We were fortunate to see this elk walking near the side of the road in Yellowstone National Park. If you've never been to Yellowstone, I highly recommend taking a trip there. We were able to see several elk, moose, deer, bison, and bald eagles in their natural settings.  These are not zoo animals; they roam free, but they are protected from hunters. If you want to photograph them, I highly recommend taking a good telephoto lens with you. This way you can keep your distance, but still get a good shot.

In addition to the wildlife, Yellowstone offers some of the best volcanic formations in the world such as the famous Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and many other geysers, paint pots, and hot springs. A wide angle lens is a good thing to have when photographing these awesome landscapes.

A large image of this bull elk is available in my gallery at The Lens Flare.

This photograph was taken in Montana in September of 2008.  We tracked these deer for a few miles until they were close enough that we could get a decent shot of them.  I used a 500mm telephoto lens to capture this image although I almost missed it because they were really fast. 

Wildlife photography is my favorite type because it's a challenge to track and find the animals as well as capture their unique moments.

You can view a larger image of this jumping deer in my gallery at The Lens Flare.

I was able to capture this photograph of a bull elk in Yellowstone National Park.  It was taken with a Nikon D50 and a Sigma 50-500 mm lens.  I used a monopod for stability.  The camera specs are 1/640, f/6.3, 500mm, 1600 ISO.  It was taken in the early morning September 7, 2008.

Just inside the West Yellowstone Park entrance, we saw quite a few people parked on the side of the road.  We pulled in next to a small pond and on the other side were several elk grazing.

I have a larger image available of the Bull Elk in my gallery at The Lens Flare.