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    Elk Bull, Jasper

    Not my best image ever, but this is the largest bull I have seen in years.
    What a beast!!!!!!!!!

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    Manual, 1/320 @ f/3.2, ISO 800
    Post-production- 15in MBP, LR3, CS5

    See you where there is light, or at the computer

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    What a rack! He is huge and handsome. This is a fine image and made even better because his "derriere" is nicely covery by the pine branch! I like how the foreground wildflowers match his lighter fur. Very nice shot,
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    Hi Charles , wow - certainly a magnificent beast with an impressive rack. TFS

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    Wow!!
    What an impressive rack...and I don't even see Elk in my neck of the woods but I know this one's huge!
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    Wow, he's big. Looks like 12 point?

    TFS,
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    No worries on where to hang your coat or hat with this fellow Chas, a very fine rack indeed.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Hollander View Post
    Wow, he's big. Looks like 12 point?

    TFS,
    Rachel

    Rachel,

    Hard to tell in the image, but he was a 6x6 with huge beams and spread.
    We had a few with more points, but those animals were not as impressive overall as this one.

    Chas

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    Thanks, impressive either way.

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    This guy would be formidable in a fight! Very impressive, particularly the thickness of the lower brow and bay tines.

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    Pretty stout looking antlers. Perhaps one of your workshop participants should've stood near him to provide a sense of scale. I like the colors in this.

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    stunning racks and image
    TFS

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    Chas,

    I looked back at my photos of this bull last year and he was a 8x8 in 2010. Do you know why the decrease? Do they reach their peek and then decline or was it the bad winter?

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    Impressive bull. Like how he is partially hidden in the trees.

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