Walia Ibex

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 30, 201570 views5 comments

Another good reason for suffering Oxygen deprevation in the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia.

The Walia Ibex has an estimated population of 500 and is listed by IUCN as endamgered.

It was a joy to see the family group, although light and position were not perfect.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 388mm

ISO 800

1/1600

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 30, 2015 at 11:28 AM

The ibex do tend to blend in with the BG, but it is neat to see a herd, even a small one. Nice photo considering the environment you must have been working in. Thanks for sharing. Do you get any wolf/fox photos? Hope so.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 30, 2015 at 12:33 PM

I agree position was not ideal, but I find the setting quite interesting and the exposure looks fine. I think I would enjoy a similar view with even more of the environment included.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on September 30, 2015 at 7:41 PM

Ken: very interesting viewpoint. When viewed large, the animals almost seem 3 dimensional in their environment. Have never seen these before, so thanks for posting. Richard

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 2, 2015 at 8:40 AM

Really nice capture here Ken. I think the light and position are just fine. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 4, 2015 at 2:26 AM

Thanks for your comments devil devil

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