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Bull Elk at sunrise under a setting Full Moon

A bull elk under a full moon setting moments before sunrise in the Madison River Valley in Yellowstone National Park. This rare convergence of sunrise, setting moon and a huge bull elk I have not been able to even come close to replicating in the 14+ years since.

Technology of 2008 made shots like this nearly impossible because elk aren't static creatures like the landscape in the low light of dawn before the sun, a fluke of luck allowed an executable but soft focus of a moving creature. Technology of 2023 allow sharpening of old soft images without image degradation. Happy I never tossed this slightly soft image because of lack of clarity.

This is one of my favorite captures of all time.

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A bull elk under a full moon setting moments before sunrise in the Madison River Valley in Yellowstone National Park. This rare convergence of sunrise, setting moon and a huge bull elk I have not been able to even come close to replicating in the 14+ years since. <br /> <br /> Technology of 2008 made shots like this nearly impossible because elk aren't static creatures like the landscape in the low light of dawn before the sun, a fluke of luck allowed an executable but soft focus of a moving creature. Technology of 2023 allow sharpening of old soft images without image degradation. Happy I never tossed this slightly soft image because of lack of clarity. <br /> <br /> This is one of my favorite captures of all time.
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