Bighorn's Snowy Day

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 2, 2014173 views3 comments

Found this Bighorn Ram cruising the cliffs at the east end of Lamar Valley this week in Yellowstone Park. I was trying to show the falling snow in the frame and found it hard to locate a dark backdrop to make it really stand out and then he walked into an area that I think worked pretty well. Slightly cropped, with some basic burning, dodging, sharpening. Thanks for any feedback!
Canon 1DX, 800 mm IS on a monopod
ISO 2000, 1/2000 sec, f 5.6

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 3, 2014 at 1:50 PM

Fine looking ram and very will captured. The snow adds a lot of interest to the image. Great detail and dof.

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

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 4, 2014 at 9:14 PM

I like the pose and eye contact along with the falling snow. I might experiment with a vertical crop to reduce the amount of out of focus rocks that take up much of the foreground but still a wonderful shot. Well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Chris Brookhart on January 5, 2014 at 8:04 PM

Here is a vertical crop as suggested. Let me know if you think it works better this way. I just always like to give the subject room to look into or face towards. Seems a little tight to me and creates a more centered subject which always gives me the willies!

Registered on January 29, 2010, 10 Posts, 36 Comments