# Looking for a Mate **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** wildlife\ **Created:** [October 2, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119 "2018-10-02T16:16:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Richard\_Teller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/richard_teller/32/611_2.png) [@Richard\_Teller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Richard_Teller)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119/1 "2018-10-02T16:16:58Z")
A week ago I was in Grand Teton National Park. There were two moose bulls on Willow Flats. This was the biggest on and got the closest to us. I would like over all feedback on composition and color. Thanks for your feed back. Canon 7D Sigma 120-400 Shutter 1/1500 Aperture f5.6 ISO 800 400 mm Tripod Cropped to about 70% Some temperature adjustment to bring out the fall colors/ ![IMG_0435](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/e/e4f263f3e38f17c8f445b538c6d49864646e1946.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119/2 "2018-10-03T14:49:31Z")
Hi Richard! Colors look great and framing is a matter of personal choice, but this is fine, as it is. Jagdeep Rajput ---
**Author:** ![GennyK](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@GennyK](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/GennyK)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119/3 "2018-10-07T02:51:25Z")
Nice looking moose. Looks like he is in really good shape. If you have the resolution, I would like to crop it just a bit more. For me, there’s a fine line between having the environment in the image and having the critter be too small. I want to have the environment show up, and I like having all those bushes in there, and I think the colors are great. I don’t think you need to crop it very much, either, maybe to just below those yellow bushes on the bottom and a little off the top. Nice image, he’s quite photogenic and you got a nice sharp image of him! ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119/4 "2018-10-08T18:14:44Z")
Very nice detail in the moose, Richard. I think I agree with Genny that a bit more of a crop would be nice. I also think the reflection on the far antler is just a little overpowering. It certainly draws my eye to the moose, but it doesn’t let it roam around what’s a largely environmental image and enjoy the subtle shadings in all those fall colors. ---
**Author:** ![Hank\_Pennington](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/hank_pennington/32/1761_2.png) [@Hank\_Pennington](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Hank_Pennington)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/looking-for-a-mate/1119/5 "2018-10-09T04:41:06Z")
I’m kind of caught in the middle with this- I’d either like to see more of the terrain and the moose smaller as a result but in context of a larger scene- or as others have suggested, a tighter crop. It’s a great animal and the light is terrific. I guess what I’m saying is I’d like a bigger view of its home or a closer look at the moose.