Growing a Beard

by Bill Van Gelder

Uploaded 22 Feb 2010 — 29 favorites

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Uploaded	February 22, 2010
Taken	February 20, 2010
Make	Nikon Corporation
Model	NIKON D300
Exposure	1/320 sec at f/4.8
Flash	No Flash
Focal Length	340 mm
ISO	400

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Close up of Elk in the Canadian Rockies. Used Nikor 70-200mm lens with 1.7x converter.

42 responses

Regenia Brabham (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
WOW!! I can never get shots like that with my converter unless I am using my tripod. Excellent capture!!!!!!
Andrew Lorimer (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Wow another amazing wild life capture so well captured
Karen Foto Fiddler (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Fabulous!
Susan Littlefield gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Incredible detail in this shot. What a beautiful animal!!
Donald Garrett gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Man alive, what a soul patch!! Fantastic shot, Bill
Anne Worner (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
What an intense gaze. Yet you were fairly close - these guys can get mean! Super capture.
Charles (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Excellent warm light and perfect timing. Beautiful shot of this handsome creature!
Michael Kenney gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Very nice. Wonderful composition, Wonderful light. Spectacular result. I'm impressed with the quality with the converter. I have that same lens and have been contemplating getting a converter. I think you just convinced me.
Dennis Bartsch gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Great shot. What a great area to live in! Even your winters are milder than Philadelphia's! lol.
John Smith (Deleted) gave props (22 Feb 2010):
Wonderful....Good detail,....awesome lighting.
Christopher J Chalk gave props (23 Feb 2010):
So beautiful, great detail, lovely lighting and an inspiration for all of us to save our beautiful creatures on this planet!
Shirley Hewes said (23 Feb 2010):
Nice looking animal. Love all your pic. Hard to pick the best.
Peter Van den Ende gave props (23 Feb 2010):
Perfect lighting on the perfect place
Brad Paro gave props (23 Feb 2010):
Amazing photo!!!!!!
John Linton gave props (24 Feb 2010):
Wonder...full light.
Jack Sills (Deleted) gave props (24 Feb 2010):
A Fantastic Capture!!!! Excellent Work!!!
Annie Maldonado gave props (25 Feb 2010):
Warm sunset light.
Annie Maldonado said (25 Feb 2010):
Tranquility.
Mary VanSinclair gave props (26 Feb 2010):
Powerful and stunning on so many levels. Love it.
Ann Reece gave props (26 Feb 2010):
That Elk has a stern eye on you!!! I am going to have to get a decent tele-converter, I have one but the quality of it is poor.
Desiree Adams gave props (27 Feb 2010):
Fantastic capture my friend Brava!
dp * gave props (27 Feb 2010):
The light is nice for sure...the expression is priceless. LuvIt. dp
Carlo Pagan gave props (27 Feb 2010):
Love this !!!
Andrea Petersen gave props (27 Feb 2010):
This is stunning....Beautiful image...The teleconverter did a fantastic job.
elfriede fulda gave props (27 Feb 2010):
fabulous capture,,,
eithne mythen gave props (5 Mar 2010):
Excellent..
Richard Knight (Deleted) gave props (7 Mar 2010):
I missed this. I am in a Canadian Rockies state of mind. We have driven the Columbia Ice Fields Highway twice: '73 and '91. We attended the Stampede in '73 when the Queen was there.
Judy Wanamaker (Deleted) gave props (7 Mar 2010):
Handsome! Great portrait.
Joerg Schlagheck gave props (7 Mar 2010):
Fantastic close up!
Suzanne McGeady said (7 Mar 2010):
Isn't he given you The Eye!! He is either posing for you or Telling you to Go Away!

Wonderful shot!
Robert Sand said (8 Mar 2010):
Nicely cropped; wonderful color; brilliantly lit; dandy elk. In short, you deserve your lenses.
Leslie Hunziker gave props (9 Mar 2010):
excellent!
JamesHarmon McQuilkin gave props (9 Mar 2010):
He obviously isn't married then---cool
Patty Gross (Deleted) gave props (10 Mar 2010):
Very beautiful shot of this magnificant animal, Bill!! I have to tell you, your photos are just brilliant!! You certainly have very professional photographs on here. They are all wonderful!!!!
Nishad Sanzagiri gave props (10 Mar 2010):
Excellent photographs of this wonderful animal Bill !!! Really great ....
Alexis - Now on Flickr gave props (15 Mar 2010):
spectacular animal...what eyes
Leanne Silva gave props (29 Mar 2010):
I love the lighting!
Jadranko Markoč said (12 Apr 2010):
Beautiful light! Great capture!
Howard Simpson gave props (12 Apr 2010):
Great work...Love it.
Katy Breen gave props (14 Apr 2010):
Very handsome protrait of this critter. Love it!!!!
Julie V McKinney gave props (15 Apr 2010):
Absolutely amazing! Great shot, I'm jealous you found this beautiful animal
Lon Casler Bixby gave props (5 Jun 2010):
Oh wow - nice capture ;o)