Banff National Park / Canadian Rockies

Elk walking away in Banff

Have you ever felt stupid about not getting THE shot? I can tell you my story because, well, I have no shame 😉 I was on the bridge crossing the Bow River in the town of Banff taking pictures of the river and mountains because that's what you do when you're in the Rockies, right? A car started to honk and telling me to look the other way. This young elk was right there, at the end of the bridge in the middle of the street with the town and mountain in the background - the perfect shot! Yes, it walked 6 feet behind me while I was photographing the river...and I missed it...and I felt dumb. You know the picture of this wildlife photographer waiting patiently for hours with his telephoto lens while the elk is right behind him? I felt like I was that picture, except with a wide angle lens no good to capture the scene. Obviously the time it took to swap my lens it was too late 😭 So here it is, my missed opportunity walking his butt away.

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