{"id":6138,"date":"2012-09-18T03:55:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T09:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:56:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:56:50","slug":"when-it-all-falls-into-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/09\/18\/when-it-all-falls-into-place\/","title":{"rendered":"When It All Falls Into Place &#8211; Bison Bull On A Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-168933 size-full\" title=\"American Bison bull on a hill, Antelope Island State Park, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201.jpg\" alt=\"American Bison bull on a hill, Antelope Island State Park, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"565\" data-id=\"10313\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20565%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27565%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-bison-bull-mia-mcpherson-6201.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Bison bull on a hill &#8211; Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1000, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve wanted this image for quite some time, I had envisioned an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/42408-Bison-bison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">American Bison<\/span><\/a> on a hilltop with a clouds in sky for the background. I dreamed about this photo.<\/p>\n<p>Three days ago things finally fell into place, a bison bull on a hill top, good light, eye contact and a clouds in the background. This image is full frame and I almost had to take off the TC to fit him in at 200mm.<\/p>\n<p>And to make it even more special? This moment was shared with my mom. It could not have been better in my opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes it does all fall into place. I&#8217;m happy that it did.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-bison-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my American Bison photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>P.S.: My mother is visiting me on her first trip to Utah, she is going to love it! I&#8217;ll be slow to view and comment on your blogs, thanks for understanding. 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