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A large bull elk rests peacefully under the shade of a large tree.
Private Nature Preserve. Texas.

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A large bull elk rests peacefully under the shade of a large tree.
Private Nature Preserve. Texas.

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camera

NIKON D810

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settings

Aperture 63/10 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 4000/10

upload_date

upload_date

Jan, 2023

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55

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+7

Awards

Peer Award

+4

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

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Beautiful and impressive bull Elk, how do you get them posing like this?

Thank you, Michel. In the preserve they seem to have few to no predators. People respect the animals, so they are quite mellow. Surprised me I could get close.

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