Bull Elk at Dawn

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 25, 2012244 views3 comments

I found this elk standing in the wild flowers in Yellowstone at dawn. I ran a little noise reduction on this image due to the higher ISO. I think it looks good now.

Nikon D300 F4 1/160 ISO 1600 Nikon 24-120 F4

Comments and critiques please. Always learning especially with the higher ISO settings.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 25, 2012 at 8:53 PM

Andrew, IMHO a nice habitat shot of a bull elk. I think it needs just a bit of a contrast boost. Also, maybe taken at a slightly lower angle to give some seperation of the elks head and the bushes. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 26, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Dandy 6x6! Exposure looks fine for conditions, but as with many pre or post-sunlight images it seems to lack some pop. I have had similar frustrations of late in getting some decent elk captures! The flowers are a good accent and composition feels right. One could have hoped to get a facial expression that was not mid-chew, so to my eye that is a small nit. The velvet antlers show up beautifully against that background.

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Comment posted by Lennart Augustsson on August 27, 2012 at 12:23 PM

Very nice habitat and composition. I like the flowers very much.

Well done!!

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