Afternoon in the Madison

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 23, 2009159 views4 comments

This elk was with cows on the Madison, Yellowstone. He spent all afternoon trying to herd them togather, but part of the herd wanted to be on one side and the other stayed on their side. He was a little frustrated.
I am not sure how everyone feels about this type of shot, so I am very interested in any comments.

Thanks for looking at my picture.

50D
100-400
1/250
F5
ISO 125
FL 125

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on November 23, 2009 at 3:33 PM

I like this shot Jack. It does look like the light brown of the bull is over exposed a bit. Also, my preference would be to have him a little to the left in the photo, but you don't want to lose the rock and geese. My two cents worth for a nice photo

Ralph Kerr

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 23, 2009 at 10:12 PM

Hi Jack. It's a wonderful setting with a wonderful subject. I don't know what your shooting situation was, I'm guessing you were on a bridge? If you could zoom out a little I would suggest including a bit more of the river in front of the elk to give a more defined visual path along the waterway. As an aside, I'm told that the Elk in Jasper were reintroduced here from Yellowstone, they sure look alike anyway.

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Comment posted by Carl Donohue on November 24, 2009 at 4:12 AM

Hey Jack

Perhaps a TAD hot, but not too much on my monitor. Considering the angle of light, the shadows aren't too bad either.

Cheers

Carl

Registered on November 1, 2003, 46 Posts, 589 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 24, 2009 at 2:46 PM

I agree that brightness could be toned down a bit. The river is a tell tale marker of this being in Yellowstone! I think I would like the pose better if he were moving instead of stopped to look at the camera.

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