Elk with Fog 3

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 28, 2011702 views12 comments

Here is another shot from this year's rut. II took this one right before sunrise broke through the fog. So it has a completely different feel to it from my last one right after the sun broke though.

1D MIV
500mm f/4
1/400 at f/5.6
ISO 1600

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 28, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Kurt, great evocative scene, the colours really echo that lovely cold crisp time of year. The bellow of the Elk is the icing.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on December 28, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Kurt,
You really captured a great moody feel in this image that I think works well. As steve said the bellow is just great!
-Cam

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on December 28, 2011 at 12:24 PM

Wow Kurt-I can almost hear the bugle. Wonderful scene in habitat.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 29, 2011 at 8:45 AM

Hey Curt,

Classic shot - love the colour palette, low angle of view, and the pose is just great. This one works very well for me...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Jess Lee on December 29, 2011 at 12:02 PM

Very nice capture from the low angle to the turn of the head. The bulls body seems a bit washed out but that might be my monitor.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on December 29, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Great looking bull in a sweet setting, you did some excellent work on this guy Kurt!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Joe James on December 29, 2011 at 9:42 PM

Nicely done Kurt, I always enjoy your Elk shots and this one is a beat.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on December 29, 2011 at 9:52 PM

Another winner here Kurt, you walked away with an excellent series from the elk rut this year. Beautiful color and the elk is sharp as can be. A bit too centered for my tastes (broken record, I know), but that's a minor nit. Great work!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 29, 2011 at 10:53 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone. No worries Guy! However,I think your definition of centered and my definition of centered are 2 different things

. I don't think it is centered at all...with this position, if I move it more to the right, it will be too tight. I also don't like moving this type of pose to the left because he is looking that way and it then feels like to me, it is too tight that way. When I have a shot with the long body showing, I use the top shoulder as my point of reference and I am thinking you use the eye? I do appreciate your opinion though and thanks for being honest in your critiques!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 30, 2011 at 2:56 AM

You did very well with the elk rut Kurt, love the setting, a background to die for. A little bit of mist from the breath would have been too much to ask I guess. Wonderful techs.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 6, 2012 at 8:35 PM

My favorite of that morning! Superb. I really like the subtle pastel colors and the great eye contact with this bugling pose.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM

Love the bugling pose of this impressive elk! Nice light and frost.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments