Madison Morning

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 25, 20057,692 views27 comments

Lots of elk activity along the Madison River in Yellowstone this year. Last week, there were two elk fights in the river, but I missed both of them. So it's back to the sunrise silohuettes.

Maxxum 7D, 600 f4 w/ 1.4, f 5.6 @ meter -1, ISO 200.

Comments

27 comments

Comment posted by Christian Kiely on September 25, 2005 at 9:22 PM

Absolutely love it! Great feel to the image.

Registered on January 20, 2005, 311 Posts, 628 Comments

Comment posted by Kim Kaiser on September 25, 2005 at 10:35 PM

well Pete, looks like i can only dream of such views,,stuck down here in New orleans,,,

great view,,,

Registered on November 1, 2003, 45 Posts, 370 Comments

Comment posted by Chet Loveland on September 25, 2005 at 11:14 PM

Excellent job Pete...you're killing me...I'm not able to get up to Yellowstone for the elk rut this year...but the fall colors in Utah are helping to make up for it. I love this image.

Registered on November 11, 2004, 44 Posts, 241 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Picard on September 25, 2005 at 11:38 PM

Pete, you really can make a grown man cry! My wife and I haven't been to Yellowstone for a couple of years, and this image certainly makes us want to go back. Great handling of the exposure on this one as well. Sorry to hear about missing the rut fights - maybe you'll still get one this year.

Mark Picard
www.markpicard.com

Registered on November 12, 2003, 15 Posts, 21 Comments

Comment posted by Juza on September 26, 2005 at 4:15 AM

Marvelous!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 374 Posts, 10466 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Walker on September 26, 2005 at 2:51 PM

Wow! Beautiful image!

Registered on November 19, 2003, 63 Posts, 782 Comments

Comment posted by LG Price on September 26, 2005 at 7:15 PM

What a beauty. Great shot.

Registered on March 9, 2005, 160 Posts, 1500 Comments

Comment posted by Jesse Speer on September 28, 2005 at 12:48 AM

SMOKIN'! You really nailed this moment. Nice composition, DOF, everything.

Registered on September 18, 2004, 19 Posts, 339 Comments

Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on September 28, 2005 at 11:06 PM

Wow! What a beautiful shot. Nothing wrong with sunrise silhouettes

Duane Rosenkranz

Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments

Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on September 29, 2005 at 10:46 AM

I really like this, Pete. The silhouette coupled with the color of ths rising mist is really good. I just got back from my first trip from Yellowstone as was amazed watching all of these big boys.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 467 Posts, 2803 Comments

Comment posted by Jess Lee on October 2, 2005 at 8:42 PM

Good job Pete. We all rool the dice, sometime it is snake eyes.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 114 Posts, 929 Comments

Comment posted by Jasper Doest on October 4, 2005 at 1:59 PM

Lovely photography you have here Pete...one to be proud of. The mood, the setting, the composition...all very well done! Congrats on such a nice shot!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 371 Posts, 2101 Comments

Comment posted by dan elster on October 5, 2005 at 4:46 PM

Simply spectacular! Dan

Registered on September 23, 2005, 299 Posts, 2443 Comments

Comment posted by Laurie Darcey on October 6, 2005 at 10:36 PM

Beautiful silohuette, Pete!

It's so sharp and I love the composition. It almost looks like Bambi's dad in the forest fire - but in a good way ;)

Registered on October 6, 2005, 6 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 8, 2005 at 12:25 AM

Extra-ordinary Pete!!!

Ken Archer

Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel McKeehan on October 15, 2005 at 10:07 PM

Very nice photograph, worthy of hanging on the wall. Passed up a similar shot with a bison at Tetons this summer, still kicking myself....Nice photograph

Registered on July 31, 2005, 99 Posts, 590 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on October 18, 2005 at 2:36 PM

WOW!!!

Registered on June 14, 2005, 147 Posts, 1550 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on November 1, 2005 at 8:50 PM

This is a great image! Love the light!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Moats on January 5, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Hey Pete, a truly wonderful capture. Congrats to you on the pick.

Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on January 5, 2006 at 5:05 PM

This is wonderful Pete. Congrats on the EP award. I love silohuettes and this one is among the best I have seen.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 5, 2006 at 7:25 PM

Great shot! I love the lighting in this image! Congratulations!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on January 5, 2006 at 8:46 PM

Beautiful! Congratulations.

Registered on February 21, 2005, 430 Posts, 5959 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on January 6, 2006 at 8:53 PM

Well, thanks everyone! It'll be interesting to see how many photographers show up on the Madison next fall.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Ludwick on January 7, 2006 at 12:33 AM

Pete,

Congratulations on the EP of the Year, it is well deserved. This is a dream come true shot for any wildlife photographer.

Bob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 51 Posts, 407 Comments

Comment posted by Manjesh Lingamurth on September 28, 2006 at 9:21 PM

Registered on June 10, 2005, 43 Posts, 91 Comments

Comment posted by Andy-Kim Mšller on June 5, 2007 at 12:58 AM

Guy, you captured the moment !!! Nice silouette of the deer. Also the shadow on the grass forms a line to you main subject. The backlight in the fog gives the image its special mood. This is an image a would hang up at my wall.

Registered on June 5, 2007, 0 Posts, 11 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM

Stunning image!

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments