Another lovely picture, and it is very obvious you know what you are doing. I have to say this one was a little harder to rate than most pictures because of many things. The vision of the subject is more than clear, so i have to give you a five on that, the originality is not terrible, but I have seen some picutres like it in Hunting magazines and such, though this one does defy those by not having the bull looking scared or directly at the camera. I have no clue how you got this good of a shot on a wild animal, so you get a five on technique. I am just baffled at the lack of blur and fine details. As for the impact, i would think you could possibly add a little more detail to the backgrounds through a touch up or perhaps add to the foreground. The rock in the bottom right corner seems to be missing something, and i apologize for not being able to tell you exactly what it needs.

Overall, the picture is of superb quality and I look forward to seeing more works of yours and others.

I can feel like if I was in the mountain just by looking at this photo. This a great shot !
The composition is perfect with the elk on the left size and the rock on lower right corner. The depth of field on and only on the elk, the unfocused rock and the background add a good balance to the image.
The light is not so good but at 1pm you had no choice. The colors aren't very vibrant but it looks natural. If I had the luck to meet such an animal while hiking in the mountain, I won't be difficult with the light !