South Dakota Pronghorn

Lon , this is really good. I would not change a thing, I love the layers and the look back pose. Well done!!.

I don't think you need to change a thing Lon...Beautiful Pronghorn and setting. I do have a question...Would this image be a candidate for possibly making the Prong a "Full-Frame" image? With it looking off into the distance I think that would look pretty good. Are there aspects of the capture that would stop you from doing it?
Thanks for any guidance...

Well Lon, this is a very good image. Would like to have it in my portfolio! Of course I am partial to pronghorn, although I have not seen a wild one for years. My only suggestion is to maybe crop the sky abit as I think there is extra there that can go. Thanks again for sharing such a nice image.

Really like this image. I have been in Custer many times. This really captures the feeling of the place. The colors and comp. are great.

Lon, I love this shot! I had a spell of no light last year for about 3 months, so I feel for you. I love the subdued colors in this because of the difussed light. The head turn and pose is great and details are superb!

Nice pose. I like the splash of color and curving line of the red brush in between the sage. I wouldn't change the comp on this. But if you are looking for other ideas, a vertical crop with less sky is another option although I don't think it improves this photo any.

Wonderful image Lon. I love the pose, shows off all the characteristic white patches of the pronghorn and the head turn is the icing on the cake. I also like that your subject is standing in the short ground cover, showing of the entirety of its legs. I like this a lot.

Super capture, Lon. No nits from either.

Andy...

Jerry, I think you are asking if this is suitable for a more up close presentation. I had the option of zoom with the lens and chose the "pronghorn in landscape" approach. It would work, IMO, and the reason not to was only a matter of intent and taste. Given that this is full frame, I would be able to retain detail for a reasonably large print, even with a significant crop. All that means there is enough sensor data for a lot of expansion, but because pronghorns live in habitat characterized by big space I wanted to show him with some space around him.

Very nice comp. Wonderfully handsome pronghorn. Great work here Lon.

Good pronghorn! All I would do is loose a little sky.

This is lovely Lon. I especially like the fact that you used a relatively short FL, which creates an almost WA look here (in fact I thought your FL was less than 200!). Lovely colors due to the filtered light. I find it a bit a pity that the horizon line cuts at the nck and not a bit lower, but see no way how you could have changed that without compromising.

Beautiful - great setting, composition and soft light.

David

Really nice prong shot Lon!

What strikes me immediately is the perfect composition, with 'space' for the pronghorn to look into, the layered bg, and the fact that the pronghorn's head is against the sky. Lovely image, Lon! As always!

Attractive image for its layers of colors, great eye appeal.
Well composed shot combining the South Dakota landscape, and this beautiful pronghorn nicely

I like the overall scene here Lon, especially the different colors of vegetation and the head turn. The only thing I might suggest is trying a pano crop, I think you could spare some of that sky.