Yellowstone Bull Elk

[D. Robert Franz]

From our last morning on my Yellowstone/Teton Tour.. BG was pretty busy so I used my 300mmF2.8 nearly wide open to help soften the BG..

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Date/Time: 2009:10:03 20:12:25
Shutter speed: 1/500 sec
Aperture: 3.2
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Focal length: 300mm

[DanWalters]

Nice looking bull. I like the colors and the comp. Personally, I kind of like the timber in the background. Shows the environment without being distracting.

[Ed Cordes]

I also like the timber in the BG as it shows the location. The pose of the elk is excellent and the detail is good.

[Katie Rupp]

Nice detail, I like the eye contact and that he seems to "pop" off the page/bg so I think you achieved your objective with the 300.

[Attila Seprenyi]

It is a big bull in a nice environment. I like the composition and the pose. Nice photo.

[Sid Garige]

Fantastic image Robert. Very well composed and great subject.

[Harshad Barve]

wonderful compo , expo and BG
TFS

[Steve Canuel]

Nice bull. Would've been nice to get an all green BG but this one is smoothed out sufficiently to not be distracting. As mentioned by others, it gives a nice sense of habitat.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

He is a beauty Dale and I like the action you captured in this image as well as the lovely composition. Thanks for a wonderful time !!!

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

Nice work I like how the little pine balances the image