Ice Goat

Gallery: LandscapePosted May 25, 2011111 views9 comments

A mountain goat wandering above the Harding Ice Field, Kenai Fjords national park near Seward, Alaska.

Neither the goat nor the spectacular mountain scenery is uncommon in this part of alaska. Its the blue sky

Nikon D5000, Sigma 10-20, iso 200, f10,1/1250

Would love to hear your thoughts on this,
Anand

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on May 25, 2011 at 9:18 PM

Your composition really contrasts the scale of the mountain goat with his environment. It also gives the impression of the harshness of the elements that it has to deal with.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on May 25, 2011 at 9:20 PM

I love the expanse and ruggedness you have captured here Anand. The silhouette of the mountain goat also adds a sense of scale.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on May 25, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Spectacular scenery, and a goat too! Nice scene, and great sense of vast expanse here with the goat.

Chris

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on May 25, 2011 at 10:30 PM

Nice animalscape, I would suggest cropping half of the sky though, it would strengthen the image IMO.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on May 25, 2011 at 11:07 PM

Anand,

Great nature image and story - how nice of this fella or lady to accommodate your picture taking. ;-) Without the goat, the center part of the image would be fairly empty and without detail, but how fortunate in this setting that it allows the goat to really stand out in the image. No nitpicks from me. Nicely captured.

Lon

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on May 26, 2011 at 8:14 AM

This is beautifully done, Anand. I like the inclusion of the goat in the scene for a sense of scale.

Ed

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on May 26, 2011 at 8:53 AM

That mountain goat really makes the shot!
Love those distant peaks.

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Comment posted by Rick Lundh on May 26, 2011 at 4:15 PM

This might make a really cool black n white...what do you think?

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on May 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM

Thank you for suggestions guys ! Greatly appreciated !

@Rick, Going for a high contrast BW was my first instinct. Thought the blue sky may be of interest, but i might end up preferring a BW version as well.

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