Inquisitive Moose

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 20, 2013262 views9 comments

We found this Moose (Alces alces) browsing right besides the Maligne Lake Road in Jasper National Park during our trip this past winter. A very inquisitive Moose indeed: looked right into the SUV's windows.

I ran out of focal length (on the short side): photographed at 150 mm with my 150-500 mm. Very minor crop. No feeding of course.

7D, Sigma 150-500 at 150 mm, f/7.1, ISO 640, 1/400 sec, braced in car seat, natural light, and very cold day. PP in LR5, PS-CC and NIK.

Thanks for looking. All comments are much appreciated. Thanks for all your comments on my previous photos. NPN really helps my photography.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 20, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Roger, nice colour in the moose's face. Maybe an aperture of 5.6 to further degrade that background? Nice Catch light in the eye.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 20, 2013 at 7:39 PM

Excellent detail and a well filled frame. The only thing that would have made it better under the circumstances would have been a slight head turn toward you.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 20, 2013 at 8:30 PM

A very effective close-up portrait Roger, I like the stoic expression. The profile view is key to making this one work for me.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on October 20, 2013 at 8:36 PM

Super amazing up close view. Love the way how you composed.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 20, 2013 at 10:38 PM

How often is 150mm too close in wildlife photography!

You made the best of it!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 20, 2013 at 11:33 PM

Roger,
Being too close is not something that occurs to often (with the exception of Elephants), Wonderful detail on this.

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on October 21, 2013 at 7:04 AM

Nice close up. Nothing to add to the comments of the others.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 21, 2013 at 7:57 AM

Great detail in the face of this big boy! Must have been exciting to have one come this close. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 6, 2013 at 6:37 AM

Sharp in your face comp, great OOF BG Roger.
Great profile view as well.
Not often one runs out of FL with a subject like this as others have said..
Like the expression seen up this close, he's in it for the long haul

Well done

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