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That Time of Year
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That Time of Year

by Max Waugh

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 30, 2014118 views7 comments
We enjoyed loads of baby animal action during this year's spring trip to Yellowstone. On this particular day, I think my clients and I had as many as eight different species with offspring, and that didn't count the popular bear cubs that were occupying most visitors' attention.

Around the end of May, elk calves start dropping in the park. The Mammoth area is a popular spot for them (one could speculate that the human activity and traffic in the village keeps most predators away). In this case, we found a "nursery" with six calves frolicking about early one morning. The moment the sun--and some gorgeous light--hit them, they all slumped down into the heavy sage brush for a nap, so we had to take what we could get in the shade.

Canon 1DX
Canon 500mm f/4 IS + 1.4x TC
ISO 1600
1/400th
f/5.6

Max

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 30, 2014 at 11:09 AM
Very nice Max. I love the attentive nuzzle from mom. Both are in reasonably sharp focus also. Well done.
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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on July 1, 2014 at 7:18 AM
Interesting tight composition Max,
but it adds to the coziness that is evident in the image IMHO
The parent's eye is almost popping out :biggrin: but relatively the younger one is not that sharp, i think you can easily fix it if you want (but it's a subjective thing)
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 1, 2014 at 11:08 PM
I like the comp here Max and think it was a good decision and really shows the interaction well.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 1, 2014 at 11:42 PM
Nice job of getting both mom and calf within the focal zone. I think the overall effect. You might experiment with darkening the background a touch.
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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 2, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Perfect depth of field in this one Max. I made some slight adjustments and sent you a copy, hope you don't mind. :cool:
Registered on January 28, 2010, 343 Posts, 2257 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 2, 2014 at 7:06 PM
Unusual but effective composition Max, great eye contact from the female, well done. :toast:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 2, 2014 at 10:13 PM
Great interaction and perfect dof, Max.

:toast:
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