Young Bull Elk

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 6, 2012156 views4 comments

Young Bull Elk with velvet on antlers at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA

I think the greens and yellows are a bit too saturated. What do you guys think? As always, I welcome all feedback. Thanks!

Nikon F4, Nikon ED AF Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 Lens, f/14, Tripod, Cable Release.

35mm slide scanned with Nikon Coolscan V ED

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4 comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on August 6, 2012 at 11:40 PM

I think the saturation is a bit intense. Veg looks more like first growth of the season rather than a bit later as this seems to be. Should be easy to fix that. I'd also like to see if there was more detail in the dark head that you could pull out. I don't have experience with elk but most of the photos I see show more of a tan rather than the dark brown coat. A nice pose by this long bull and the lighting on his antlers is really nice. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 6, 2012 at 11:46 PM

IMHO you have a yellow cast to this image. Maybe toning down the color saturation might help. Nice scene, maybe alittle more room on top? Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 7, 2012 at 1:56 PM

Maybe a bit too saturated yes, but I love the ethereal feel this creates! A different pose of the elk (more proud and powerful, looking to the right) could have made this a stunner.

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Comment posted by Leo Collazo on August 9, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Thanks for your feedback Peter, John, and Vincent. Yes, I definitely agree that the greens and yellows are too saturated. Yet, like you mentioned Vincent, I also like the look. However, I do want the environment too look more natural. I'm torn. I guess I'm going to have to play around with this one and maybe reach a happy medium for myself.

Thanks again for the comments guys! They are much appreciated.

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