Pronghorn ll

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 27, 2011814 views12 comments

On my last post Vincent suggested that if I had another image of this running Pronghorn "without the legs overlapping the way they do" it might make for a stronger image. I have another shot where the entire animal, including feet, is above the horizon line but the leg positions are similar to my first post so I thought I'd run this one by you to see what you might think about the leg positions. This photo was taken four clicks in the burst after the last one. Thanks.

7D, 1/1250, f/5.6, ISO 640, EV + 0.67, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 9/21/11 in very warm light, exposure adjustment in ACR, cropped to 60% of original image, selectively sharpened, no additional processing or adjustments

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12 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 27, 2011 at 7:24 PM

Prefer the first post, to me it gives a better feeling of speed. Posting 2, the rear legs are behind grass, looks more like the start of a leap. I like photos of pronghorns so thanks for sharing another.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 27, 2011 at 9:29 PM

I like them for their differences. This animal seems unconcerned about you and so natural.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 27, 2011 at 9:49 PM

Great image. I like the comp., the color a lot and great sharpness. I really enjoy watching Pronghorns run.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 27, 2011 at 10:06 PM

Not sure which one I like best Ron, probably the first because as John said it really does make you feel the speed more, but I do also like this outstretched pose. Congrats on having both of them!!!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 28, 2011 at 2:34 AM

Both frames are wonderful to my eye Ron, though my instinctive preference is for the previous one you posted.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 28, 2011 at 7:58 AM

Great techs n beautiful pose !
Just wish, you had more sky under the deer ...just like you mentioned about next shot.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM

I agree both are excellent images Ron. I do prefer the stretched pose here, but the fact that there is more overlap with the ground (less sky below the pronghorn as Jagdeep said) is a negative compared to version one.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM

Both are nice, Ron, but the other has the sense of raw speed one associates with pronghorn.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 28, 2011 at 3:58 PM

Ron, I commend you for this series. I've tried capturing running pronghorns and never have much luck. The warm tones and light are quite nice, but I really like that you managed to capture the feet... they're so often obscured by too much scrub.

Max

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on September 29, 2011 at 1:02 AM

Ron,
I like them both. I enjoy the first because of the blue sky background. The second's flat out stride is powerful.
There is so much to enjoy in nature, capturing little stories like this one is so much fun. Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 1, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Beautiful light and I really like the action. Nice blue sky as well.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 2, 2011 at 12:05 AM

Both are nice images of these pronghorn. I have found pronghorn to be very hard to get of shot of and very skiddish so nice in getting this sequence. I happen to like the first one better just because of the horizon line and seeing the legs better. Well done Ron.

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