The beauty of an elk Photo

Photographer’s Note

The beauty of an elk
I have not been so often up to my mountain place this summer. Still I have this capture of the young elk, probably 2-3 years and sure worth sharing at TE.

So good being close to these huge wild animals, too bad that maybe he will be one of the 40.000 that will meet their destiny in the coming hunting season. This only in our little country. (In the Nordic countries there is app. 500.000 elks in all)

It is a fact that animals are a part of man’s food chain. Easy to forget when seeing wild animals in a setting like this.

Another good thing then only hunting with a camera ;-)

Angelillo, cbrman, mortijo, Cricri, France has marked this note useful

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Paolo (40635) 2007-07-31 8:10

Horse, Elk...the next one?
excellebnt portrait Jack, with high quality, perfect exposure and wonderful composition with the forest on the background.
thanks, ciao

Gustaw (21670) 2007-07-31 8:15

Hi, my friend!
Beautiful animal! I like your conception, well done. Interesting view. Good composition. I like your colours and light. I very like wild life.
Marek

Ertan (2979) 2007-07-31 8:35

Hello Jack
A lot of sympathetic animal.Good the colors and composition and POV.Well done
Kind Regards
Ertan

rigoletto (25934) 2007-07-31 10:46

How close can you get Mr. Johanson?? :DD
Excellent sharpness of this beautiful member of mother nature.
Though it has a Mona Lisa smile on its face, the eyes are filled with melancholy.
I loved it :)
Cheers,
Deniz

Silvio1953 (40711) 2007-07-31 12:48

Hi Jack, splendid portrait of great elk with wonderful sharpness, very well done, bravo, ciao Silvio

Bluejeans (31529) 2007-07-31 12:54

Ola Jack
Que bela foto deste alce ficou fantastica , gostei da textura dos pelos dele ,e um fantastico animal , parabens!!!
Um abraço
Gonçalo

danyy (67924) 2007-07-31 14:52

Hello again,
cette photo est tellement magnifique, quee je ne pouvais pas passer sans y laisser un petit commentaire.
Un animal superbe et au doux regard, sa beauté est mise en valeur par cette photo bien négociée sur tous les plans.

Regards.
Daniel.

jackart (5540) 2007-08-01 0:30

Hi Jack!

Beauty? Yes! ...and this light in the eye. Amazing portrait of magnificent animal.

Very good sharpness, nice blur in the background.

Well done!

Regards,
Jacek

cbrman (18679) 2007-08-01 1:23

Hello Jack,

Une très bonne netteté sur cet élan ! Je n'ai pas l'habitude de voir de tels animaux par chez nous ! L'image est spécial mais assez plaisante ! Merci pour le partage !

A+

Dominique

mortijo (11947) 2007-08-01 4:43

Hair sharp!! A pensive elk at the receiving end of your lens! Good work Jack and an equally good note.
Greetings, John

nwoehnl (118) 2007-08-01 7:18

Hi Jack. Very nice one this up-close and personal portrait of the elk (moose). A good study of the alert and intelligent animal, well shown in the natural habitat and with a gently-dosed DOF. The details in the elk's coat are very crisp and vivid-looking.

Cricri (42773) 2007-08-01 8:02

Hi Jack,
Magnifique portrait de cet animal aux regard tendre presque affectueux, des détails et couleurs parfait, sur un léger fond flou
trés belle image
have a nice day
cricri

evanrizo (456) 2007-08-02 0:31

Hi Jack, a perfect sharpness and clearness.
It looks really beautiful! -:)
TFS
Evan
tomorrow...

tehanu_f (6874) 2007-08-03 8:36

I once saw elk from afar and was fascinated by their enormous bulk. They look rather scary. You must have shot it from quite a close range, given your lens. Nice portrait, sharp and clear. Congrats for your courage as well. )))
Fusun

jmcl (13721) 2007-08-09 14:14

Hi Jack,

This image .. with that lens??? could you feel his breath? Wonderful detail and expression .. he really contrasts well with the beautiful background .. you have a wonderful sense of three dimensional space here ..

Something I would love to see some research on is how it came to be what you in Europe call an Elk we in North America call a Moose .. and what we call an Elk is much closer related to the Red Deer?? .. never ending source of confusion ..

again beautiful image.

what next .. Elephants????? Mammoth?????

take care,

John

France (149) 2007-08-23 5:39

Hi Jack,
So, here is what looks like a elk seen very closely. The famous elk which we hoped to see so much near your cottage last year ! Nice composition and good POV. Excellent sharpness which permits to appreciate all details. We even can see you in its eyes. Yes, I'm sure it's you ;-)
In spite of the close-up, the background locates it in its environment.
Beautiful animalist photo,
France