Pronghorn Portrait

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 4, 201488 views5 comments

Another one from Yellowstone. I was taking flower pictures and minding my own business when this female came by. A bit later, she picked up her fawn from where it was hiding, though the light was awfully harsh on those images.

7D, 300mm f4 + 1.4TC, hand held, f55.6, 1/2000, iso 400, aperture priority, no expsoure compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 12.6 MP in a 5x7 aspect ratio for my wife's purposes-haven't bothered with a different ratio as this appeals to me. Taken June 21st in the Slough Creek Valley, Yellowstone at 3:43 pm.

Your comments are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 4, 2014 at 11:12 PM

Nice capture of this pretty lady. I especially like the background on this one. I too have seen quite a few pronghorns in this same area.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 4, 2014 at 11:24 PM

My only question is, did you ever feel a need to leave the Slough Creek area?

It was very productive for you!

Really nice complementary tones between the fur of the pronghorn and the background.

Max

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 5, 2014 at 8:48 AM

Good work managing the hard light, nice sharp portrait of this lady.
Nice BG & I like the ears forward pose Dennis

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 6, 2014 at 4:41 PM

I agree with Howard on this Dennis...you really managed the harsh light very well in this image. I also like the crop.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 7, 2014 at 1:58 PM

Great job of capturing this in the bright conditions. I like the effect of the pronghorn against the dark evergreen background, not where one would normally see them.

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