I photographed this Bull Elk on a chilly December morning while at the J.T. Nickel Family Nature and Wildlife Preserve in Oklahoma.

This Bull Elk was close to the road and I couldn’t get the full head shot. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: EF 500 mm f/4L IS USM
Technical:
- Location: J.T. Nickel Family Nature and Wildlife Preserve (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: December 17, 2011 (10:48 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f7.1
- Shutter speed: 1/100 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 320
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4