Bison attitude w/repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 22, 20122,184 views7 comments

It is sometimes difficult to get a grazing animal to show its personality, but it is still the bison rut, so they are carrying around quite of bit of aggressive attitude. I liked this for the dust he is raising, his shape, and the movement in the posture. A bit of crop off bottom and left.

D3S, 200-400 @ 340, ISO 1250, 1/200, f7.1

Observations welcomed.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on August 22, 2012 at 2:44 PM

Hello Lon

Great positioning, with his aggressive posing to give a Sence of Movement. The shutter speed was Quite good at this capture and a little front hoof movement adds to the overall image. the catchlight is excellent too. Sharp & Detailed where it matters.

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 23, 2012 at 9:37 AM

Fine image of a bull bison in rut! Great detail in his coat. The larger image shows his attitude very well, would not have wanted to be in front of this guy! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 27, 2012 at 12:14 PM

Great pose and cool atmosphere, the front hoof adds up to the image.
I was just wondering, if the image would benefit from the boost in the contrast.

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 27, 2012 at 12:30 PM

I really like the attitude of this Bison. The dust adds an action feeling.
I wish I get to see one of theese animals in real life some day.

Well done!

Registered on July 29, 2011, 21 Posts, 137 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 27, 2012 at 2:39 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Jagdeep. Here is a super quick reworking...and I think it is better.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 28, 2012 at 11:44 AM

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 30, 2012 at 8:43 PM

I like the action you managed to capture in this one Lon. The flying dust adds a lot to this and I think the repost is right on the money. Great work!

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