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Face to Face Encounter


 

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Face to Face Encounter
Face to Face Encounter
aperture f8, shutter 1/250, lens 20/80mm Zoom, location - Yellowstone - Wyoming

Gunther Allen

 
 
 
- Denny E. Barnes

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Excellent, Gunther!! Beautiful animal beautifully captured!!! Very well done!!!...Denny


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July 21, 2008

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Those are some amazing horns, great wildlife capture Gunther!


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July 21, 2008

 

Michael G. Marshall
  Terrific capture Gunther! Yellowstone is a magical place and the elk are huge! Michael


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July 21, 2008

 
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  Now that is a Big Boy! Excellent wildlife capture Gunther! Jeff


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July 21, 2008

 

Tarun Bose
  Outstanding wild life capture. Great shot Gunther.


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July 21, 2008

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Beautiful capture Gunther!


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July 21, 2008

 
- Kay E. Mahoney

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  Nice capture, Gunther. He is beautiful.


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July 21, 2008

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Congratulations on your excellent wildlife potd Gunther!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Great shot, Gunther. The huge antlers are almost covering the full picture. Congrats on POTD


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August 28, 2008

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Many congrats on POTD Gunther ~ wonderful capture!


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August 28, 2008

 

Alison Greenwood
  Yay! Congratulations on your POTD Gunther! Great shot!


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August 28, 2008

 

Nadya Johnson
  Awesome shot! Congratulations on your Photo of the Day!


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August 28, 2008

 

Cheryl Meisel
  Way to go!!! What a catch!
Cherylm


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August 28, 2008

 

Joy E. Cobb
  Whoa, he's an intimidating fella! Amazing capture, Gunther, with excellent detail! Congratulations on your POTD!


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August 28, 2008

 

Wally Orlowsky
  Congratulations on this amazing POTD, Gunther!


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August 28, 2008

 

Josselyne Klecanda
  Beautiful.


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August 28, 2008

 

Joy Rector
  congrats on the POTD


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August 28, 2008

 
- Ken Smith

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  Way to go, Gunther! Congrats to you!!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Guy D. Biechele

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  Congratulations on your POTD, Gunther. Terrific shot!!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  WTG Gunther....Awesome shot!!!
Congratulations on your POTD!!!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Lisa J. Boulden

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  Wonderful!
Gratz on your POTD!


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August 28, 2008

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  CONGRATULATIONS Gunther! Great capture!

jo ann c.


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August 28, 2008

 

Mary Timman
  Fantastic capture. Such great clarity, light and color! Congratulatons on your wonderful POTD!


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August 28, 2008

 

Sue L. Cullumber
  Gunther - big congrats on your POTD! Beautiful creature and wonderfully captured! Sue


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August 28, 2008

 
- Stephanie Laird

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  Hi Gunther!!!!

CONGRATS! AWESOME!


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August 28, 2008

 

Cathy Barrows
  congrats gunther on your POTD...where did you find this cutie


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August 28, 2008

 

Amy JACKSON
  Congratulations on your POTD, Gunther!!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Evy Johansen

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  WOW... Awesome capture, Gunther!! Big congratulations on your wonderful and well deserved POTD!


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August 28, 2008

 
- Judy V. Kennamer

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  Beautiful Gunther! Congrats on your well-deserved POTD!!!!!!!


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August 28, 2008

 

Casey A. Hanson
  What a beautiful image! Very well done, Gunther. Congrats! :0)


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August 28, 2008

 

Jean E. Hildebrant
  Magnificent animal and capture! Congratulations!


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August 28, 2008

 

Debora Kolcun
  Congrats Gunther! Just stunning and those eyes of his. Great work.


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August 28, 2008

 

Thomas E. Dillon
  Gunther, that is one outstanding 7X7 bull. Wow. You did a great job of photographing him, and truly deserve your POD win! Well done!


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August 28, 2008

 

Dennis Walton
  What a rack! Beautiful clarity on this shot.


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August 28, 2008

 

Cary Rogers
  Congrats for this POTD, Gunther~! A magnificent capture (especially at 80mm!)!


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August 28, 2008

 

Jennifer A. Litwiller
  Awesome photo. He looks like he is smiling!


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August 28, 2008

 

Lorraine T. Lynch
  A beautiful face to face encounter! A wonder wildlife image Gunther. Congratulations on your POTD today!


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August 28, 2008

 

Susan M. Hembree
  Great details in this shot, Gunther! Congrats on the POTD!


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August 29, 2008

 

Gunther Allen
  Thank you everyone for your wonderful comments and thank you Better Photo for honoring me with the Photo of the Day! I was indeed very close to the guy. In fact he walked right up to me as I was lying in the grass and sniffed at me. I barely breathed and thought for a second that I might me in trouble.


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August 29, 2008

 

Kathy L. Clark
  Congratulations on your awesome POTD Gunther.


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August 29, 2008

 

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  Congratulations on POD. This is incredibly done. The focus and composition are really remarkable.


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August 31, 2008

 

Kay Beausoleil
  A 20-80 zoom lens?! Gunther, ARE YOU CRAZY???? Those things are big, unpredictable and dangerous (I live near moose country).

Yet this is a wonderful image, and you sure get across the power of the animal. Tack sharp, too, although this viewer is shaking just looking at the monitor. Must have been quite an experience for you. Congratulations on your POTD!


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September 01, 2008

 

Gunther Allen
  Thank Kay - I did not get this close intentionally. There was a group of people at the side of the rode and I went to the other side behind a grouping of logs. I was going to place my 200 mm lens on when this guy decide he would check me out. I was in between the logs and though I was safe, but when he came over and sniffed at be it was very unsettling. You might be able to notice the veins in his nose flaring as he puffed out some air. Luckily someone on the other side moved and made a crackling sound as he broke some twigs under foot. It startled the Elk and he wandered off into the forest. Even though I was in between the logs I don't mind saying that I was very uneasy - to say the least.


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September 01, 2008

 

Kay Beausoleil
  Wow. I guess elk are less touchy than moose. Glad for you that this impressive image is a capture of a lifetime and not your final, final exposure.


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September 02, 2008

 
- Sherry Stricklin Boles

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  Congrats on your wonderful POTD!


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September 05, 2008

 
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