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Tule Elk
Tule Elk
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Challenge: Wildlife VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K-30
Lens: Pentax SMC-DA 200mm F2.8ED[IF] SDM
Location: Pt. Reyes Nat'l Seashore
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/2500
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2014

 Near Pierce Point Ranch in Pt. Reyes. 1.7x teleconverter and 200mm, about a 50% crop from the original. Got out there late so light wasn't great, hoped there would still be some fog but it had just started to lift. There was a herd of about 20 elk grazing up on a hill, I sat down on a rock about 50 yards away while they all stared at me wondering what I was doing. Eventually they went back to grazing and being elks, and I got this shot.

IMGP-5961. LR edits, Topaz denoise + sharp before and after resize.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 96
Avg (all users): 5.5120
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4600
Avg (non-participants): 5.5467
Views since voting: 582
Views during voting: 220
Votes: 125
Comments: 2
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2014 02:46:35 PM
An interesting photo of an animal I have only seen on nature documentaries. The composition is good, and the wild flowers in the meadow add a sense of place and add appeal. The pose of the elk works well, and shows its flightiness, muscles tensed ready to go. On my screen it does look over-sharpened, and the exposure of the elk is on the dark side, but over-all I do like this photo.
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 04/17/2014 06:46:45 AM
There´s a biblical feeling about this one. Great job.
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