Bison in snow

[Charles Glatzer]

Bison, Yellowstone NP

I love inclement weather.

1Ds III, 70-200 II, manual focus!
Manual, Spot metered on snow +2.3 EV, 1/250 @ f/8, ISO 400
Post-production- 15in MBP, LR3, CS5, NIK

See you where there is light, or at the computer,

Chas in YNP

[Ken Watkins]

Chas,

This is majestic, though best seen at a better resolution:w3

One of your very best, the pose detail and the snow are just wonderful:cheers::cheers::cheers:

[Steve Uffman]

Majestic indeed. would have loved to captured that one ....alas could have been there if not for the banquet.

[Robert Amoruso]

Chas,

Well composed and of course exposed. :)

Two questions: Was the falling snow messing up focus, hence the manual focus? Is that water in the BG (looks like ripples on the left)?

I like the gray BG.

[Andrew Merwin]

Great image Chas. I like it a lot.

[Charles Glatzer]

Chas,

Well composed and of course exposed. :)

Two questions: Was the falling snow messing up focus, hence the manual focus? Is that water in the BG (looks like ripples on the left)?
I like the gray BG.

Robert,

Yes, on both accounts. FYI- the more inclement the weather the shorter the focal length I try to use.

See http://www.shootthelight.com/blog/?p=1017 for additional info on exposing in snow technique.

Chas

[Rachel Hollander]

Chas - this really conveys the cold. Well done as usual. I like the water as the bg.

TFS,
Rachel

[Mario Moreno]

A superb wildlife image ....... It does not get much better than this

[Morkel Erasmus]

A superb wildlife image ....... It does not get much better than this

+1 here Chas. Crackingly good image. I love the feel here and the diagonal approach creates a lot of dynamics.
thanks for the tips on manual focus in this kind of weather, loved your blog post too...

[Harshad Barve]

Chas
I am left with no words to praise your work , you are cut above the rest man ,

TFS