Musk Ox Herd

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 21, 2012215 views6 comments

During my first day of my visit to the Seward Peninsula around Nome Alaska, I explored the Council Road and found this herd of Musk Ox with youngsters in the alpine country of Skookum Pass. This herd was fairly skidish, so I hiked a wide circle aound them to get ahead of them and waited for them to appear on top of this ridge.

Canon MkIV, 600mm, 1/1000, f9, ISO 640, Manual spot meter

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Ken Archer

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 21, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Nice herd image of muskox. Not sure what the small white areas in the BG are , but I find them distracting as to me they look like OOF buildings. Maybe clone them out? Also, a lower angle if it had been possible. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on August 21, 2012 at 11:26 PM

I like several things about this one Ken. Calve's heads turned perfectly for the light, good whites on the legs and the snow/frost on the backs. Nice handling of the whites. I assume the whites spots John mentioned are snow, and I would probably try to clone them out

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Comment posted by William Bickle on August 22, 2012 at 9:39 AM

Hello Ken

Really Cool!! Well done, All, except the One backward Guy !! These Guys have So much Character going for them! Not much visible protein for them to digest?

question: on far left guy looking at you , The Eye area of her left eye seems Very Blue?

What is your Crop?

Thanks for Sharing

Bill

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 22, 2012 at 2:34 PM

I like the grouping, which I understand as typical of musk ox. Techs look fine for to me. I would like to see more versions (surely they gave more than one click) to enjoy the scene more fully!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 22, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Good looking herd and they look like they are keeping an eye on you. Interesting to see the young musk ox (I do not think I have ever seen a picture of one before). Nice job in approaching and getting this shot, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 22, 2012 at 6:35 PM

Thanks guys for your comments on my photo. To answer a few of your questions, the white spots are left over snow pack. The bluish looking eye is actually a bit fur fluffed up from the animal standing in front of her, it was quite windy up there. And this is cropped slightly from the top and right side.

Ken

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