Yellowstone Wildlife

BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
edited October 29, 2009 in Wildlife
Just a couple from a trip last month. Beautiful animals and a beautiful spot in this country.

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Sounds strange but I thought the eyes on this bull elk were stunningly beautiful.:huh

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Same guy making sure his harem knew who was boss :rofl

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As I was sitting quietly this guy decided to join me....fierce looking for sure.

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All creatures great and small for sure...along the hike to Fairy Falls. Beautiful little guy huh?

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This guy was so well hidden I could barely see him :rofl

Anyway, thanks for looking. It was a lot of fun.

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  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2009
    Very nice!!!
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    The first one is very nice! thumb.gif

    As far as the Buff goes...manual focus to keep those grasses from stealing the show.
  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    All the last shot are very nice keepers. I love the elk. Do they (the elk) still wander around Gardner MT?
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    As far as the Buff goes...manual focus to keep those grasses from stealing the show.
    There's a grasshopper in that shot. About 1/3 from the left, right along the bottom of the frame. Very, very difficult to see.
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  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    The first one is very nice! thumb.gif

    As far as the Buff goes...manual focus to keep those grasses from stealing the show.

    Yep Ric, lesson learned on that one...but I liked it :D
  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    Scott_Quier wrote:
    All the last shot are very nice keepers. I love the elk. Do they (the elk) still wander around Gardner MT?

    There's a grasshopper in that shot. About 1/3 from the left, right along the bottom of the frame. Very, very difficult to see.

    Scott they wander everywhere...yes still wander around Gardner for sure. People walking up to them like they were pets. Drove the Rangers nuts trying to keep everyone safe.
  • theNOIZtheNOIZ Registered Users Posts: 272 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    BBstringer,

    thumb.gif I really like the composition on the dragon fly. Did you jump off the trail to Fairy Falls and climb the hill to get some shots of Grand Prismatic?

    What gear were you using? Your shots of the Elk are fantastic. That is one big bull elk! The only suggestion I have is to try a crop on the elk. See what it looks like because you definitely have the detail.

    Thanks for sharing!
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  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2009
    theNOIZ wrote:
    BBstringer,

    thumb.gif I really like the composition on the dragon fly. Did you jump off the trail to Fairy Falls and climb the hill to get some shots of Grand Prismatic?

    What gear were you using? Your shots of the Elk are fantastic. That is one big bull elk! The only suggestion I have is to try a crop on the elk. See what it looks like because you definitely have the detail.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Thanks Shaun...yes I did climb and take the Grand Prismatic shots...they were fantastic. I'll try a crop on the elk :D I was shooting with a D300 and a Sigma 18-250. Thanks for the input. (The dragonfly shot was with my Canon G10)
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2009
    Looks like you had a good trip.Good set of images. thumb.gif
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  • BBstringerBBstringer Registered Users Posts: 101 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    Looks like you had a good trip.Good set of images. thumb.gif

    I can only aspire to shoot as well as you Harry. Your shots on SmugMug are amazing, just beautiful. Thank you for the encouragement.
  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2009
    All nice. #1 is very cool!
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