Frosty Bison

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 17, 2011139 views5 comments

Taken at Madison Junction in Yellowstone just after dawn. We were shooting an elk herd & three of these guys came strolling by. Got a bit of exhaled breath on this one. Wish I had a better light angle on him...

Canon 5DII, 400mm f4, f5, 1/250 sec., ISO 320

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on October 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM

What a character! The light could have hit his face more, but I do love what light is hitting him anyway...nice crisp details too

Perhaps crop just a tad from the top to eliminate the last dark band there?

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 17, 2011 at 9:26 PM

I like the light. It highlights the frost and puts a nice light on his eye. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 18, 2011 at 8:37 AM

Hi Wick,

I like the strongly directional light, but agree with Morkel that it would likely be better if more was on its facial region (i.e., if the bison was heading into the light rather than away from it). The frosty regions add a lot of interest to this shot. If this shot were mine I'd probably experiment with toning down the grass in the foreground a little - its brightness pulls a little attention away from the subject.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 18, 2011 at 11:50 AM

I like the photo, but agree more of the face would be nice, still and interesting photo. TFS.

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on October 18, 2011 at 3:38 PM

I love this image, well captured!

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