Face to Face Encounter [Photo of the Day]
Uploaded: July 20, 2008 22:49:40
aperture f8, shutter 1/250, lens 20/80mm Zoom, location - Yellowstone - Wyoming
Denny E. Barnes
July 20, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 21, 2008
Those are some amazing horns, great wildlife capture Gunther! #6203431Michael G. Marshall July 21, 2008
Terrific capture Gunther! Yellowstone is a magical place and the elk are huge! Michael #6204072
Jeff Robinson
July 21, 2008
Tarun Bose July 21, 2008
Outstanding wild life capture. Great shot Gunther. #6204137
Claudia Kuhn
July 21, 2008
Kay E. Mahoney
July 21, 2008
Donna La Mattino Pagakis August 28, 2008
Congratulations on your excellent wildlife potd Gunther! #6379166
Usman M. Bajwa
August 28, 2008
Susie Peek-Swint August 28, 2008
Many congrats on POTD Gunther ~ wonderful capture! #6379223Alison Greenwood August 28, 2008
Yay! Congratulations on your POTD Gunther! Great shot! #6379319Nadya Johnson August 28, 2008
Awesome shot! Congratulations on your Photo of the Day! #6379365Cheryl Meisel August 28, 2008
Way to go!!! What a catch!Joy E. Cobb August 28, 2008
Whoa, he's an intimidating fella! Amazing capture, Gunther, with excellent detail! Congratulations on your POTD! #6379689Wally Orlowsky August 28, 2008
Congratulations on this amazing POTD, Gunther! #6379712Josselyne Klecanda August 28, 2008
Beautiful. #6379801Joy Rector August 28, 2008
congrats on the POTD #6379840
Ken Smith
August 28, 2008
Guy D. Biechele
August 28, 2008
Linda D. Lester
August 28, 2008
Lisa J. Boulden
August 28, 2008
JO ANN CLEVELAND August 28, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS Gunther! Great capture!jo ann c. #6380054
Mary Timman August 28, 2008
Fantastic capture. Such great clarity, light and color! Congratulatons on your wonderful POTD! #6380074Sue L. Cullumber August 28, 2008
Gunther - big congrats on your POTD! Beautiful creature and wonderfully captured! Sue #6380200
Stephanie Laird
August 28, 2008
CONGRATS! AWESOME! #6380201
Cathy Barrows August 28, 2008
congrats gunther on your POTD...where did you find this cutie #6380216Amy JACKSON August 28, 2008
Congratulations on your POTD, Gunther!! #6380313
Evy Johansen
August 28, 2008
Judy V. Kennamer
August 28, 2008
Casey A. Hanson August 28, 2008
What a beautiful image! Very well done, Gunther. Congrats! :0) #6380430Jean E. Hildebrant August 28, 2008
Magnificent animal and capture! Congratulations! #6380455Debora Kolcun August 28, 2008
Congrats Gunther! Just stunning and those eyes of his. Great work. #6380491Thomas E. Dillon August 28, 2008
Gunther, that is one outstanding 7X7 bull. Wow. You did a great job of photographing him, and truly deserve your POD win! Well done! #6380689Dennis Walton August 28, 2008
What a rack! Beautiful clarity on this shot. #6380754Cary Rogers August 28, 2008
Congrats for this POTD, Gunther~! A magnificent capture (especially at 80mm!)! #6381075Jennifer A. Litwiller August 28, 2008
Awesome photo. He looks like he is smiling! #6381578Lorraine T. Lynch August 28, 2008
A beautiful face to face encounter! A wonder wildlife image Gunther. Congratulations on your POTD today! #6381610Susan M. Hembree August 28, 2008
Great details in this shot, Gunther! Congrats on the POTD! #6382550Gunther Allen August 28, 2008
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. #6382617Kathy L. Clark August 29, 2008
Congratulations on your awesome POTD Gunther. #6384633Kay Beausoleil September 01, 2008
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! #6395794
Gunther Allen September 01, 2008
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. #6396191Kay Beausoleil September 01, 2008
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. #6397848
Sherry Stricklin Boles
September 04, 2008
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