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01-OCT-2010

Male Moose Fall

This is a full frame shot with my 500mm and the 1.4 teleconverter. I finally had my first male moose without its velvet. He was in a pond and I was photographing him in my car. Eventually he came up out of the pond and was walking straight at me with this look on his face. He was rolling his head from side to side and that gave me some concern. I hoped that because he was eating he was not fully in the rut. I also thought that starting the car with him ten feet away might cause him to charge. Happily, he eventually went around the front of the car and disappeared. He does look a little love sick.


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Guest 06-Jan-2011 20:30
Wonderful image and story, look forward to your 2011 favorites gallery.
lou_rozensteins29-Dec-2010 09:38
Excellent shot. Looks like you were very close!
Dennis Steinauer29-Dec-2010 05:49
Hope you weren't as close to that fellow as it looks -- can't tell if he looks surprised, annoyed, or amorous. (I didn't know that there were moose with pointy antlers.)
Guest 29-Dec-2010 02:47
Excellent portraiture. V.
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