Moose Trio

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 6, 2011221 views8 comments

Hello... I've been a long time fan of NPN and just recently became a member. I'm looking forward to participating in the forums and learning & sharing with everyone from this great site.

This is an of three moose I captured last summer here in northern Utah... I hope you enjoy viewing, and your comments are greatly appreciated.

7D @ 200mm
1/160 f/4 iso800

Thanks,
John

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Oscar Benavides on March 7, 2011 at 4:08 AM

I really like the way both calfs are looking at you. Nice background. The only nit is the foreground I don't like too much, it looks like a path or something made by humans, I don't know maybe I'm wrong but I'd prefer something more natural, like grass, water,..but even with that I like the photo.

Registered on January 2, 2011, 12 Posts, 141 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 7, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Good job in getting all three in focus and the detail looks good on the larger version. I also would be inclined to crop the bottom to just below the feet since that dirt mound draws my eyes to the dirt and then the moose. The vertical crop works well and I like the rest of the background. Welcome to NPN, very nice image, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 7, 2011 at 2:42 PM

Looks like moma moose has her eye on you! Nice grouping, I agree some of the FG could be removed. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 7, 2011 at 4:25 PM

How can any thing as cute as those calves grow up to be as homely as their mom? Good capture and dof. The bright spot in the llc is a little distracting, I think, but a fine image. Welcome to NPN. Look forward to seeing more of your posts

Registered on January 24, 2011, 576 Posts, 6942 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 7, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Nice look at this family, John. Nice head turns for all of them. Very nice detail.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 7, 2011 at 11:20 PM

Hi John, welcome to NPN

Those young moose look so cute! I love the low POV, combined with the vertical framing it makes these look very tall. The fact that all heads are turned in the same direction also helps the comp a lot. I do echo the comments made about the unnatural looking foreground and think cropping from the bottom would reduce its impact. Even better would have been to point the camera more up the time you pressed the shutter

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I am looking forward to seeing more of your contributions in this gallery.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 8, 2011 at 12:48 AM

Really sweet family photo. Great detail on the moose. I like the warm colors of the earth they are standing on. I do wonder if perhaps a landscape format might better suit them and avoid the lighter toned tree trunk at the top which tends to catch my eye.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 9, 2011 at 12:16 AM

Nice image, John, and welcome to NPN! However, if this were mine, I would crop off a bit from the bottom and take a slice off on the left side of the frame as well. Also, there seems to be a little magenta cast, which can all be easily corrected, of course.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments