Elk

RxForB3 · Jul 2, 2012

Today I drove along the White Pass Scenic Byway in Washington. It's a beautiful road, but can be perilous at times. Many times I've had elk dart in front of me. Today, however, they stayed along the road. Every meadow I passed had a herd grazing in it. I never would have imagined I'd see so many! Unfortunately, this is the best shot I got...

Who Me? by RxForB3, on Flickr

charlie76 · Jul 3, 2012

nice....I saw some the other day too

WesternGuy · Jul 3, 2012

Nice image - looks like a bachelor herd - new antlers and still in velvet. The only comment I woulkd make is that the elk look a little to "red" or maybe there is a bit too much magenta, not sure, but when I compare their colour to those in Charlie76's image, there is a definite colour difference. His look a bit closer to what I am used to.
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RxForB3 · Jul 3, 2012

Now that you mention it, the color of the photo does look off...

JoshuaSimPhotography · Jul 3, 2012

I agree with the colour. But I think you should of also considered the composition of this pic. My eyes are immediately drawn to the trees. There is way to much green. So just try to crop it a bit

Frequency · Jul 3, 2012

Excellent posing as if they are ordained to do so

RxForB3 · Jul 3, 2012

Well I tried an edit of both the color and the crop. The color I'm still not sure I have quite right.

IMG_9338 by RxForB3, on Flickr

JoshuaSimPhotography · Jul 3, 2012

Yes I really like this one

Tony S · Jul 4, 2012

Good looking critters... Did you shoot these in jpeg or RAW? If it's jpeg open the file up with a raw converter and adjust your color balance. The cloudy conditions which can be great for color saturation also can introduce the magenta caste when the light is low.

Looks like the herd that hangs out between Randle and Packwood. Those pesky buggers love hanging out along the road all year long. Two years ago a sheriffs deputy was killed responding to a call and hit an elk through that stretch. Drive through there in the morning and evening you are almost guaranteed to see some.

When we don't see any elk during hunting season we take a short trip up the highway to look at the ones in the fields just to remind us of what they look like.