An iconic scene in Rocky Mountain National Park.
A bull elk on the slopes of Flattop Mountain with Longs Peak in the background.
The Trough Route on Longs looks like it could be in good shape.
June 20, 2009
Comments
[ Post a Comment ]| BigRob | Wapiti | | 
Voted 10/10 | Great photo. I never tire of looking at elk. They are majestical, strong and smart. | | Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:37 am |
 | | Nelson | Re: Wapiti | | 
Hasn't voted | Thanks. He definitely had all of those attributes. He was with a young bull, maybe two years old (?), who he seemed to be protecting. I cropped the young one out of this shot, he was standing off to the right. I felt that this captured the majesty better. | | Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:41 pm |
| lcarreau | The size of this elk | | 
Voted 10/10 | beats those I saw up at the Grand Canyon.
Hey, at least you captured a mountain in the
background, so I'm giving it 10/10 ! | | Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:23 am |
| | Nelson | Re: The size of this elk | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks. This guy was big. It's nice that the Park Service put him in such a photogenic location! | | Posted Jun 25, 2009 1:37 pm |
| | lcarreau | Re: The size of this elk | |
Voted 10/10 | Yes, don't we all just completely and
unconditionally love the NPS ??? | | Posted Jun 25, 2009 8:01 pm |
| Bob Sihler | Awesome | | 
Voted 10/10 | Yes, truly an iconic scene! | | Posted Jul 5, 2009 10:33 pm |
| | Nelson | Re: Awesome | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks Bob. I've spent a lot of time in RMNP but this was quite the lucky find. I had to move down the trail a bit to get Longs into the frame, but the elk patiently stayed put, not moving off until I had snapped a few shots. | | Posted Jul 7, 2009 11:39 pm |
| anita | perfect | | 
Voted 10/10 | one of my favorites | | Posted Jul 24, 2009 7:57 pm |
| | Nelson | Re: perfect | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, anita. You gone for a while, no? Nice to hear from you, appreciate the comment. Hope all is well. | | Posted Jul 25, 2009 8:55 pm |
| Lolli | Out of a movie | | 
Voted 10/10 | It looks just like a scene out of Bambi. The one where his father stands like that.
Gorgeous photo. | | Posted Jul 29, 2009 3:38 pm |
| | Nelson | Re: Out of a movie | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the comment Lolli. Appreciate it. He was actually hanging out with another, younger elk. | | Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:44 pm |
| asaking11 | Great Photograph | | 
Voted 10/10 | This is an amazing shot. I love how you were able to catch Longs in the background. | | Posted Jul 29, 2009 5:12 pm |
| | Nelson | Re: Great Photograph | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, it was a lucky deal. My friend was starting to take pictures as we were coming down on to the elk, with just some trees and distant valley in the background. I saw the situation and moved down farther and off to the side before shooting, so I could include Longs. | | Posted Jul 30, 2009 1:42 pm |
| Mark Doiron | I'm Using ... | | 
Voted 10/10 | I'm using this outstanding image on the National Parks list page. Let me know if that's a problem. --mark d. | | Posted Aug 26, 2009 4:44 pm |
| | Nelson | Re: I'm Using ... | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks very much for selecting this photo. Much appreciated. Take care, Nelson | | Posted Aug 27, 2009 1:02 am |
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