Elk on Dream Lake

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 14, 20081,730 views13 comments

Nikon D300, 12-24mm f/4 at 20mm
1/50 sec at F/11. ISO 640. Circular Polarizer and Singh Ray 2 stop soft GND.

I think this is my first image post in the Fauna gallery. Went up to Dream lake to shoot sunrise and was lucky enough to have a male elk come visit. This is my favorite of my shots from that encounter. Please let me know what you think!

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Rick Gomez on July 14, 2008 at 10:22 PM

Great shot! I kinda' wish the elk was spotlit or something to draw my eye to it, but a great shot nonetheless!

Registered on March 3, 2007, 206 Posts, 1853 Comments

Comment posted by Andrew Yip on July 14, 2008 at 10:47 PM

Wow, very nice to have an elk wander into such a great landscape

. I agree with Rick about wanting to have more light on the elk, but that is minor.

Registered on May 7, 2008, 130 Posts, 679 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on July 14, 2008 at 11:16 PM

The elk is certainly a nice addition to an already nice landscape. Everything is nicely exposed, and the elk and the entire landscape look sharp. Nice job. I also like that he is looking back at you, although having him looking away toward the mountains would have worked as well.

Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 15, 2008 at 5:18 PM

Lovely setting and light. I would think you could selectively adjust levels in the opposite corners of the image to bring out the elk a bit more and hold down the whites in the ULC. With a well posed elk as a foreground element of a fine landscape, you might have a real showstopper.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 15, 2008 at 11:48 PM

This is a dream Alex, beautiful landscape with a perfectly positioned Elk! Good use of the two filers.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 16, 2008 at 3:08 AM

Super Sweet image Alex!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 16, 2008 at 5:09 AM

Great shot Alex - this is how I prefer wildlife photography myself; animals in the landscape. With some PS work you could balance out the exposure and get an even better shot - definitely worth the extra work. Well done.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by G.Michael Himmelre on July 16, 2008 at 8:44 PM

Dream Lake.You more than likely thought you were in dreamland when this guy wandered into your set-up.All I ever get is tourists and photographers.It doesn't matter to me that the elk is not lit,it's there and I see it.

Registered on February 9, 2007, 19 Posts, 62 Comments

Comment posted by Alex Mody on July 17, 2008 at 1:04 AM

Thank you all for the comments and critiques so far. I have tried my hand at brightening up the elk and I cannot seem to make it look natural. If anybody would mind giving me some more specific suggestions about how to do it, I would love to hear it.

Thanks.

Registered on December 25, 2007, 163 Posts, 1896 Comments

Comment posted by Shane McDermott on July 21, 2008 at 9:46 PM

Absolutely beautiful capture, print it and hang it.

Registered on November 12, 2007, 49 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 22, 2008 at 4:40 PM

Alex: Congrats on the EP. I'm really envious. I've been to Dream many times and have never seen elk of any sort, much less a prime bull. Pretty darn nice shot of the lake as well. Many bravos! >=))>

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on July 23, 2008 at 3:27 AM

Congrats Alex on your EP, well done!

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on July 23, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Sweet capture, Alex! Quite the bonus that you had the elk there too.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments