Elk with 600/4 hand held

[Fabs Forns]

We saw this small herd and I took no time mounting the lens on a tripod, and tried to see how it worked h/h.
They were up in a hill and we had very light snow falling, very little light. No noise reduction used. Full frame. I decided to keep the bluish cast in the picture. That's how it looked at the time.

Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens (mm): 600
ISO: 1600
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/640

[Kiran Khanzode]

Fabs,

The animal pops out from the BG, lovely rack on that Elk. I like the slight feeling of motion and the tilt that is present, gives an idea of the slope in the landscape. I better start building more muscle, if you are hand-holding that beast of a lens !! :-). Nah, I will just use a beanbag.

[Bill McCrystyn]

Sweet Fabs. Now that's a rack. The coat is perfect, something not always seen and really keeps the image together without distractions. You must have a strong right punch to the jaw. :)

[Robert Amoruso]

The snow really simplifies the BG and makes him stand out.

[David Fletcher]

Superb male Fabs an dwell done with the HH bit. Not easily done. Like that you kept the color too. Looks cold. WD!

[Ed Cordes]

Great job on hand holding the 600!! The detail is good and the blue cast is a refreshing taste of reality. I know you didn't have much choice, but it would have been nice if there were a slight head turn of if the entire elk were turned toward you a bit.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautifully captured Fab and the little dusting of snow on his back really adds a wonderful touch to this lovely capture. Love the BG and his gorgeous antlers.

[Stu Bowie]

Hmmm... I hand held a 600mm a little while ago, no easy feat, so well done on achieving this shot Fabs. Well exposed throughout.

[Harshad Barve]

lovely compo and colors looks great here ,
HH 600 is a big deal
TFS

[DanWalters]

Really like the frost covered surroundings. Would like to see just a little more detail in the head.