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cameraCanon EOS 50D

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/250 

upload_dateAug, 2013

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18 Comments |
Dan_Kinghorn Platinum
 
Dan_Kinghorn September 02, 2013
Stunning!!!
JoaoFreire
 
JoaoFreire October 06, 2013
Great photo Diane. Congratulations
HappyTree
 
HappyTree October 06, 2013
Wow!
tlotter
 
tlotter October 06, 2013
Great shot,congratulations on the award
jleiweke
 
jleiweke October 07, 2013
Congrats!
whitephotographics
 
whitephotographics January 10, 2014
Up close and personal love it….great capture!!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates January 17, 2014
Brilliant shot!
ronzaccardi
 
ronzaccardi April 10, 2014
wonderful job!
ToddGrivettiPhotography Ultimate
 
ToddGrivettiPhotography November 23, 2014
Beautiful capture in B&W. Great close-up. Love the face.
Coshooter
 
Coshooter July 05, 2015
Hope you were behind a good strong fence when you took this shot!!!
Motherhen2k
 
Motherhen2k July 06, 2015
WOW! Congratulations!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates July 20, 2015
Congrats!
SheilaDraper
 
SheilaDraper July 20, 2015
Wow...Incredible capture! :)
Kathygale
 
Kathygale October 28, 2016
Wow!!!!!!!!$$!
stschultze
 
stschultze March 24, 2017
stunning majestic masterpiece - congrats!
walkinginhumility
 
walkinginhumility March 25, 2017
I'm in love with this!
mugnet
 
mugnet March 17, 2018
Super shot!:)
shannonsmyth
 
shannonsmyth February 24, 2019
Stunning.

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Behind The Lens

Location

The National Bison Range, Montana

Time

Middle of the day.

Lighting

The sun was a bit obscured due to high clouds, and as I came around a bend in the road, we ended up in a grove of pines causing it to get even darker. I just happened to glance up and saw this big bull drop into a wallow and start rolling. It was pretty dark, and as I was shooting in AV mode, the camera set itself to 1/250 from the f5.6 and ISO 640 setting. A bit slow, really, but it actually lent itself to the shot!

Equipment

Canon 50D (the workhorse), a 300L prime with a 1.4 extender.

Inspiration

Just seeing the way the dust was billowing around him was pretty cool, and when I looked at the pictures on my computer, this one stood out because of the way the dust curled up around his nostril.

Editing

I actually had to do a really tight crop on the left because there was a tree, closer to me, that cut off the tip of his horn. Yet, having that off center effect along with the lack of anything but dust on the right gave it a dynamic balance, so I kept it that way. I added a bit of contrast and applied a black and white filter.

In my camera bag

What bag? Just kidding... sometimes I don't bring a bag. Otherwise, my two cameras, a remote shutter release, a Manfrotto/Bushnell hybrid tripod, lens cleaning stuff, and the lenses that I keep on the two.

Feedback

Let yourself be open to what's happening. Yeah, the conditions weren't optimal, I was in a hurry and didn't set my camera properly, etc. However- looking past the obstacles and asking yourself, "What do I really see here, and how can I bring it out?" can yield some awesome results. It's kind of the 'making lemonade out of lemons' attitude. Now- that doesn't always apply, but worth considering when you see a shot that seems to speak to you.

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