Elk or a moose

Captures from Finland, Cities, Photography

I took this yesterday though a window, enjoying the moose or elk on the sidewalk in Matinkylä, Espoo. It was late afternoon so the it was already a bit dark. Are you surprised if I say gray? I did not a have camera with me so I took this on my mobile and edited it on Lightroom that I have on my mobile. So this is really a Cellpic 🙂 I did three edits, in the first one I added light and enhanced the gray tones.

The two others are more real to the actual colors of the moment, One I added light and the other There is quite a bit of vignette to bring your focus to the center. That one is the most accurate of the light and tones. It is amazing how editing can change a shot.

Is it an elk? Is it a moose? If you’re in Finland, the answer is “BOTH”! The iconic, majestic forest dweller  is known as a moose in North America and an elk in Europe. To make matters even more confusing, elk in North America is used for an entirely different animal – a kind of deer.

Cellpic Sunday

10 thoughts on “Elk or a moose”

  4. Great editing with your cell phone. I wonder how all the moose in the Rocky Mountains would enjoy being call elk??? And our elk on the coast called moose! It’s all so confusing. Thanks for teaching me something new this morning.

  5. “The iconic, majestic forest dweller is known as a moose in North America and an elk in Europe. To make matters even more confusing, elk in North America is used for an entirely different animal – a kind of deer.” I think that is quite interesting information that not a lot of people know. I learned about it the first time when I visited Yellowstone and I saw these big deer that everybody called “Elk”. I said that is not an “Älg”, it’s a deer. We also saw “Älg” and they were called Moose, but I knew that. I just thought “Elk” and “Moose” were the same. Then I looked it up and I realized “Älg” is “Moose” in north America but “Elk” in European English (well British), whilst Elk in the US is “Kanada hjort” in Swedish. Yes that can make your head spin.

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