‘Fleeing the Flames’
Bull Elk takes a sorrowful look back at what used to be home, before pushing onwards to escape the wildfire in Jasper, September 2022.
Captured handheld after sunset, the only illumination being the backlight from the blazing inferno.
Sony a7iv and Sony 200-600mm lens
1/200 sec, f 5.6, 200 mm, 12,800 iso
Processed with Topaz Denoise and Lightroom
Awesome shot and a reminder that we have to do our best to protect our environment. Hope the elk and all his buddies escaped the wildfire, too!
Indeed a powerful reminder of the struggles wildlife face and of our need to do better for the environment!!