and then contrast globally, the blues had turned pale white. Here, i selectively increased the exposure on the rest of the image, leaving out the sky. Also opened up the exposure a little more and held back on the contrast.

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on September 17, 2011 at 10:25 AM

Anand, the sky is definitely much better in the repost, but the exposure/contrast in the first image is much better. The foliage in the repost seems a bit washed out compared to the first image and does not have nearly the same impact. This photo is definitely worth the effort to get it right as it is one of the best moose images that I have ever seen.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on September 17, 2011 at 5:45 PM

Love this image

The sky is better in the second image, but the contrast and exposure is far better in the first image. Could you find a balance between the two?

Oscar

Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on September 18, 2011 at 6:01 PM

Like the placement of the moose and the nice fall colors. The soft light is nice as well.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 20, 2011 at 12:45 AM

Anand, LOVE the colors inn this. Nice setting and I am fine with the crop, but agree with Vincent about selectively darkening the sky would make this even better...but I would crop out the sky, because then you would loose the tops of the trees and to me, the BG and setting really make this go over the top.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on September 20, 2011 at 12:53 AM

Nice image here. Too few outside AK get to experience the magic of fall here. Clearly you made the most of it. Nicely done.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on September 20, 2011 at 5:50 PM

Very nice image, fantastic colours

Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Vijay Raj on September 21, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Excellent setting, the large one works well.

Registered on November 22, 2010, 29 Posts, 100 Comments