On The Hunt

Nope, I didn’t see a single one.  Elk, that is.  I didn’t have a tag, but went along for the fun with three of my brothers and several friends.  It was a blast!  I could have done without the sore feet and lack of shower and bathroom, but It was a great opportunity to practice photography.  Even though I didn’t see any elk, I did see several deer, a fox, birds, bugs, trees, stars, sunrises, and sunsets.  I had time to practice painting with light, HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography, panoramas, and astrophotography.  I have a ton of pictures to post, but I’ll have to break it up into several posts.  Here are some pictures of the main reasons I went.  My brothers, friends, hunting, and wildlife.

I took this one on a tripod with my fancy dancy wireless remote hidden in my pocket.  (Doug, me, Tommy, Ryan)

We spent a lot of our time glassing the hills (looking through binoculars) for any signs of elk.  I like this panorama that I stitched together of Doug and Tom doing just that.  You can click on this one to see it in a larger format with more detail.

Here are some of my other favorite pictures of us “glassing the hills.” (Eric, Miguel, and Tom)

Hunting pictures wouldn’t be complete without the weapons…

and some wildlife…

I’ve still got plenty more to go.  Next post.