A slot canyon in the Bungle Bungles, just as the sun begins to slide into the dark
Bugler playing the last post at dusk above an eternal flame. War Memorial, Canberra
The old Bugle Ranges school house in the Adelaide Hills.
Another shot of the old Bugle Ranges school house. / This is looking into the room where the Teacher would have stayed when this old school was in use. Now it is overgrown but it appears even the plants want to get out of school!
A bull elk in rut, bugling to warn off his rivals in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
OK, I’ve had enough of summer, I’m ready for the fall rut (well, not just for myself, for the elk, I mean). This big bull is busy bugling, jousting with other bulls, and keeping his harem organized. It’s a tough job, but he’s up to it. Location: RMNP
before the bugle opens
Seeing a big Bull Elk throw back his massive head and let out his piercing bugling sound is truly one of the miracles of the Rocky Mountain Autumn Season…I still get chills when I am blessed with this amazing experience.
Late September in the heat of the rut. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
This Yellowstone bull elk is in prime condition in the early fall. He tends a harem of cows. He is in his prime and shows it. Truly a majestic animal. Canon EOS-1D, Mark II, Canon 500 f4L IS w Canon 1.4 extender – 1/250@ f/5.6, ISO 100, Bogen 3411 w Wimberley style head. Processed in Adobe Lightroom 2.2
Bull elk marking territory and giving the world an early morning bugle, razor sharp and clear image using large file size. Beautiful T-shirts with different colors and styles are also available with this image: Morning Bugle T-shirt
oil on canvas impressionist view
Amazing sculpture taken with the artist’s permission at the Calgary Stampede July 12/09 and PS work applied. The original work is by artist Reg Parsons . / See his website
This amazing elk sculpture was on display at the Calgary Stampede on July 12/09. Photo was taken with the artist’s permission and enhanced in PS. The original work is by artist Reg Parsons entitled “Sound Of September“. / See his website
Adult male elk bugling at Yellowstone National Park.
I was out early searching for elk. When I got to Moraine Park, there was a layer of fog over most of the open area. The sun hadn’t quite reached up and over the ridge, so things were still pretty dark. I tried to maneuver around to catch this big bull with the fog behind him, but just when I almost had the angle and the light, he moved into the trees. The light was still pretty low, but I was able to catch his breath as he bugled. ELK (Cervus canadensis) / Rocky Mountain National Park, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8+1.4TC / Giottos tripod, Jobu gimbal ISO400, f/2.8, 1/125sec
Gary and I were at Upper Beaver Meadows following the elk. This bull had a small harem (collection of female elk, or cows). Another bull, younger and smaller was bugling a challenge, and this big guy trotted down the meadow in response to his challenge. The smaller bull quickly changed his mind and ran off rather than spare, and this bull trotted back to his harem. In a display of ¿Quién es más macho?, he decided to rattle his antlers on the willows and wound up with a rack full of dried grass. Now for the REST of the story . . . This big elk would approach each of the cows in the harem trying to assess the status of their estrous. They apparently weren’t ready because each of the cows would shun his advances. The picture in my mind was this macho guy in a singles bar, systematically getting shot down each time he tried his elk-equivalent to Hey baby, how YOU doin’? Then he approached them wearing his new hair piece. I was looking for his gold chain around his neck. ELK (Cervus canadensis) / Rocky Mountain National Park, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8+1.4TC / Giottos tripod, Jobu gimbal ISO200, f/4.5, 1/250sec, -2/3EV
I arrived in RMNP a little ahead of schedule, and decided to scout out locations and see if I could find the elk. It was before noon, and the light wasn’t great – very harsh, lots of shadows. I found a bull and a small harem fairly close to the road and decided to stop and take a few pics anyway. I set up my tripod and even set up my stool so I could get comfortable and get a nice POV on the elk. I was even able to use my car as a sun shade. As usual in RMNP (and all national parks for that matter), there are a few serious photographers and the tourists. You can always tell the tourists immediately – a car screeches to a halt, at least four people come piling out, running in front of you and your subject, and immediately whip out camera phones and tiny P&S cameras. And if you have even the slightest appearance of knowing what you’re doing, you get bombarded with questions. / What are those? Moose? / Is that big one with the horns the male? / Why is he making that noise? And sometimes I even know what I’m talking about (no one is more surprised than me when that happens). I just told a group of tourists that since the cows were wandering away from the harem, the bull would probably move in our direction to herd them back. Right after I said that, sure enough, the bull started moving in my direction. I got some really close shots, but it was only when I looked up from the VF that I realized how close he was getting, and rapidly getting closer. One of the tourists said, “Hey, you were right, he is coming this way. What should we do? Grabbing my tripod, I managed to blurt out, Errrrrrrrrrrr – RUN!! We all scrambled behind my car just as he passed by, close enough to almost trip on my chair that I left behind. Never a dull moment in wildlife photography. ELK (Cervus canadensis) / Rocky Mountain National Park, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8 / Giottos tripod, Jobu gimbal ISO100, f/4, 1/800sec, -2/3EV
Two mature bull elk stand off over the affections of a dozen harem candidates at the crack of dawn – north of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone Park. In this part of the North, fall is signaled as much by the sounds as the colors. The melancholic bugle of the bull Elk or the clatter of antlers as they spar over prospective harems. The crisp smell of a morning in fall and the cured grass at dawn . . . this is fall in Yellowstone. Canon EOS-1D Mark II, Canon 70-200 f2.8L @70mm, 1/60, f/11 ISO 100, Processed in Lightroom 2.2.
I picked a heck of a weekend to go back to RMNP looking for elk. A front had moved through the Front Range, bringing cold temps and snow – just the way I like it!! It’s a little late in the rut, so there weren’t a lot of crowds either (again, just the way I like it). The bad news was there were few elk, I saw no jousting, and there were few challengers. That didn’t stop this bull from responding to the few bellowed challenges issued by other bulls. This bull had a harem of less than a dozen cows, and was pretty relaxed having me photograph him. I was able to use the car as a blind and stay relatively warm and comfortable for the shoot – rare treat. Most of the time I’m out in the worst weather, struggling to stay warm and not get blown off a mountain summit. Elk (Cervus canadensis) / Rocky Mountain National Park, CO / Sony a700 / Sigma 300/2.8+1.4TC / Bean bag ISO400, f/4.5, 1/160sec
The majesty of the bull Elk frozen in time while the sound of his call still echoes through the forest. Photo taken near Jasper Alberta Canada.
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