Ram in Snow

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 13, 2012176 views6 comments

A nice, full curl Dall ram on a dark, cold day. Low light and wind made shooting extremely difficult, I think this is the best one I walked away with from that morning.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Chugach State Park, Alaska
Sony A200
Sigma 70-210 @ 150mm
1/320 sec @ f3.5
iso 400

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ed Cordes on February 13, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Nice alert pose. Tough exposure conditions. Looks like you handled it well.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 14, 2012 at 10:07 AM

This is a great image. The pose and the environment really work for me. Great eye contact and dof. If this is full frame, you were right on top of this guy,. Fine looking ram.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on February 15, 2012 at 12:28 AM

Gorgeous looking image ! Great wintery feel. The rocks and lichen do intrude a little while admiring the awesome horns.

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 15, 2012 at 7:30 AM

Hi Guy,

Nice specimen and nicely rendered, especially on the exposure - not always easy to capture white-on-white detail on a subject standing on snow! I like the inclusion of the rocks in terms of adding to the context/habitat of the animal, but a bit of a shame that they visually overlap with the horns (definitely "hides" them to a degree).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on February 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Great shot, Guy! The others already said about the bg...regardless, a great shot and a beauty of a ram. Wish you had a larger version!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 16, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Too bad the dark horns were intersected by the rocks, making them merge a bit. I wonder, too, if a wee touch brighter would be an enhancement. I really like the good eye contact, detail and the fact that this appears to be a spectacular specimen.

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