Northern Icon - Moose

[Bill Sharkey]

A very patient giant of the woods. This guy was very accommodating of us next to him.

Notice the hole in his right ear ... healed well :)

Shot with Canon MkIII, 500mm f4, at 1/640, f8, handheld in canoe.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3625/3619842696_2a58ff6883_o.jpg

Thanks for looking :)

Bill

[David Thomasson]

Love the head turn and the bland, avuncular expression. Very nice!

[Harshad Barve]

This is awesome, Beautiful image , very balanced one

Harshad

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and love the head turn, together with the drooling water from the mouth. The low angle works well too.

[Arthur Morris]

A nice basic COMP with a good look back head turn as mentioned. The horizon line is a bit distracting, as is the shadow on the the face,Perhaps lightening the shadow a bit would improve it. (Not much that you could do about the horizon line in a canoe....)

[Fabs Forns]

Great head turn back and habitat. I love the expression on his face and eyes and the spotlight effect of the light.

[Ed Cordes]

I love the backwards glance he is giving you. Looks as if he is asking you if his pose was good enough! I agree that the shore line is less desirable, but what can you do? Perhaps darkening it might help?

[Bill Sharkey]

Thanks for all the comments everyone ... shot this moose in near Ottawa, Ontario CAN.

Bill

[Morkel Erasmus]

judging by the hole in the ear he'd welcome rather being shot at with this 'Canon' than the previous one ;)
strong comp and nice detail here! would love to see these giants up close one day. anybody want to trade places - a month in South Africa for a month in the Yukon?? ;)