WC - 1st HM

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WC-647: Battle "W-Eyes"

So, apparently "Close-up photos of bird and other wildlife eyes" speaks to me, although I'm going way to the 'other' side

Looks as if this guy has seen his share of battles. The image was taken along one of my favorite drives for wildlife photo-ops (Highway 40 in Kananaskis, AB). This fellow, and his friends, will literally hang out in the middle of the road - so I was in my car for this one.

Clipped all the edges equally when cropping to give that 'close-up' feel and used NIK Silver-Efex with some selective colour.

ISO 800, 1/4000 sec at f6.3, 70-300mm lens at 146mm

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 14, 2014 at 7:35 AM

This is way cool, Karen! I like your tight cropping and since you've clipped a bit on all sides, it makes the tight view feel deliberate...which clearly it was. The eyes are very intense and the overall grayness really puts attention on the eyes.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 14, 2014 at 11:37 AM

Sheep eys have an intense look to them. Well captured here. Mark, you are going to have a difficult pick this week. Lots of great entries.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on August 14, 2014 at 12:36 PM

Hey Karen,
I don't trust this guy, his eyes are to far apart . . .

This is a powerful image and really captures the viewers attention with great detail and a wonderful color palette. As mentioned, your framing choice works very well.
This is Too

and an excellent post for this WC.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 14, 2014 at 9:45 PM

Love this close portrait, Karne. Lots of character in the face, and I really like the nearly monochromatic color with the brown accents.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on August 14, 2014 at 10:54 PM

What a great choice you made in post-processing with both the crop and the coloring. I always find bighorn's eyes a bit disconcerting since they are so far apart and they look kind of "bug eyed". Your shot captures this well. Great details in the horns and fur as well.

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Comment posted by gary phillips on August 14, 2014 at 11:04 PM

I really like this, Karen. Excellent processing, I'm usually not a big fan of selective color, but this may be the best use I've seen. Way cool.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 18, 2014 at 7:50 AM

WOW! When I pulled this one up large, I thought I might have to butt heads!!

Love this in your face comp, excellent details Karen

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 22, 2014 at 11:38 AM

Congrats on your WP Karen. Well deserved recognition for such a beautifully presented image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 23, 2014 at 11:27 AM

Congrats. Well deserved. I was secretly rooting for you.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 25, 2014 at 12:45 PM

Great eyes - and fine detail in the fur - congrats on the W!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 29, 2014 at 7:19 AM

Congrats Karen, well deserved!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 6, 2015 at 1:15 AM

Karen I Just love this - the detail is exquisite - and those eyes very compelling.
Congrats on the HM win!
Sandy

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