Photo: RMNP Elk
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It’s the rutting season in Colorado and the bull Elks are out doing their thing. Last Friday, after some serious hours at the day job, I got the day off and took advantage of the week day low-traffic to head to Estes Park and to Rocky Mountain National Park to see what kind of photography I could take.
It turns out that even with my okay wildlife lens, most of the elk were too far away for me to get the full frame shots that I would have liked to have taken. But then, I saw quite a few professional photographers in the park with their $10,000+ lenses and I figure, I’ll just take what I can take and maybe my stuff won’t have that traditional appeal, but the limit may make me more creative. So I got a couple of nice shots like this one. I was really hobbled by forgetting my 2 GB CF card, so I didn’t want to take a shot unless I was sure it would turn out great.
Daily Photo: No pictures, please!
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Let’s start this week off with some hilarity, shall we? (the title of this one just cracks me up)
So I went to Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday morning. When I left the house, it wasn’t my intention, but I couldn’t find the place I was trying to visit (Bobcat Ridge) so rather than turn around and get directions, I kept driving until I hit the road to Estes Park. From there, it was just a 45 minute hair-raising drive up the canyon and into the park.
Estes has some amazing views, but I am not much of a landscape photographer. I’m there for the animals. I saw exactly three species while there. Ground squirrels, magpies, and elk. Lots and lots of elk. Dozens of them. So you’re gonna get some elk photos this week. I hope you like them.
Bonus Photo: Weird Elk
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This is one weird looking elk, I have to say. It looks more like a llama than an elk. That it’s losing its winter coat doesn’t help with the sad, pathetic look. I’m sure it’s fine though. I don’t think that’s mange or CWD or anything. Most of the elk this weekend were shedding off it’s winter coats. Still, makes for one weird photograph.
