Madison River Bull

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 13, 201581 views5 comments

I liked the way this guy stands out from the sea of grass. Captured along the Madison River in Yellowstone.

Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
F4.0
1/200s
ISO 320
Focal Length 290mm

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on October 14, 2015 at 1:10 PM

Jerry: this bull stands out against the muted grasses and the image is most impressive when viewed large. You've captured very good detail in the elk at f/4. With the grasses being as light as they are, I think a vignette might make the bull even more prominent. What do you think? Richard

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 14, 2015 at 2:58 PM

A nice pose of the bull, but I do think it blends in to the BG too much. Maybe just a shade darker? Or if you get a chance a lower angle. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 16, 2015 at 6:06 PM

Nice bull and the habitat is good. I do think the light is a bit flat. If it were a perfect would the head would be turned more.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 18, 2015 at 10:36 PM

Great bull. The thing you could not control was lighting...and as pointed out, it is unfortunately flat. You might try warming this a little in post and see if that feels like enhancement.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 3, 2015 at 3:04 AM

Jerry,
I agree that this probably needs some "dynamics" applied.

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