Unexpected Elk Portrait


Posted by Ron Green on Wed May 26, 2004 12:58 pm

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I was driving down a (forest surrounded) gravel road (Tillamook County, Oregon) just before sunrise, in search of Red-tailed Hawks, when I spotted this Pacific Northwest Roosevelt elk peeking out from the (non-native) Scotch Broom underbrush. Nothing too special here, but it does demonstrate how well the 600mm Nikkor performs wide open in low-light situations. D2H, 1/320 @ f4, 500ISO, beanbag on top of car.
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by Karen S on Wed May 26, 2004 4:32 pm
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Great image. The ears up and the flowers in the BG are wonderful. Composition is really good.
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by NDCheryl on Wed May 26, 2004 6:25 pm
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Well done Ron. What a nice surprise to get such an unexpected and cooperative subject.
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by Dennis Olivero on Wed May 26, 2004 10:29 pm
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Good work, the elk looks as surprised as you were!
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by Carol Clarke on Thu May 27, 2004 2:29 am
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Nice catch Ron, there does appear to be a slight green cast on my monitor, but that's easily fixed in PS. 8) :)
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by Jill on Thu May 27, 2004 6:41 pm
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Ron, Nice surprise sighting!!! I'm having trouble with the elk's right eye not appearing round. Details are wonderful !!! 8)
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by Vincent on Fri May 28, 2004 9:02 am
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Nice Portrait! He looks like a mature male. I bet he can't wait to get his headgear back :lol:
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