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Bison Spring

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted May 21, 2014403 views9 comments

There are numerous large bison herds in Yellowstone, but in many instances it looks like a hundred black dots on a distant hillside. In this case the leaders of the herd grazed their way up to me across a landscape that was as green as I'd ever seen. The closeness of the leaders let you see who it is, but includes enough critters in the distance to fit my interpretation of this theme. (5D3, 70-200 f2.8 @ 74 mm, 1/160s, f/11, iso 200, tripod)

Oh yeah, and I've got the Roger Miller song "you can't rollerskate in a buffalo herd" stuck in my head.

It seems that I managed to reset the pixel size so there's no larger version on NPN. If you want to see a larger version press the purchase print link.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on May 21, 2014 at 10:24 PM

I'm thinking your not missing the boat all that much right now,
This is fantastic and really has an 'Old West' feel to it . . .

Great post for this WC

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 22, 2014 at 9:59 AM

"But you can be happy if you've a mind to"

About the best possible place on the planet to photograph the bison I believe

Very nice Mark!

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Comment posted by gary phillips on May 22, 2014 at 11:37 AM

Nice Mark. Looks like lots of new calfs and plenty of snow. Gotta love Yellowstone.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 22, 2014 at 6:53 PM

Good one Mark.

Newborn calf in right middle frame has his tail up and is adding to global warming.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 22, 2014 at 8:15 PM

Nice comp of these interesting elements, Mark. I like the way you utilized the gray grasses to provide a frame in the foreground, and the great view of the hills and mountains in the background, enhanced by just a bit of sky. The foreground bison catch the viewers' interest and the scattered bison help lead the viewers' eye through the image.

Ok, now you've got that song running through MY head!

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Comment posted by Alan LaFaver on May 23, 2014 at 4:57 AM

Very nice. Don't know if you've processed it much, but to me, gives me a feeling of a shot with 35mm film. I like it. Colors, etc are nice. I really like the composition and layers of subject matter. My eye moves easily from FG to BG.

Only wish is that you had a little more dramatic sky above the mountains. But whatcha gonna do......

Overall, really beautiful shot.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 26, 2014 at 1:54 AM

Classic Yellowstone Bison Herd Mark. Makes me want to see the antelope play . . . Wonderful shot.

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on May 30, 2014 at 9:14 AM

Love seeing these guys when I visit Teton / Yellowstone area, Mark. Congrats on this image being selected for the WP in the WC gallery last week too.....

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 30, 2014 at 11:26 AM

Congrats on this WP Mark!
BTW - I appreciated the bit of 'positional' humor, made me

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