Friday, October 10, 2008

RMNP Elk


This Rocky Mountain National Park bull elk was along a wooded area prior to sunrise. He had a small harem that he kept a close. After the sun came up he exited the woods with the cows. His harem began to feed in a small meadow below the ridge pictured above. He positioned himself there above the harem to observe for any likely competitors. I was in the meadow as well and angled myself so that I could catch the sunrise in the background. I spot metered the chest area so the sky would not blow him out and you could still see fur detail.

10 comments:

Ivar Østtun said...

Another great shot Ken. Well done. Have a nice weekend :-)

John Theberge said...

I've never been out west but looking at your photos sure makes me want to go.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Ken: You take beautiful wildlife photos.

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

Lovely elk picture against the golden sunrise.
Great wildlife blog.
Happy weekend!

Willard said...

Ken,
Another good shot. I am enjoying the series on your RMNP visit immensely.

Thanks for your visits and comments on my blog.

I read your comment on Brad Myers' Blog about approaching retirement and I wish you the best. It certainly is great except for physical problems which one picks up as they age.

I resigned as deputy in Dec. of 2006 and retired as Game Lands Maintenance Supervisor at the end of June in 2007. At that time they presented me with a certificate of retirement as deputy also, but that was window dressing. The retirement check was based on the full time maintenance job. I have not been sorry for one moment, although I do miss many of the super people that I worked with!

I am sure that with your interest in photography that you too will never regret the decision to retire.

Wishing you the best in your coming retirement!
Willard

Anonymous said...

Ken, Another great photo of the elk. I like ow you used the sun in the background.

Unknown said...

Yet again you caught the fella giving you a beautiful pose and this time with the background blurred, nicely done

Stacey Olson said...

Beautiful photos Ken, just wonderful

Anonymous said...

Beautiful animals. I hope they can survive the hunting seasons. Excellent photography.

Mike said...

Thanks for your comments Ken, nice pics here, i'll be back.