Yellowstone Pronghorn

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 21, 2012103 views5 comments

Perhaps pronghorn in Yellowstone are more accustomed to people, in any case she didn't pay much attention to me, but I did stay in my truck.

Nikon D700; Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 + doubler; 1/1250s; @f/8, ISO 640, bean bag on truck window

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 21, 2012 at 6:19 PM

Nice details and DOF David, great environment too.
A suggestion for improvement would be to give the comp more space in the direction the pronghorn is looking (behind), less to the front. But subjective as always

Well done!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on May 21, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Nice image, David! I agree with Howard about the space to the left. I also think you should cut some room off the top.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 22, 2012 at 7:29 AM

David, nice pronghorn image! I do think it could be just a bit darker. You do have good detail in the light areas. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 22, 2012 at 2:15 PM

You managed to create excellent isolation of the subject here David by the perfect BG separation and the low angle with the legs clear against that smooth BG. I also like the color palette. I do agree with comments made about the brightness and composition. Further I wish the grasses in the FG, overlapping the front leg, was not there, but that of course was entirely beyond your control.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 26, 2012 at 12:07 AM

I think it is slightly overexposed by about a third stop. In most light I routinely compensate -1/3 to keep whites from blowing. I like the pose and background treatment.

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