Bull Elk

azkul - Mar 29, 2009 06:04 PM EDT
Thanks Art and Alan. Your comments are appreciated. Good idea on framing him off center a bit. Unfortunately, that's the full frame (no cropping) so I can't fix it. I may have another shot of him that's better framed though. When I framed it, I intended for the grass to be about 1/3, the elk's body to own the middle 1/3, and the trees the last 1/3.

bubbalinn - Mar 29, 2009 01:10 PM EDT
C&C, Beautiful shot and fun to look at that large rack. This one seems a little on the dark side. I think giving him a little more room to look into and above his antlers would be better. Adding some more above him would take him out of being dead center in the shot.

Art57 - Mar 26, 2009 07:32 PM EDT
C&C, It's a great image. Just the majesty of the animal alone is picturesque and you did a great job of capturing him.

azkul - Feb 09, 2009 09:29 PM EDT
Thanks for your comments.

poppy - Jan 28, 2009 02:24 PM EDT
Great shot of this elk. Bill

Jas - Jan 14, 2009 01:03 PM EDT
It was really worth you renting that lens Brian! What a beautiful beast to be able to capture and with such clarity too. I'd just love to see one of these, in the wild, one day. :)

azkul - Jan 11, 2009 12:18 PM EDT
This bull elk is different from the other one that I uploaded. He was on the other side of a small pond, where the other one was on the side of a road. This guy's rack is a lot bigger than the other one as well. We were quite fortunate to see two nice sized bulls in the same day.

whittler113 - Jan 11, 2009 09:09 AM EDT
NO BULL!!! What a great shot!!

poppy - Jan 10, 2009 05:50 PM EDT
This is a very outstanding shot. You did a great job capturing it. Good detail. Have a great weekend. Bill

bubbalinn - Jan 10, 2009 04:37 PM EDT
Beautiful photo Brian... That lens sure makes it feel like your standing right next to him. I especially like the lighting on his antlers along with the dark background, it really makes them stand out. I just read on Yahoo news that Yellowstone has had hundreds of small earthquakes lately and there worried about the very large volcano there.