River Crossing

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 1, 2017134 views5 comments

I captured this young bull crossing the Madison River in Yellowstone. He had just responded to a larger bull, but thought better of it and decided to cross the Madison to avoid a confrontation. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/640s
Focal Length 320mm
ISO 1250

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 2, 2017 at 3:41 PM

The color and the environment are nice and the ripples of water in front of him. I would like to see him a little farther to the right of the image.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 5, 2017 at 12:32 AM

Nice environment. The detail in the larger version is great.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 5, 2017 at 12:05 PM

I really like the subtle sense of reflection and the mood of rich soft color, overall. That said, the lighting (all beyond your control) seems a little flat. A tiny nit for my eye is the end of the log that breaks the line of his body, protruding above his rump. Richard's point that he seems a bit centered deserves some thought, but I am not sure how I would alter this, giving what we see here.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 13, 2017 at 4:22 PM

Nice to catch him crossing like this Jerry, beautiful environment and reflection. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 15, 2017 at 10:24 AM

Jerry,
I like this , undoubtedly a little more light would have been useful, but it has not really distracted from the overall mood.

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