American Bison

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 8, 20171,606 views9 comments

I've finally finished processing my Yellowstone photos from three separate trips this year. I didn't have as much success in the park as in past years (with the exception of a fun spring photo tour), but there were some opportunities to capture better images of some familiar subjects. Among them, the ubiquitous American bison, our national mammal. A couple of bulls were striding up the lower slopes of Mt. Washburn as I was driving over the pass. I pulled over and climbed up the hill parallel to them in order to frame them with the mountains behind.

Canon 1DIV
Canon 100-400mm
ISO 200
1/640th
f/7.1

Max

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9 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on November 8, 2017 at 10:59 PM

This is a very neat bison photo! Must be looked at large to get all of the fine details including the wildflowers in the grass. I would not change a thing. IMHO a very special bison image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 9, 2017 at 4:55 PM

Max: yours is a very special photo in that it has placed the bison against a spectacular mountain background, which is not typical. I really like the details seen in the coat being shed, the spring flowers and the bison's big eye. Congrats! Richard

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 9, 2017 at 8:24 PM

I love this one Max. Great job getting the bison outlined by the mountains. Great light and overall balance. Details are right on. There is a huge 3D effect with the large version.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 10, 2017 at 5:01 AM

A sweet walking pose of you captured of this shaggy bull Max. Wonderful details and a perfect background.

Excellent Work laugh

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on November 11, 2017 at 12:47 AM

Very nice detail in the dark fur of the bison. The mountain peaks in the bg add to the beauty of this image. I would probably put the bison a bit more to the left of the frame, though.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on November 13, 2017 at 1:00 AM

Great Bison shot, Max! The background mountains really make this photo special. Definitely not the average Bison photo devil

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 13, 2017 at 11:03 AM

Great job of maximizing the situation.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 14, 2017 at 12:25 PM

Thanks guys. Ajit, I understand what you mean. Of the entire sequence (which didn't last long with the brief alignment of bison and mountains) I chose this one because it was the best pose from the animal, thanks to that raised hoof. And in terms of graphic elements, I didn't mind the mountain of a animal centered under the literal mountains behind, so it still worked out okay. enlightened

Max

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Comment posted by David Bogener on November 20, 2017 at 7:30 PM

Love it. Great light on the bull, strong diagonal with an impressive backdrop. Well done.

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