Elk

[DanWalters]

Captured this elk on Milner Pass in RMNP. Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D Mark2
500mm f/4L
1/1000sec f/5
ISO 200

[Sid Garige]

Dandy buck Dan. Very nice image.

[Marina Scarr]

Love the way he's looking directly at you in such an alert pose in all his velvet. The vertical works really well.

[DanWalters]

Thanks! I toned this one down just a little...

[DanWalters]

Thanks Marina!

[Hilary Hann]

I think it is a beautifully composed head study. Love the way the antlers and the body make up 3 points of the rectangle and the central position of the head. Nice alert look on the deer. Would prefer the shadow to be less prominent, but this ticks lots of boxes for me.

[peter delaney]

Lovely portrait... like the toned down version...agree with Hilary about shadow...

[Harshad Barve]

Rocking image and re-post takes this over the top
TFS

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great portrait. Love to see the textures on the antler's. Lovely IQ and really pops from the BG. I would maybe take a sliver off the top....Very nice image!

[DanWalters]

Thanks for the comments!

[Rachel Hollander]

Dan - I like the repost. Nice head on pose with good symmetry in the ears and antlers and pleasing bg.

TFS,
Rachel

[Nancy Bell]

The velvet, the eyes and the texture of the hair on the throat against the OOF shades of green in the bkgd really put together a awesome portrait of a very handsome boy! I agree with cropping a bit off the top.