Yellowstone Bull Elk

[Roman Kurywczak]

This guy is very busy right now near the Madison River. I met fellow Bpn'er John Blumenkamp out there this morning right after this guy was strutting his stuff. I have a full lit side view.....but i like the way his antlers are separated in this angle. Canon Mark 3 with the Sigma 300-800mm at 800mm and ISO 800 at f10 and 1/640 sec.
As always, comments welcomed and appreciated

[DanWalters]

Nice shot! I like the light and also agree about the seperation of the antlers.

[Johannes Glännman]

Wow look at that bull...

I like the image a lot. It has everything but not to much. Good light, nice comp and a high amount of sharpness and details...

Cheers // Johannes

[Robert Amoruso]

You got him good Roman. Nice IQ from that Sigma lens.

[Julie Kenward]

Beautiful image...I just can't believe you put him smack dab in the center! Maybe push him a bit to the right and let those antlers have the left side of the screen???

Beautiful lighting BTW. You must be in hog heaven.

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Roman,
Great pose, nice healthy subject, and I like the subtle layering of the BG. A nice, simple image. Would expect you to crop a bit tighter though :)

[david cramer]

Nice light and contrast. Looks 3D coming out of that BG! I agree about taking him slightly to the right.

[John Blumenkamp]

Hey Roman... I have internet access! I'll drop you a PM shortly, but just wanted to leave you a short note here to say this is a great capture of this active guy down on the Madison. I really like the head turn, and he looks fantastic in this image and how you caught him against the grassy background. Hope you and your group are having a blast.