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Two elk with large antler racks spar in the snow near Baker City, Oregon, USA.
Written by Mod Fam on January 15, 2020

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A deer at dusk in Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness
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A young elk looks at the camera near Baker City, Oregon, USA, at a winter feeding station.
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Cheap Stock Photos: Deer and Elk Images.  A baby elk peers out from tall grasses in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Western United States.
A young elk in Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness
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Cheap Stock Photos: Deer and Elk Images.  A baby elk peers out from tall grasses in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Western United States.
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A baby fawn reclines in the grass and sticks in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness in the Western United States.
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How to Photograph Deer and Elk

Be at the Right Place at the Right Time

Photographing wild animals requires a combination of planning, good timing, and a lot of luck. But most of all, it’s about being in the right place at the right time. Fortunately for us, we live in a state with the most wilderness area in the lower 48 U.S. states, and we border several other states with vast expanses of wilderness and open country. We also love to hike, camp, and backpack. The combination of outdoor recreation and vast wilderness create the best possible conditions for encountering wild deer and elk. Many state fish and game operations maintain winter feeding stations for elk, and some states like Wyoming have elk and other game reserves where you can all but guarantee wildlife encounters.


Cheap Stock Photos: Deer and Elk Images.  An adult deer stands in the evening sunlight and green grass in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness.
A deer at dusk in Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness
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Cheap Stock Photos: Deer and Elk Images.  An adult deer stands in the evening sunlight and green grass in Oregon's Eagle Cap Wilderness.
A deer at dusk in Oregon’s Eagle Cap Wilderness
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Manual Settings – ISO

Capturing crisp images of deer and elk takes a bit of practice, especially with manual aperture (f-stop) and shutter speed settings. Unlike other subjects, wild animals move quickly and can be unpredictable, so it’s important to have your settings dialed in before you start shooting photos. When prepping for elk or deer photos, I usually start with manual settings around f8 or f9 and a shutter speed of about 1/1,000. I also begin with an ISO setting around ISO800 or higher, depending on light conditions. The higher the ISO, the more grain you will see in your images. With a higher ISO, though, you will be able to increase the shutter speed and capture less movement in the image.


An adolescent deer with a small rack stands among green grass and flowers at Idaho's Redfish Lake.
An adolescent deer at Idaho’s Redfish Lake
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An adolescent deer with a small rack stands among green grass and flowers at Idaho's Redfish Lake.
An adolescent deer at Idaho’s Redfish Lake
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Manual Settings – Shutter Speed and Aperture

I shoot everything manually, because I like to adjust the image in-camera for tone, light, and the particular look I am shooting. Automatic settings will provide you with a balance of shutter speed and aperture, averaged for the overall light in the frame, based on internal camera sensors. This is great for even light conditions, some landscapes, or for learning what combinations of shutter speed and aperture (f-stop) result in different photographs.


A young elk looks at the camera near Baker City, Oregon, USA, at a winter feeding station.
A young elk at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon
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A mature elk at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon
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Manual Settings – Time to Experiment a Bit!

Once you start to get a feel for automatic combinations, try shooting manually, adjusting your shutter speed up or down to let in less or more light. Alternatively, try experimenting with your aperture to also adjust the amount of light exposing the frame. Remember, the lower the number, the wider your aperture, so an f5.6 is wide open and will quickly expose the frame to a lot of light. That wide-open aperture will also give you a very shallow depth of field, blurring both the background and foreground. An aperture of f22, on the other hand, only lets a fraction of the same light in, but gives you a much wider depth of field, so most of the frame will be in focus.


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A mature elk eats feed lying on snow near Baker City, Oregon, USA, at a winter feeding station.
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Two elk with large antler racks spar in the snow near Baker City, Oregon, USA.
Two elk sparring at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon
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Two elk with large antler racks spar in the snow near Baker City, Oregon, USA.
Two elk sparring at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon
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Recommended Settings for Deer and Elk

For deer and elk, unless you have a telephoto lens between 300-600mm or more for close-up detail, you’ll want a medium aperture so the body of the animal is in focus. If you can adjust the ISO up without getting too grainy, you can keep your shutter speed high, as well, minimizing blur. Before you encounter your subject, take a series of sample shots using rocks or trees in different light (direct, diffused, etc.) to figure out what combinations will work best in your current light conditions. This will minimize frustration when a large elk bounds into the frame and you want to focus on composition and not what aperture and shutter speed combinations will work best.


Elk bedded down in the snow at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon, USA.
Elk bedded down at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon
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Elk bedded down in the snow at a winter feeding station near Baker City, Oregon, USA.
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