Posted by Don Grall on September 9, 2008 at 1:14 PM
In response to the recent Elk post:
I took this last Wednesday evening just after the sun went behind the Divide in Moraine Park, near the Bear Lake Road.
1ds3,600/4, no crop
Posted by Don Grall on September 9, 2008 at 1:30 PM
And another of the same bull before the sun went down. Same camera info.
Posted by Paul Martin on September 9, 2008 at 5:37 PM
Nice shots, Don. These bring back some great memories for me, as a kid it was an annual ritual for my family to head up to RMNP to watch the rut. I like the body position in the 1st, but you gotta love the warm light in the 2nd. Wow, he's quite a bull.
Posted by John Mumaw on September 9, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Both are very good, but that first one is superb!
Posted by Morris McClung on September 9, 2008 at 8:47 PM
Both are great. My only nit, and it is a small one, is I don't like the dead branches behind him in the first one. The second's warm light is just magnificent.
Posted by Don Grall on September 9, 2008 at 9:46 PM
I agree Morris, those branches are a real distraction. I told him to move further to the left, but he didn't take direction well (could be a language translation problem, or a hormonal override) and instead ran after a couple of cows off to the right which placed a bush between him and me. I didn't spend much time with him as bull elk photos are a dime-a-dozen anyway, I just enjoy shooting them when I have the time.
Posted by John Klotz on September 9, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Don, excellent captures and technique. Man that 600 is tack sharp! I have so many elk shots I have taken to eating them instead of photographing them! O.k I am sure someone will flame me for that but they are tastey!
John
Posted by Jack Brauer on September 10, 2008 at 12:48 AM
The first one is great! The light in the second is nice, but his butt is a little to prominent.
Beautiful photos Don. I am hoping to at see some scenes like these this weekend in YNP. I am not sure I will actually capture any on sensor, but it would great to see them. Excellent photos!
Posted by Dan Walters on September 13, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Great shots! Love the light in the secon image. Hoping to head up there tomorrow.
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9 repliesI took this last Wednesday evening just after the sun went behind the Divide in Moraine Park, near the Bear Lake Road.
1ds3,600/4, no crop
John