Elk Yoga - Repost

Image Critiques Wildlife Critiques
1

LakeCityElkYoga
LakeCityElkYoga2000×1494 1.13 MB

Edited Version

LakeCityElkYoga1.jpg
LakeCityElkYoga1.jpg2000×1494 959 KB

Original Version

Critique Style Requested: Standard

The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

Description

This was just outside of Lake City in Yellowstone NP. This young bull elk, scruffy with shedding coat, still with velvet antlers, apparently had an itch and was really good at his balancing act. I love humorous images of wildlife.

Specific Feedback

Does this make you laugh? Does it tell a story? Is the BG too distracting? Thanks for your thoughts and comments.

Technical Details

Canon R5, f8, 1/640s, iso 800, 100-500 +1.4TC at 420 mm. Cropped for composition.

Critique Template

Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas.

  • Vision and Purpose:
  • Conceptual:
  • Emotional Impact and Mood:
  • Composition:
  • Balance and Visual Weight:
  • Depth and Dimension:
  • Color:
  • Lighting:
  • Processing:
  • Technical:
2

Funny! He looks also as if he is shaking off water from a river crossing.
Nice detail on the elk. The greens seem a little bright, and you might consider cloning out that one bright branch above the elk. It’s a little distracting.
Great catch!

3

Thank you @SandyR-B. Good suggestions. I will work on it when I get back from my annual insect excursion to Arizona with my son.