Frosty The Moose

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 6, 2014197 views6 comments

Hi-
This is a young bull moose I photographed in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming in December.

Canon EOS Mark lll
Canon EF500mm f/4L IS ll USM
ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/800

Cropped off 25% and I did a levels adjustment layer in photoshop to brighten the image and bring out more mid-tones in the moose. I also did a USM.

Do you think its ok that I am missing some of his right foreleg?
Also, I should've been at at least ISO 800 which would have also let me stop down to f/9 for more DOF.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 6, 2014 at 9:40 PM

You nailed the exposure on this guy. The snow on the nose adds some whimsey. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 7, 2014 at 2:16 PM

A nice shot of this fine young man. I don't think you need any more DOF. You did fine with that. The extra iso may have given you a stop more on the exposure / sensitivity given the same settings, but with the flat light it is hard to say whether that would have been a big boost. I would love to see the extra room in front / below for the leg. Did you get to shoot any as verticals? Nice mood. Good job in this light.

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on March 7, 2014 at 4:03 PM

Thank you! I will look back at my files and see if I have any verticals.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 8, 2014 at 12:48 AM

I quite like this photo Ashleigh! I do feel that a little more room at the bottom would help. My modus operendi would have been to frame this one with more space on the right than the left, just feels that his body is pointing to the right so more space needed there. The bits of snow on the land and on his nose really makes this shot.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 8, 2014 at 1:57 PM

Nice shot of an Abominable Snowmoose!

Good sharpness and exposure and I like the snow covered snout.. My only suggestion would be to crop it to a more of a squarish vertical.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 9, 2014 at 9:53 AM

Hello Ashley

Sharp and interesting capture. The snow covered muzzle really makes this capture for me!:)

You mentioned a crop and I think more top and bottom with a vertical choice would be my choice if you had the room?

Now it seems quite centered and static .

Thanks for sharing

Bill

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