animals "Big Horn" sheep

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Nice capture. 6/6 anon and best regards.

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Beautiful shot Linda.

Amazing back-light, fantastic exposure balance between shadow & light, great details, gorgeous capture, Linda, the system still don't let me rate 7/7...:( Best regards

I have one very similar to this one taken with 300mm (on my camera it is equivalent to 480mm full frame sensor). I had to set the ISO at 800 to have short enough exposure to neutralize the shaking of the camera! Cheers!

 

PDE

Thank you all for your kind and generous comments.

 

Pierre, thank you! You should post yours, I'd like to see it.

 

Best wishes, Linda

Beautiful shot Linda, i like the expression and the back lighting. For my taste though i would add a bit more contrast in post processing to bring out that wonderful back light and make the animal stand out more against the stone background. (see my suggestion). Regards - michel

Elegant posture and beautiful eyes. A composition with brilliant light-management. Best regards.

It's good to hear from you. Thank you so much for retouching this photo. You are very kind and generous with your time. I like what you did with it and I think you are right. Your version is more dramatic, mine does look rather pale and washed out in comparison. I am always experimenting, and sometimes wonder if I do too much processing. This one is pretty much straight out of the camera. The only editing I did was to desaturate the grass a bit. I think I will rework it now, increase the contrast and bring up the reds and yellows in his coat a bit before printing it.

 

I always appreciate feedback like yours so much. Thank you again.

 

Best wishes,

 

Linda

Thank you for stopping by. Best wishes.

Dear Linda

 

you are most welcome. Sometimes i hesitate before offering comments, some people tend to take them the wrong way. I'm glad it's not the case with you. I also appreciate when people offer constructive criticism and suggestions to improve my shots. I think it's worth much more than any rating system. Regards - michel

Great capture, really a perfect image...excellent! Best regards

Michel, some people are quite sensitive about their work. I like to get praise like we all do, but it really is more worthwhile to hear what people honestly think. I want to hear it all, good and bad. I get stuck in ruts, and getting input really helps me. Take care.

 

Diego, thank you. It's good to hear from you. Best wishes.

 

 

Linda. I think you have a pretty good picture here. The pose it's appealing, and being that you are shooting from a lower location gives the animal a feed of greatness looking down to us (the viewers)

If I could make one or two observations would be; one about the exposure, it seems like your were dealing with a rather harsh sun iluminating the area. This can increase the dynamic range of the image, but in this case I believe your sensor was capable of recording the whole dynamic range, without clipping the important details of the horns, I couldn't tell how much but I think it is over exposed. Not that is bad to have highlights over 255 but not on the important areas. The other thing (my personal view) is that I'd try a bit more Out of focus BG to create a greater isolation of the main character. In the other hand I would not over do it since this is more of an enviromental portrait so the surroundings are meaningful to show the rugged enviroment. last thing I'd try is to sharpen the image more to show more of that details you have there.

Congratulation

Alex

Thank you for your excellent advice. I really appreciate you taking the time to give me a serious critique. I am adding a updated version where I used your, and Michel's ideas.

 

 

Great shot LInda...these fellows are very formidable at times....wonderful detail,,,and I see you got some advice........and I think it was quite good.....you'll have a fantastic image by the time you're done.....That's one of the nice things here on PN.........someone who 'knows' how a shot can be improved is always ready to jump in and help.............looking forward to see your 'final'.......sincerely, Gail

Linda,

Wow.....this is a great shot. It looks as though he posed perfectly for you. I love the color and details. Very well done. Regards, Patsy

Thank you both for stopping and commenting.

What a beautiful animal Linda! Wonderful shot!

Thank you! It is good to hear from you.

Very well spoted and so well captured, great light here and the amtosphere is very outstanding, thank you my friend for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.

Thank you for your kind words. It is good to hear from you.

 

 

Linda, this is a memorable shot. These horns are impressive, but aside from them, you've caught a gentle expression, a gentle animal with a dramatic backdrop, reminding us climbing on rocky terrain is home. I love the light on the back and horns and the soft bright caramel eyes, just a tad different shade the hair and the cute black and white nose.

 

I've seen many horns blown for holiday celebrations and think of scapegoats, the original meaning of whole communities "transferring" their sins onto an animal and sending that animal into the desert. I much prefer the horns on the head and seeing the wildlife living in freedom.

 

A sweet shot.

Thank you for thoughts. I have never heard of a Big Horn harming a human, but the males are not gentle with each other. The largest and strongest male has (owns) a harem of females. During breeding season there are challenges from younger males who would like to be in control of the harem. They battle it out by smashing their heads and horns together with incredible force. Blood runs from their eyes. The winner gets to breed with all the females. This is survival of the fittest. Nature is not always kind, but it works.

 

It is good to hear from you.

 

Best wishes,

Linda