He's My Brother II

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 2, 2014170 views6 comments

Another shot of the two Ibex I encountered in Israel. In this shot, big guy looks like he's going to pound little guy. As I said earlier, big guy pulled back at the last moment and just gave a gentle tap.

As you can tell by the image, I was not ready for this shot. Big guy reared up suddenly and I had only a fraction of a second to capture the shot. The image was underexposed due to the pronounced light sky. I also lost most of little guy trying to track big guy. I had to do some work in Photoshop and LightZone to get it as shown. I also added a bit of canvass on the top. As a result, this is not a great image, technically. However, I think it shows some interesting interaction.

Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 100-400
f6,3
1/500 s
ISO 100
Focal Length 105mm

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 3, 2014 at 12:56 AM

Jerry,
This is the sort of shot that I get all to often (very annoying)

If you had got all off the legs it would have been stunning, I think it could do with a little more contrast to make it pop more.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 3, 2014 at 10:31 AM

Great action and awesome pose and shooting angle Jerry! What a pity about the clipped legs, that sort of spoils it. The focus also seems a bit off (not on the head.)

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 3, 2014 at 11:57 AM

A nice follow up image to the previous story. When you said mock head butt I was not thinking leaping approach like this shows.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 3, 2014 at 9:58 PM

The interaction is special. Wouldn't it have been nice to have some warning and get this pose with the back feet included?! I think you did a good job salvaging exposure and the only big wish would be for different framing and perhaps move the youngster!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 7, 2014 at 11:48 AM

Nice capture of the action. Also regret you did not have more time to prepare for the shot. Good series.

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Comment posted by Bryan Pereira on February 13, 2014 at 10:14 AM

awesome shot would have liked to see more of both animals in the frame

Registered on February 6, 2014, 19 Posts, 27 Comments