A Pair of Young Bull Elk Sparring - RMNP


Posted by Bill Whala on Thu Nov 27, 2003 9:55 am

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Bull Elk Rocky Mountain National Park

Taken in the late evening light. These young bulls were practicing for when they get older.

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Cropped ~10% all around

Comments and critiques are always welcome. Thanks for looking. :)
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by Dick Ginkowski on Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:28 am
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Cool shot. I'm jealous! :oops:
 

by DC on Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:33 am
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Great interaction. I like how they're both cropped at the same point, nice and balanced that way. Good job.
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by NDCheryl on Thu Nov 27, 2003 12:04 pm
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Nice interaction Bill. they should be readfy when its their turn for 'the big one'.
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by chris earle on Thu Nov 27, 2003 1:32 pm
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Nicely captured.
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by Bart Breet on Thu Nov 27, 2003 2:37 pm
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Very nice action shot Bill, I like it!

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Nov 27, 2003 3:21 pm
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Excellent action shot!!!
 

by Robert Ludwick on Thu Nov 27, 2003 11:25 pm
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Bill,

This one is really nice. I like the action and intent expressions on the elks faces.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Nov 28, 2003 3:33 am
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You can see by the expressions on their faces what effort they are putting into this show of strength - especially the one on the right!

Great catch Bill.

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by Wayne Ellis on Fri Nov 28, 2003 5:15 am
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Well spotted Bill.
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by Michael Brown on Fri Nov 28, 2003 7:26 pm
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The look that the left one has in his eyes is really a grabber indeed.
Great shot Bill!
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by Matt Cox on Sat Nov 29, 2003 2:58 pm
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Excellent shot here, Bill. Even though they're young, the elk are still in prime condition and look like they're really having a tough battle. Nice work to compose this without clipping the legs at the bottom -- it's easy to miss that when you're concentrating on the action.
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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Dec 01, 2003 11:59 pm
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Good as it gets Bill. You really had a productive time at Rocky MT!
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by Harvey Edelman on Tue Dec 02, 2003 9:28 am
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by Karen S on Tue Dec 02, 2003 2:25 pm
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Awesome shot Bill. Nice job on getting the shot when you can see both of their eyes. :D
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by Laura Stiefel on Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:19 am
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I just love this type of interaction shot. I think this is just wonderful as is! :)
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