West Caucasian Tur

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 17, 2011110 views6 comments

A capture back from 2007 mountain trek in Russian Caucasus Mountains. I have posted another capture of this guy walking off facing completely away from me and I have completely forgotten about this one. Many of you will probably wish that the animal would be facing me but I really like the feeling that this pose gives. I think it adds to the distance and grandeur feeling.

At that time I had a second hand Canon EOS 100 + Sigma 70-300mm APO with some cheap film. Probably not the best quality scan but I think it still looks alright for web . Slightly cropped from the left and the bottom.

Comments are really appreciated,
Thanks for viewing!

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 17, 2011 at 11:14 PM

I like this image very much Andrius, especially with the subject's head angled slightly away, as it creates interest insofar as me wondering what he's looking at, how far off it is and, who knows, perhaps even thinking ;^)

I'd be interested to see how a landscape version of this shot would have appeared, with the subject where it is on the right-hand side of the frame, but I guess you wanted to also include in the shot as much of the mountain as possible, which is understandable, as this lends particularly to the natural impact of the scene.

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 18, 2011 at 12:25 AM

Wow, exotic location and exotic animal. Interesting to see the varied horns of the various goat and sheep species. It's an interesting pile of rocks he is standing on. I like Ashley's suggestion for a landscape format, the upper part of the mountain is nice, but I would emphasize the animal more. The head turn is fine by me and don't need to have him broadside.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 18, 2011 at 12:33 AM

Ashley and Gary, thanks for commenting . I understand why you're thinking about landscape format. As far as I remember, one of the reasons why I didn't go for landscape format was some distracting obstacles on the left side.

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 18, 2011 at 12:49 AM

I also love the fact that an animal which is technically a European one (although really close to the border) is probably considered more exotic than elephants, leopards or Japanese macaques in this gallery

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 18, 2011 at 8:47 AM

Hi Andrius,

Not bad for "cheap film"!! Compositionally I quite like this and personally I think the vertical crop works well here. To my eye it really helps put the subject in the right context from a habitat perspective - the vertical crop, with the inclusion of so much of the mountain in the background, really says "alpine" to me. I like the positioning of the subject in the frame and the DOF looks pretty much optimal to me. I wouldn't mind a bit more of a head turn, but this pose works OK for me too.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Benavides on March 18, 2011 at 6:11 PM

Nice shot Andrius. I like very much the composition with the background of ice and rocks. I like the position of the head as posted because it allow us to see a good perspective of the horns. Good job.

Registered on January 2, 2011, 12 Posts, 141 Comments