Elk at Sunrise

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 3, 2011131 views5 comments

Everyone else has posted an elk shot, so I don't want to feel left out. This was at Madison Junction in Yellowstone two weeks ago. This guy was posing for several minutes before he followed his "ladies" up into the woods. His bugling was an added treat to capture.

Canon 7D, 400mm F4 DO, F4, 1/2000, ISO 320

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5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on October 3, 2011 at 3:55 PM

Hi Wick, this is a very nice shot of a bull elk in rut. You have good color and detail. I do wonder if you could have shot from a slightly lower angle, somehow the far ear blending in with the river in the BG bothers me. Any way, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on October 3, 2011 at 4:23 PM

Beautiful animal nicely captured. And catching him bugling in morning light is classic. Well done.

I was through there last week and didn't manage anything nearly as good on the elk.

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

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on October 3, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Nice pose here Wick...
I feel it's a tad tight at the bottom, as the legs have that 'cut-off' feeling

I also think you could back down on the contrast just a tad?

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 3, 2011 at 9:13 PM

Wick, I like the pose you captured in this shot (a bugle is always great) and the setting. I do echo Morkel's nits.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 4, 2011 at 12:20 AM

Nice pose, lovely light and nice DOF here Wick. I do echo the nits mentioned.

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