Three -- count 'em, THREE -- backlit moose

[Blue_In_AK]

Moose everywhere this morning when we went for our walk along the coastal trail. These are three separate animals who conveniently were on the east side of the trail for backlighting purposes. Thanks, meese. (I may use one of my moose photos for the contest, but it isn't one of these. Is that okay, Contest Czar?)

I think this may be the same girl we saw yesterday in about the same place.





I like the way this one is sticking his tongue out. Maybe he got some bad bark.

[Mira]

1. Dayum, Blue! How do you do so many amazing meese? Just kidding,

I simply can't imagine getting that close yet I know I would and be wide eyed later.

With the subject "blind" it will be difficult not to spot that a Moose photo is yours! So think about it, because this is an experiment for how voting looks when you don't know who's photo it is.

Actually, I had to abandon the one I have held in abeyance as my entry because it was of a subject I had posted a few shots of and therefore the clues that it was mine were there.

Oh well, what the heck. Either way it will be interesting. I think the results of NOT knowing who's photo it is will be negligible.
But I like the experimenting, and will be curious, and I laud and support Celebration having the gumption to try it.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. I actually was thinking of digging one out of my archives

that I took in another state just to confuse people. I'm afraid if I post anything Alaskan, people will know it's mine anyway. As far as I know, I'm the only Alaskan in the photo group. If that's what I decide to do, I will post my favorite of the 5-12 moose series here because it really is a pretty nice shot.

[Mira]

3. YES.

HONESTLY, I felt bad about voicing my opinion because already Alfredo will post one we know is his, (I hope he will because I like it a lot) and after I posted my words to you I remembered that.

Also, you are completely in a part of the country that is so unique it's hard to hide it in outdoor shots.
(the more I see your entry for Spring the more I like it with the long shadows and the deliberation of the dog's moves)

And for poor me, my favorite is now ditched, and as that happened I'm finding others that now need "weeding".
Time will tell.

All told, I can't imagine you taking these Moose shots.
Great work from where I sit.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Thank you, Mira.

These moose who live in the city are used to people, and especially the ones who live out in the parks are generally quite mellow. People usually treat them with respect even when approaching close like I do, so the moose are not afraid. It's always wise to keep an eye on them. though, and gauge their mood. One time I was out taking pictures alone in Kincaid Park (another couple miles down this trail) and I came around a bend and there right in front of me, in the middle of the trail, were two moose, a male and a female. I took pictures, but I didn't move from that spot for about a half hour. They clearly had the upper hand -- or hoof, as it were. It might have been mating season, and I didn't want to get in the way. So I had to jsut wait them out.

The moose who live out in the country are more wild, of course, and I stay quite wary around them.

[Celebration]

5. Yes, any moose

would be a dead giveaway anyhoo!

Can't be helped............some things are beyond our control!