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Big Horn Sheep

by Gerald Emery

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 18, 201798 views3 comments
Big Horn Sheep photographed in Cody Wyoming in December





Canon 50D EF 100/400 mm
ISO 800 210 mm
F/5.6  1/1250 sec

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 19, 2017 at 9:30 AM
Always nice to capture an image of a Bighorn ram and this guy is a big one. Compositionally, the grasses in front detract a bit. It would also be nice to have a tad more room for the ram to look into. As far as IQ, the image looks a bit soft. Not sure why as the shutter speed should have been high enough, even if you hand held the camera. Perhaps the focus point ended up being one of the blades of grass. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 19, 2017 at 4:13 PM
Positives are the beautiful ram and the richly lighted golden grasses.  That said the same grasses conspired to capture your camera's focus, leaving sharp stems and the face of the ram somewhat out of focus.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on February 24, 2017 at 4:10 PM
Really nice ram Gerald. It seems that your focus was more on the grasses in front than the ram itself. Tough conditions with all that grass in front.
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