Bull Elk

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There’s a paddock of Tule Elk down at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge not too far from where I live. I went down there recently hoping that the bulls were still sporting their racks. They were, and I managed some shots of this handsome fella with his harem. D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, 1/1600th, f 8.0, hand held, 500mm, ISO 1100, AI Clear, cropped to 4275 x 3392.

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Oops. I somehow double posted my image and I can’t figure out how to delete the bottom one. Could somebody smarter than me make it go away? Thanks!

Dave

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Dave, the lighting is what got my attention on this bull. Beautiful light, and a really sharp image. Guess it pays to have your SS at 1/1600 :slight_smile: This was a stand-out for me, in going thru the new images. Nice job.

(On a side note, my mother’s maiden name was “Douglass” with 2 “S” on the end. So am wondering if we’re descended from the same Scottish Clan? There aren’t that many Douglasses with that spelling)

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Great subject and impressive antlers !
I really like the lower POV and soft background.

PS. I removed the bottom picture for you. :smile:

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Thanks so much for your help, Jagdeep. I sure got lucky being able to get fairly close to this handsome fella.