Watching the wildlife

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• sam224 (5791)
• [2005-10-05 4:23]

Wonderful shot of this beautiful deer. I am always impressed by animals enjoying their wildlife and I think you captured it very well here. Good perspective, framing and colours.
Well done!

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• AmiBe (19500)
• [2005-10-05 4:40]

Hi Norbert,
superb picture of this elk ! It's majestic.
I like the light on the elk's face.
Good focus and DOF !
Well done

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• cessy (13561)
• [2005-10-05 4:46]

hi Norbert, very nice catch !!
he is very handsome, perfectly captured under the light
very well done

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• PixelTerror (72450)
• [2005-10-05 4:50]
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Hi Norbert,
A beautiful encounter, and I remember well it's quite common to see various animals on the roadsides in this region especially if you drive in the early morning hours when there's not too much traffic.
Beautiful specimen here, the horns are superb and you had it place itself just right for a nice compo, I guess you had to zoom a bit ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

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• bibiweb (31257)
• [2005-10-05 5:16]

Hi Norbert,
Superb elk. I love the way it's just posing for you... are you sure it's real? ;o)
I like the afternoon light on the elk and the surrounding grass.
Have a nice day!
Brigitte

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• Haymotion (1578)
• [2005-10-05 5:22]

Magnifique composition !!
Très paisible... Qualité de la photo excellente...
J'aime bien l'ambiance verdure, forêt, nature qui règne sur cette photo
Bravo
Vince

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• Albrecht (10744)
• [2005-10-05 5:47]

Hi Norbert
Lucky you; right time and right place. Wonderful shot and good DOF and compo.
-= Take care, Albrecht =-

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• jhm (66574)
• [2005-10-05 7:45]

Hi Norbert,
What a beautiful Elk, and exactly one day after the international animal day of yesterday. I think a very old animal, but with superb horns. I like this nature with these wild animal.
Best regards,
John.

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• hdl (6238)
• [2005-10-05 8:02]

this picture would even get a lot of points on TrekNature! Excellent shot; not easy to shoot (with camera) a elk. And then you succeed to not only put the elk in the picture but you even succeed in making it a great composition with the animal slightly decentralised. Good sharpness, colours, and a neutral, natural background! Congratulations!

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• Fixfocus (9565)
• [2005-10-05 9:09]

Hallo Norbert,
Der alte Herr sieht wirklich beeindruckend und würdevoll zugleich aus!Schöner Lichtfall und prächtige,herbstliche Farben die dem Auge wohltun.Für solche Augenblicke lohnt es sich ein schweres Telezoom zu schleppen.
Greetings,
hermann

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• baba_flies (4418)
• [2005-10-05 10:06]

Isn't he something? King of the woods I would call him. You got him just so perfect.

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• Cormac (24675)
• [2005-10-05 10:50]

Beautiful shot of this magnificent creature! The pose of the animal is great, very classic. The lighting is just right, and the positioning in the frame is just right too. One touch that I really like in this is the grass slope, which adds some visual interest. It must have taken you a while to get the perfect postitioning and timing for this, but it was worth it. Congratulations on a magnificent photo!

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• tinamunk3 (6262)
• [2005-10-05 11:08]

Hi Norbert,

Wow - you rally got the KING here, didn't you!!

It looks like you to have eye-contact :-)

I like the quiet and harmonic feeling in this image.

:-) Tina

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• Guenther (4260)
• [2005-10-05 11:28]

Hallo Norbert, wirklich ein stattliches Exemplar!! So stolz und elegant... Ausgezeichnetes Licht und Schärfe, auch das hohe Gras im Vordergrund sieht sehr gut aus ... wie nahe bist du da rangekommen?

Bist aus Kanada schon zurück? Muss mir (nach längerer TE-Abwesenheit) deine herrliche Kanada-Serie erst mit Ruhe ansehen.

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• erdna (4909)
• [2005-10-05 12:05]

Beautiful photo. Your lighting here is amazing. This photo reminded me of my freightening experience inside this reservation. I drove here in 1968 by myself when I was living in Vancouver, B.C. I had a flat tire inside the reservation and three of these elks are right by my car. I was so scared to go out. When the elks walked away, I will do my work changing the tires. It took me 4 hours and I must have lost five pounds of my 85 pound body. I just want you to know that I am only 4'-10" high! Now at least I am a little heavier at 105 pounds.

Andre'

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• carper (53348)
• [2005-10-05 12:45]

Mighty shot Norbert,
very good capture from this fantastic anymal, good composition too, very good job,
gr. Jaap

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• jmdaoudal (18660)
• [2005-10-05 13:05]

( in french) "c'est l'époque du brame", and this picture for this majestuaous animal is the perfect representation of it.
A perfect tele shot with a great restitution of details and colors.
Well done this one is beautiful.
Jean Michel

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• Michael_Gan (2761)
• [2005-10-05 16:24]

Hello Norbert! Doesn't anybody want to make a wildlife picture like this? This is a classic shot: a beautiful and impressive male elk/deer, watching over his territory in front of the green trees. Very good sharpness on the elk, and nice blurry background. Really nice work!

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• PLD_images (7102)
• [2005-10-05 19:13]

Hey Norbert,

I have a got a couple of hunter friends that would love this photo. I have never understood why, but hunting deer and moose is very popular in Canada. Probably has something to do with our past.
This is such a great picture of that beautiful animal and the way you have framed him, the light and the DOF all make for a superb shot. I can’t believe you where lucky enough to catch one like this. I have tried on so many occasions, but never got this close.
Congrats,

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• singuanti (15255)
• [2005-10-05 22:08]

Hi Norbert. Ahh another shot with the new lens! You have a nice compromise between completely zooming in on the elk and still getting a good composition. I do really like that tall grass in the foreground. Plus the light was so accommodating. And the background helps by being slightly out of focus. Good work Norbert.

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• Rockyboy (20490)
• [2005-10-06 1:08]

When I was in the Canadian rockies, a tele-zoom was missign to me... Here it's a very nice picture of this Wapiti with a good framing and depth of flield. Well done, Norbert!

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• ChrisJ (56319)
• [2005-10-06 6:31]

Hi Norbert

Perhaps a slightly tighter crop, for this one? But the sharpness, lighting, & dof, are all impeccable. Good work!

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• jrj (32773)
• [2005-10-06 7:43]

Good capture of this elk Norbert. The offcentered placement of the main motif is good, as is all the details around. Very good.

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• dsidwell (9723)
• [2005-10-06 10:15]

I see you were able to capture some wildlife on your trip, Norbert! You've endowed this elk with a lot of majesty in your composition and use of depth of field. this is a classic and lovely photo!

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• elihesamian (25809)
• [2005-10-06 13:39]

O!
A great capturing you did,excellent sharpness and quality and great used of DOF,too,with a fine details,colors,and a very fine composition,I enjoy it,Norbert,You was not a danger man for him!,your gun is a kind instrument:)

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• clodreno (0)
• [2005-10-06 14:47]

a very nice catch, if I can say so..

Those are incredible, so big, and imaposing. 170 would mean 255mm for your Nikon. It 's not taht far, and the resolution is pretty good.

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• jrzufferey (7487)
• [2005-10-06 16:35]

Magnifique un quatorze cors impaires dirait-on, quel majesté chez ce magnifique herbivore habitant nnos forêt. Excuse-moi mais c'est mon côté chasseur qui ressort et ton image est une magnifique prise. Amitié/jr

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• jmaddocks (563)
• [2005-10-07 11:42]

Hi Norbert: I think you have truly captured the majesty of this proud bull elk. He is a realy beauty, and you were fortunate to have such an opportunity.

This is a great compositon. I can almost feel the smugness of this old patriarch. This picture has done him proud. Well done!

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• Didi (28752)
• [2005-10-07 14:10]

Bien vu Norbert
Ce Cerf semblait attendre votre passage:))
La période du Brâme est proche et ces animaux deviennent moins craintifs à l'époque des amours.
Le cadrage est très appréciable ainsi que la D.O.F

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• kajenn (2271)
• [2005-10-17 19:55]

A marvelous capture of this magnificent wapiti, Norbert. I'm also glad you sorted out the confusion of language around the word 'elk'. So I guess this one correspond to the largest species of deer we find mostly in central Europe, but also in the southern part of Sweden. You were lucky to get such a clean shot of him - well composed, behind the billowing meadow - so very sharp and with a well calculated DOF. It most certainly would adorn any wall. Very well done!

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• Clochette (8076)
• [2006-03-14 18:46]

Hi Norbert
Excellent. I would love to capture such a view. Unfortunately, I'm not lucky or not patient enough. This is a splendid animal, and its head was just in the ray of light (you... lucky man !!!!) Perfect framing, that's one of the most beautiful I saw recently regarding wild life. Congratulations...