What I love about this photo is that it is an absolute animal portrait. It's a pose that could not be better, to show the size of the animal, the display of its antlers, the profile positioning and absolute stillness.

Along the main route through Jasper National Park, this buck stood quietly with a female and 3 young.

Canon EOS 10D, Tamron 28-105 f/2.8, SP Aspherical LD @28mm, 1/640 sec @f/9, ISO equiv 400, Gitzo G1349 Mountaineer Carbon Fiber Tripod, Gitzo 1576M Ball Head