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Posted by nikonanista on Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:20 pm

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I took this shot last week during a snowstorm.
This huge male was one ot the herd I met.

FF, 200/400mm, iso 800, f/7.1

Wisent (Bison bonasus)
Bialowieza NP, Poland
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by Pralay Lahiry on Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:53 pm
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I liked the way the eyes have been positioned in the frame drawing attention.... the feel of the blizzard is beautifully captured.
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by Mike in O on Fri Jan 29, 2016 3:03 pm
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Don't these fellows look at home in the cold, nice shot
 

by stevenmajor on Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:41 pm
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Nice shot. Beautiful creature.
So...the bottom 4th of the image...is the white out intentional? Not working for me.
 

by Robert on Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:48 pm
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As good of a bison photo as I have ever seen. His strength and power seems to come right out of his eyes. Visually, the snow storm his head is parting seems no match for him.
 

by nikonanista on Fri Jan 29, 2016 5:02 pm
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stevenmajor wrote:Nice shot. Beautiful creature.
So...the bottom 4th of the image...is the white out intentional?   Not working for me.

Of course Steven.
Thank you for your comment.
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by william bickle on Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:34 am
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Hello.... Well exposed , especially bringing up the details in the darker areas!. the feel and mood of winter is evident by the snow falling!
thanks for sharing !

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by Cindy Marple on Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:08 pm
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The composition, including the "white-out", draw you right in to the eyes of the bison. It does look better viewed against the dark background where the bottom doesn't get lost against the white page. To me this image embodies "perseverance".
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by nikonanista on Sun Jan 31, 2016 3:33 pm
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White on white doesn't work well, you are right. Thank you Cindy.
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by Blck-shouldered Kite on Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:23 pm
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I like this image because:

the imposing closeness of the animal.

the big wet nose, the eyes....wow!!

the moving snow

suggestions:

shoot a couple of shutter speeds slower so the snow is really moving.

I would have composed it vertically so to capture just the front quarter and shoulders.

Hope I did not ruffle your feathers. Frankly, if the image did not have POP.....IMPACT, I would not have stopped to comment at all :)
 

by nikonanista on Mon Feb 01, 2016 3:31 pm
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Thank you Elanus :)

This is a shot of a series and I usually (if I have enough time) take different pictures changing shooting parameters and lenses.
In this photo I would like to cut the bison and so I cut legs, back and shoulders otherwise it would not work.
Thank so much for your comment.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:18 pm
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I really like this, it really jumps out of my screen!
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by nikonanista on Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:01 pm
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Thank you Morkel.

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