Wild Bull Elk Portrait

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 27, 2015159 views4 comments

Mature Bull Elk taken in late afternoon with sunout, but a very cold day.

Slight crop and level, D610, 70-200 VR F2.8 lens, taken @ 150mm, Handheld, F8, ISO 500, 1/800, +1.0 meter exposure compensation,

comments appreciated

Bill
WWW.BillBickle.com

PS.. Larger version shows off details nicely

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 27, 2015 at 12:32 PM

A classic image of a bull elk!! Well taken. Great light, good pose, and a nicely supporting BG. I would not change a thing. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on February 27, 2015 at 12:35 PM

I like your photo Bill. The lighting on the antlers and dark parts is great. If it were mine, I would try to darken the lighter part the Elk just a bit.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 28, 2015 at 9:00 AM

I like this image, but the crop detracts IMHO. Not sure if this was intentional or not. If it was, and you have the canvass on the bottom and right, I would add it back in. Just my two cents worth.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 1, 2015 at 8:12 PM

The detail and color rendition is excellent. My suggested tweak would be to take some off the bottom to give a stronger sense of "eye level" and only from the sides for proportion.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments