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Mar 01, 2009 23:12 | #1

Let me know what you think of my Wapiti...

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Mar 02, 2009 02:11 | #2

Oh, what light! But unfortunately, the elk wasn't in it. Shame he's shadowed out. Perhaps if you'd been able to catch him with his head up, from a lower angle, that would have helped. It's still nice to see a big game animal photographed in the wild and not in some zoo or fenced in game park - good job!

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Mar 02, 2009 19:44 | #3

It's a good shot, but could have been great if the elk stood in the sunlight.

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Mar 02, 2009 21:44 as a reply to @ sparker1's post | #4

I agree, I couldn't get him to cooperate. This is the only shot where they weren't in the shade.

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Mar 03, 2009 22:36 | #6

Nice shots

don't act like you're not impressed ...

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Mar 04, 2009 06:37 | #7

Nice work. You may want to crop out the snow in #1 nice work overall keep it up and find the sweat spot of your glass.
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Mar 04, 2009 09:10 as a reply to @ Glenn Abuja's post | #8

I gotta tell ya, if I had this opportunity, I would just sit and hope he's gonna find the sunshine, I'm taking the shot! Nice work!

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Mar 04, 2009 15:05 as a reply to @ ckort's post | #9

Thanks everyone for the great ideas and feedback!

ckort, I was sitting, taking my time, shooting pictures, and the wind stopped for a couple of seconds and I think they heard my camera and spooked. Back into the woods they went. I was going to wait until they moved and/or wait for the sun (the sun was still rising), but no cooperation. I don't know what they heard, but they were gone. The wind was in my face with the sun on my back, perfect setup, so I thought. :confused:

I will be going back in a couple of weeks and hope get some more pictures plus some shots of the Bighorn Sheep. I'll post if I get lucky.

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