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The Inexperienced Yearling
The Inexperienced Yearling
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Challenge: Green III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: May 15, 2013
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 16, 2013

 One year old bull moose in RMNP. Sprague Lake.

Alces alces sherasi

Discoverer: Nelson, 1914

Area: north Wyoming, north central Idaho, western Montana, southwestern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and western areas in Utah with high elevations, Colorado, northwestern Washington and throughout much of the Rocky Mountains.

A medium-sized sub-species with relatively wide nose-openings. The back is colored more pale/grayish compared to the other American sub-species.

Population: Estimated 25,000.


[May. 21st, 2013 10:31:11 AM]

A sub 5 score for a pretty good image. This meets the challenge. It is a young, inexperienced, "green" moose. Seems like that meaning of the word "green" is not good enough for lots of the DPC voters. It's absolutely true this moose is not green in color. Some DPC voters are really narrow-minded and/or illiterate. This absolutely reinforces my decision to terminate my participation at this site with challenge #700. The DPC crowd has drifted away from reviewing quality photography in favor of "gotcha" tear down votes. Nothing here for me anymore.

[May. 21st, 2013 10:35:36 AM]

The challenge description does not say anything about color. Previous "Green" challenges' winners have tended to be green in color, but that doesn't mean this challenge is limited to green color things. Anyway, it doesn't matter anymore. If this kind of narrow-mindedness bothers me and I don't want to comply with narrow-minded dictatorsvoters, I don't belong here.

[May. 23rd, 2013 07:32:37 PM]

Moose photos published in the May 24, 2013 edition of the Estes Park News. Centerfold section.

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Place: 82 out of 96
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Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 05/29/2013 10:01:17 AM
Great image, richard. It was one of my top picks.
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/27/2013 04:27:46 AM
Nice work Richard. Thanks for sharing. I would have never thought they would be so fat and have such short legs at that age...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a1
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 05/25/2013 04:38:00 PM
Cute, and sharp focus helps.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/24/2013 01:03:30 PM
Ha, nice take on the word "green" :)
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 05/24/2013 10:25:05 AM
Lovely sharp shot and good composition. I would have scored this higher but feel it is rather shoe-horned into a challenge with the subject of 'Green'.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/21/2013 08:14:44 AM
What a shot... such a beautiful animal. Love this for the challenge!
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