Singing a Love Song

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 8, 2013121 views8 comments

I photographed this bison bull this fall at the National Bison Range. The bison were in rut. This bull was in quite fixated on a specific bison cow and was staying close to her. He was constantly vocalizing to her. I enjoyed my time observing him and listening to his "love songs."

Comments, critique and suggestions always welcome.

Happy Shooting
Jack

Tech stuff: Canon5D III, Canon EF500mm/f4L IS, f/5.6, 1/3200 sec, ISO-400, tripod. Cropped 50% from left and right to create a vertical presentation. Processed with Lightroom.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 8, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Very nice image - great pose, fine detail, and complimentary BG and colours.
Well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by William Bickle on December 8, 2013 at 6:36 PM

Hello Jack

well done. The Bulls have this amazingly low bellow sound , pronouncing their girl friend is hot!

Bill

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

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 8, 2013 at 8:06 PM

This is impressive Jack. Impressive for the excellent detail in the dark coat and sharpness. The pose and open mouth are wonderful as well. Someone forgot to "shoot" this as a vertical....

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 8, 2013 at 10:57 PM

I'm glad you had a big lens for this great shot. Don't think I would want to be any closer to this guy who was infatuated with a nearby cow. As others have mentioned, you got some great detail in that dark coat which at times seems very difficult to capture well. I agree that the vertical comp is the way to go but I think some of it is too tight.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 9, 2013 at 12:07 AM

Jack,

This is a delight,the pose is great and the detail in the black fur is amazing.
Your choice of a vertical presentation is OK by me , but I might consider more space on ther eft and less on the right

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 10, 2013 at 12:12 AM

Waw, great detail in the fur and what an expression. Thanks for setting the stage so well also.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on December 10, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Lovely perspective here. I might sharpen it some more?
Harsh light well handled, Jack.

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 11, 2013 at 12:26 AM

I like the low perspective. I agree with adding some room, especially on our left.

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