Saturday, January 31, 2009

Ghost Elk


I was up before dawn this morning and spotted a half dozen big bulls out in our pasture. All with enormous racks. Didn't have time to use a tripod but I attempted to get some shots anyway. All failed. This was the only one to amount to anything, and it's pretty bad.

Funny how the smaller the image, the better it looks when the focus and other attributes are off.

Still had fun trying to get pictures and not scare them off. They all eventually ran off as I tried to be discreet with my Nikon D40. At that time of day on a Saturday morning, it is deathly quiet. The sound of the shutter firing is like a gunshot. But I know they'll be back.

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