King of the Heard
King of the heard. This guy lost his felt sooner than the rest and he knows he is top dog. I love the background of the other mountain range adding depth to t...
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King of the heard. This guy lost his felt sooner than the rest and he knows he is top dog. I love the background of the other mountain range adding depth to the picture giving a scope of the terrain in the area. It was 49 degrees, raining and the wind was blowing quite fast at almost 30mph and I shot until I couldn't take the cold anymore (almost an hour.)
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Location
Rocky Mountain National Park.Time
Around 2 or 3 pmLighting
It was raining so the sky was well lit with white diffuse cloudsEquipment
I was using my second D810 since my first one was out for repair. The Tamron 150-600mm Lens hand held at over a half mile.Inspiration
I love the elk herds and need little encouragement to shoot them. It was raining 49 degrees at almost 12000 feet and the herd was lazily grazing the hillside. I couldn't resist shooting them until I couldn't stand the cold any longer.Editing
Very little goes into my pictures. Paint shop pro 9 is my primary tool and all this got was a little fade correction with some steps up in the vibrancy.In my camera bag
I carry a ridiculous amount of gear. I have 2 D810's with a 15-50 Tamron f2.8, 24-70 Nikkor f2.8, 70-300 Nikkor f2.8, 50mm prime f1.8, 85mm prime f1.8, Tamron 150-600mm, a macro lens, the 700 speed light and a light ring for macro photography. I carry a 28-300 Nikkor as my working lens. A professional once told me he slimmed down to a camera body and two lenses. I could do that as well but I carry all my stuff mainly for exercise and the freedom to shoot whatever I want whenever I want. It is worth the reduction in limitations to lug all my gear around and is quite healthy when you manage mountains and long hikes.Feedback
Try out a lot of stuff and the first thing would be to get up to the Rocky Mountain National Park. The elk there are like pets. Usually elk are like crack addicts when the cops show up. :-) All you get is their rear end going away at a high rate of speed. On the divide and around Estes park they will stand and let you take all the pictures you want. I make reference of myself as a blind squirrel that occasionally finds a nut. The only problem with that statement is I am doing better as time goes on. That is directly related to the time energy and effort I spend working on taking pictures. I read all the time and am always learning the features on my camera so I can become better. That is the only real words of advice is practice as much as you can. I have shot over 40,000 pictures since October 2014 and they are some I would actually want other people to see. The more I shoot the fewer I delete and show to other people. I hope this in some way helps someone because I am a long way away from being an expert but am always working towards that goal. Shawn.
