Early Dawn Yellowstone Elk

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Edited with Jagdeep’s suggestion of burning the foreground grasses

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Description

This was taken during the Fall elk rut in Grand Teton Nation Park a few weeks ago. I was hoping to find a location that enabled me to get a backlit image on a very cold morning where you could see the breath of the elk. The sun had just risen far enough over the hill tops to light up the foreground and a warm glow was hitting the breath of the elk.

Technical Details

Z9, 800mm lens, f/6.3, ISO 3600, 1/2500, hand held, manual exposure

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Great subject, beautifully captured !
You managed to capture the breath effectively.
If this was mine, I would use a subtle vignette and darken the grasses.

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What a sublime moment you caught here. The light is really something for all that texture. The huff of breath is the icing on the cake.

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I’ll try that and repost in a couple days. Thanks Jagdeep. I appreciate it.

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Hi Jagdeep,
I reposted with your suggestion to burn the foreground grasses. You were spot on. Much better I think. Thank you for the suggestion. I also brought the black point up just a smidgen.

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@JRajput , Thank you for the EP Jagdeep

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David: This is a fantastic image and oh so worthy of an Editor’s Pick. Well done!

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