Gallery: WildlifePosted September 21, 2012197 views5 comments
Big Horn Sheep in Glacier NP in mid-Sept.
5DIII, 70-200mm w/2xIII, f5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 640
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 21, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Wick, you've got some really nice colors and textures here, both in the foreground and background.
I think my only concern is the placement of the ram in the frame. It's sort of in no man's land... almost centered, but not quite... and not quite "rule-of-thirdsish" either. It seems like you could commit one way or another on this. To me, the strongest crop would be placing the ram in the lower left third (by cropping a bit from left and bottom) given its slightly right-facing pose, but you do have options.
Max
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Comment posted by John Tobias on September 21, 2012 at 2:12 PM
Good color, pose, sharpness. I do think you could tighten the space around the ram with out loosing any impact. Wish I had taken it. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 21, 2012 at 11:58 PM
I like the vertical white tree trunks in the background, works well with the colors of the ram. I also like the low point of view here. Good job preventing blowing out the white areas. There is a slightly disturbing jittery appearance to the background, presumably an inherent characteristic of the 2X teleconverter and its affects on bokeh.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 22, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Hi Wick,
You've separated the ram very nicely from what could have been a very distracting background - well done on that. I agree with the previous comments on this shot so won't repeat what they said. One additional point: when I look closely at the ram and the direction the trees are pointing I'm left wondering if a slight CW rotation is needed here?
Cheers...thanks for sharing this...
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 23, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Beautiful ram. Great pose.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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5 commentsI think my only concern is the placement of the ram in the frame. It's sort of in no man's land... almost centered, but not quite... and not quite "rule-of-thirdsish" either. It seems like you could commit one way or another on this. To me, the strongest crop would be placing the ram in the lower left third (by cropping a bit from left and bottom) given its slightly right-facing pose, but you do have options.
Max
You've separated the ram very nicely from what could have been a very distracting background - well done on that. I agree with the previous comments on this shot so won't repeat what they said. One additional point: when I look closely at the ram and the direction the trees are pointing I'm left wondering if a slight CW rotation is needed here?
Cheers...thanks for sharing this...
Brad