White Moose cow

Hi Lennart,

Welcome to the NPN Wildlife Gallery (again! )! Wow - this is both a great shot and extremely interesting! On the photographic end - very good job on the exposure (shooting a white subject against such a dark background is not always the easiest thing in the world!) and I think the subject is pretty much optimally positioned in the frame.

Biologically I find this very interesting - the cervid equivalent of our white Spirit Bears! Do you know if this colour-variant is well-studied (i.e., are the genetics well-understood)? I'm guessing that there are few natural predators left in the area where these white moose are found (these guys are not what I'd called well-camouflaged!)?

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

A warm welcome to the wildlife gallery !! It would be exciting to see more images (lynx,wolverine ) from that part of the world !

What an interesting pic to start with ! Nice job on getting the exposure right at such a high iso

good detail and overall quality, saw once albino deer but with no camera on me


, awesome congratulations

Thanks for your comments!
I don´t know about any genetic studies on theese mooses.
There are wolfes in the area but I am not so sure that the white color is a disadvantge. In winter time it could be the opposite.
Hunters have often saved the white ones so there they have an advantage.

Thank you for showing us this interesting kind of moose. I didn't know about them. Good point about the hunters probably we will see more and more of them.
Oscar.

Wow, I'm not sure how I would react if I saw this here in northern Alberta! Very unique photo. Very interesting stuff. Great detail in the "whites", but might sharpen the face a little more.

Love the way the moose is rising out of the oof, misty foreground, almost like a ghost! Welcome to NPN! What a beautiful image to start off with!

I had never heard of a white moose before. If I had not read your explanation, I would have thought you converted just the moose to B&W. It's really nice to see something different. The pose and your exposure is wonderful.

Really cool shot Lenhart! The moose is positioned in the frame perfectly and the oof fg grasses add to the haunting appearance of this amelanistic cow. When was this photo taken? She looks like she's just about to drop her calf.

P.S. - Regarding your species comment, the European moose is a slightly different subspecies than the Alaskan. Yours is Alces alces alces and ours is Alces alces gigas.

Well, I've seen photos of white buffalo(Bison), but not of a moose. Interesting shot, Lennart.......thanks for sharing.

Thanks again,
Anand, I have some pictures of wolverine but they are not allowed here on NPN because the wolverines are pulled with meat in front of a hide. It is almost impossible to take photos of wolverine in another way.
Guy, the photo is taken just after she dropped her two calfs. One white and one brown-white. Maybe I can find a photo to show later on.

Excellent image - perfectly-exposed, nice pose, and fine detail.
Biologically, very interesting! This lady stands out like a sore thumb, so there must not be many predators around.
I'd sure love to see a brown and white calf!
Welcome to NPN - sure looking forard to more images from you!
Sandy

Hi Lennart, welcome to NPN . What an incredibly interesting image to start with. I showed my (African) wife this special creature and asked her if she knew what it was; her answer: a cross between a camel and a zebra? No idea where the stripes went tho'
You did incredibly well getting a sharp image at 1/25 sec! I do miss the virtual feet a bit here I must admit. Further I would try to reduce the noise in the BG a bit.

Never seen a white moose before, Super Cool Very Nice Photo Lennart!!!

Ken Archer

Nice job with the unusual and white subject against a dark background! Possible tweaks have already been discussed, so I just want to say thanks and we are looking forward to your continued participation in the forum, both with posting and with sharing your insights by commenting on the images of others.

Very wonderful photograph of an amazing phenomenon. A real treat to see! Advantage or disadvantage??

I saw a special on TV about the someone in Africa (not a nature lover) breeding white lions for hunting. Hunters pay a LOT of money to bag a white lion. A sad and very un-sportsman sport. Fortunately there are others trying to get the white lions protected.