Get My Good Side
A young calf moose known as a calf decides to look my way in Alaska
If you have been to Alaska, you likely know how abundant wildlife is. It's hard to go for a week-long trip and not have some encounter with wildlife if you are spending your time outdoors. You might get stuck waiting on a trail for a bear, as was the case just before we arrived. It required my brother to ask another family member to pick us up from the airport because they got "bear blocked" by a sow and cubs and thus were running behind.
Moose are plentiful in Alaska and I have seen one or more on every trip. This time we had a few encounters from the trail to the backyard. In this case we came home to find a mom and calf munching on the moose-moss. If you know what book this is from, bonus points. We enjoyed watching them, from a distance of course. All wildlife has varying distances you want to keep and while moose don't look intimidating casually grazing on vegetation, they can be deadly if you get too close. For a brief moment, this calf happened to look my way just as I had the camera ready before catching up with mom to continue the evening snacking.
Camera and Processing:
- Canon R5, RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM at 500mm, f/7.1, 1/160 sec, ISO 800 (hand held)
- Processing was mainly in LR with some in PS, minor changes to bring out the nice soft light on the moose, including minimizing the bright sky, which was distracting