Madison River Bull

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 29, 2016112 views4 comments

My favorite place for Yellowstone elk is along the Madison River. In the background, you can see the downed trees from the 1988 fires. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015.7) and Photoshop CC (2015.5) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/400s
Focal Length 366mm
ISO 800

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4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 29, 2016 at 8:05 PM

Nice elk image - but too bad he isn't bugling, or doing some activity - this would make it a more behaviorally-interesting image.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 30, 2016 at 1:52 PM

It's a great portrait of a proud and striking critter, Jerry. I especially like how well his colors match with the surroundings. The Madison is a great spot for the elk. Your two Bighorn rams finally left Tower Junction Wed. night.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 2, 2016 at 6:54 PM

Nice exposure, Jerry. I like the unusual forked sword tines! Depth of field is excellent, keeping antlers and body of bull in the zone.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 3, 2016 at 5:04 AM

Jerry,
Great image, great detail, I might consider trying to reduce the impact of the larger branches cool

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