Mountain Goat w/repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 6, 2015312 views5 comments

Went out to shoot White-tailed Ptarmigan (see Avian gallery) and found 8 Rocky Mountain Goats, 4 nannies with 4 kids, near the trail head and had to take some time to gather a few images before making the ascent for the birds. They were busy licking the dirt of a dried up pot hole that was along the main highway. This road is closed in winter so I'm sure the minerals they were seeking occur naturally and are a regular part of thier diet.

Canon 7Dii, Canon 400 2.8 w/1.4 ext. ISO400, 1/500 @ f9 PP in LR4

Coments always appreciated. Thanks for looking.

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5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Erhardt on September 7, 2015 at 6:44 AM

Neil, of good portrait of this goat. I'm thinking a B&W conversion could be an interesting experiment.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 7, 2015 at 9:50 AM

Eye sharpness is pretty darn good...'cause I think I can see the photog reflected there! cool Nice portrait. I find not nits, and hope you managed other viewpoints as well.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on September 8, 2015 at 11:44 AM

Neil: really like the framing and the juxtaposition of the near white goat against the golden background. The head tilt allows both horns and both ears to be seen as well. Nicely done. Richard

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on September 8, 2015 at 9:58 PM

Jim, this is for you

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on September 13, 2015 at 12:15 PM

Wow Neil. Fantastic deatil and catchlight in the eye. Whites are so hard to get this kind of clarity and detail with. You did a really nice job, and the B&W conversion is really good too.

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