Bighorn Sheep

Good view of the sheep. Well taken, with no extraneous junk to distract the attention from the subject. Well composed and balanced.

Very nice capture of this big guy. I have driven the same road in YNP many times, but I never saw a Bighorn. You were very lucky to see one at all, as there are not that many in the park. To get a shot at one this close is special. You made the most of it. No real nits from me.

A nice capture, only nit is dead center pose.

Hi Ron! Oh man, I'm a sucker for a good-looking bighorn, and this does not disappoint! First off, that is indeed a good-looking ram. More importantly, you did him justice in your capture! I particularly like that you caught his near leg lifting as he strides forward, and the slight head-turn is wonderful. I also love the lichen-covered rocks in the foreground, though wish his position didn't line up as it does with the biggest one here. I would echo the minor nit re: the ram being slightly too centered for my personal preference, but the emphasis is indeed on "slightly." I really like the tones and contrasting foreground snow in this image as well.

Really nice (and as I said in a different post of yours, welcome to NPN and the wildlife gallery in particular)!

Hi Ron,

This one nicely shows a bighorn in terrain that's almost "diagnostic" of the species - which is good. Both the head position and that of the front left leg work well and add to the shot. As others have said, it does feel a bit too centred (at least for my taste) - if this were mine I would have positioned the ram a little lower and to the right, giving it more room to climb into the frame (thus helping to give it a little more dimensionality and perceived "height" and simultaneously pulling it out of the middle of the frame).

Cheers...

Brad

PS: Please don't hesitate to jump in and comment on the images of others. The 5:1 comment to image post ratio recommended in the posting guidelines can be tough to attain, but we all benefit if folks join in on the discussion. Thanks!

If this is a crop, a little more space in front will make a nice improvement. I echo the positives others have mentioned regarding dynamic posture and slope.

I like this shot! I love photographing bighorns with my dad. I got a few pictures of rams in Yellowstone a couple years ago, but mostly we photograph them near our home. This guy is darker than most of the rams around here and I really like his colour.

I like how sharp the ram is and how bright his eye looks. You can sure see the rings in his horn! Nice picture!