Young moose

Nancy, nice shot of the young moose. Good exposure, you have kept detail in the mooses coat, something hard to do sometimes. I would suggest a vertical crop of this image which would eliminate some of the extra space on either side.
thanks for sharing.

Hey Nancy,

Capturing a moose (or any other member of the deer family) when in velvet is always fun. I'm in agreement with John's comment above on going with a vertical crop.

Cheers...

Brad

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I like this 3/4 profile of the moose's head. You got a catch light in the eye as well, nice. The moose is a bit too centered in the frame for my tastes, some folks prefer it this way I know. If you positioned yourself a little bit to the left you might have avoided and/or blocked the trees that seem to come out of the head/back. This park has a great reputation for moose it seems.