Big Horn Up Close

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 20, 2012208 views4 comments

This big horn sheep was just off the trail leading the Grinnell Glacier in Glacier NP. I zoomed in to get a head shot & really liked this crop of the circular horn with the one eye in the frame.

5DIII, 70-200 2.8 II w/2xIII extender
F5.6
ISO 800
1/3200 sec

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 20, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Well seen Wick. You came up with a unique image showing interesting detail on the ram's horn as well as a strong over all design. The shadows are maybe just a little bit dark for my taste, but that's just me.

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Comment posted by Holly Morris on October 22, 2012 at 1:32 PM

love the detail...holly morris

Registered on October 9, 2012, 66 Posts, 112 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 24, 2012 at 10:19 AM

Hey Wick,

Well...no one should complain about lack of detail in this shot! Nice curl here - you don't see too many rams where the curl goes past the eye. I like the idea here...that strong circular composition is compelling. My eye ran into a bit of a compositional paradox here - after following the curl my eye went to the subject's ear next (I'm guessing because it's in the middle of the curl), which isn't a particularly interesting thing compared to the eye. This is just an observation - not a nit. Barring major genetic manipulation of this species I can see no way to avoid this!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on January 7, 2013 at 10:18 PM

Nicely composed with outstanding details. Could processing bring the eye out of shadow as the maber there is fantastic.

Registered on January 5, 2013, 37 Posts, 261 Comments