Fall in the Smokies!! Photographing Elk Rut & Bugling - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY VLOG

Fall in the Smokies!! Photographing Elk Rut & Bugling - WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY VLOG

In this wildlife photography vlog, I return to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina to photograph wildlife and landscapes under an array of spectacular autumn colors. For wildlife photography, I focused on photographing rutting elk for the majority of my trip. Fall is the time of year at which the elk rut, meaning they bugle and battle for mates. These behaviors allow for some epic elk photography opportunities. I also spent a morning in Cades Cove looking for black bears to photograph, but came up short. For landscape photography, I focused on waterfalls and mountains with rich fall colors. Overall, It was an awesome photography trip to Great Smoky Mountain National Park during the peak of fall colors.

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