I know nothing about these (or any other) animals, but it is interesting that the young ones of this species have Nerf horns until they are old enough to get the real, sharp ones. ;-)
Congrats on an incredible capture and a top 10 placement!
Actually, not horns at all. Those are antlers, which are re-grown each year and shed each year, in total. You are confused with other species, such as bighorn sheep or mountain goats, which do have horns.... that grow incrementally each year.
Only the male wapiti have antlers. Antler growth is minimal until the animals are a few years of age.
I know nothing about these (or any other) animals, but it is interesting that the young ones of this species have Nerf horns until they are old enough to get the real, sharp ones. ;-)
Congrats on an incredible capture and a top 10 placement!
wow.. excellent photo.. one of the best i've seen today for voting under Solo challenge. really love the halo effect around the mountain deer's horns... one more thing i enjoy in this particular photo is that i can associate "my @$$ is burning out here but still i'm looking for a companion" easily with this. LOL. 9 from me.
This has perfect focus on the subject. I feel as if his surroundings are a touch washed out. Maybe I'm too used to over saturated tones. I wonder what an adjustment of curves or levels would give it a tad more oomph. He is majestic indeed! 7
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