Spotted this guy in the trees, pulled off the road and grabbed some quick shots without looking at the settings (ISO5000, sigh). It's also cropped quite a bit but I still like it (I just won't be making any 12x18 prints).

[MikeNArk]

Good eye, good catch. You got the shot. I've often failed to adjust the shutter speed and aperture and attempted to salvage photos in post.

[phx.david]

Those aren’t easy to catch once they start moving. Good shot

[blues_hawk]

It's over 5000! --oh sorry, that's a different forum. It doesn't look too noisy here on the forum. So it sounds like elk have the same ninja ability that deer have that makes hunters(and photographers) make every possible mistake onroute to making a quick getaway. Still a great and rare sight, thanks for sharing.

Also congrats on going to Yellowstone!

[eaglem]

A good capture considering the circumstances.

[DW58]

Nice one. They really do blend in well with their surroundings. Usually not much time to get the shot once they get going.

[ToddK]

An excellent capture, and it is still better that you captured it at ISO 5000 than not at all. You might want to try Topaz Denoise AI. It works wonders with high noise images if you are not opposed to that kind of processing.

[5ks]

Nice one. They really do blend in well with their surroundings. Usually not much time to get the shot once they get going.

Well yes, this is a very good shot in rather difficult circumstances.

[JimS_256]

Good eye, good catch. You got the shot. I've often failed to adjust the shutter speed and aperture and attempted to salvage photos in post.

I still make the mistake regularly but I am getting better. Thanks for commenting!

Those aren’t easy to catch once they start moving. Good shot

Thank you!

It's over 5000! --oh sorry, that's a different forum. It doesn't look too noisy here on the forum. So it sounds like elk have the same ninja ability that deer have that makes hunters(and photographers) make every possible mistake onroute to making a quick getaway. Still a great and rare sight, thanks for sharing.

Also congrats on going to Yellowstone!

Not so rare a sight in Yellowstone. We saw waaaay too many bison, a lot of elk, a couple of bears (which was lucky) and no wolves . Thanks for commenting!

A good capture considering the circumstances.

Thanks!

Nice one. They really do blend in well with their surroundings. Usually not much time to get the shot once they get going.

Thanks! I have to give my wife credit for spotting it in the first place.

An excellent capture, and it is still better that you captured it at ISO 5000 than not at all. You might want to try Topaz Denoise AI. It works wonders with high noise images if you are not opposed to that kind of processing.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not opposed to that kind of processing. My goal in post is to make the image look like what I saw. In this case the image is so busy the noise really isn't noticeable.

Well yes, this is a very good shot in rather difficult circumstances.

Thanks! I had the shutter set to burst mode and took several. Everything just lined up for this one.