Musk Ox

[Steve Kaluski]

Just posting something a little different this time. The colours at this time of year are gorgeous and so vibrant & saturated, not bad for ISO4000. :S3:

Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.

Steve

Subject: Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
Location: Norway
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS II USM HH
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/6.3 ISO4000
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop from the top/R/LHS
Processed via: LRCC 9.3 & PSCC2020

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot indeed Steve, wonderful tones textures an colours. I think I would have preferred the musk ox a little lower in the frame and perhaps a little less large in the frame, but my, my that is beautiful.

[Steve Kaluski]

Cheers Jon.


I think I would have preferred the musk ox a little lower in the frame

I was sadly shooting down, just slightly above the Musk Ox, plus you have to keep a given xx meters between, unless they come to you.



perhaps a little less large in the frame

Perhaps as you say, could have swopped to the 200-400 as that was in the bag, but a lot of kit to haul over the 17clicks for the day. :bg3:

[Jonathan Ashton]

Cheers Jon.



I was sadly shooting down, just slightly above the Musk Ox, plus you have to keep a given xx meters between, unless they come to you.




Perhaps as you say, could have swopped to the 200-400 as that was in the bag, but a lot of kit to haul over the 17clicks for the day. :bg3:

It must be **** carrying all that heavy equipment - i have quite forgotten how cumbersome it is!!:bg3:

[Steve Kaluski]

i have quite forgotten how cumbersome it is!!

It's my little workout Jon. :w3

[John Mack]

Looks great. Love the setting and that hairy coat on the musk ox. Yes image quality is pretty good for ISO 4000. The colors are great as well.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the animal and the habitat and the ISO 4000 IQ. Looks great. I think that a crop from the bottom from just above your signature would make it better.

with love, artie

[Stuart Philpott]

One of those species i'd just love to see and make images of . It's a beautiful frame Steve the colours are gorgeous and the oxen seems so relaxed, I really like the Steve detail looks wonderful but the setting really makes this one for me

TFS

stu

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks folks, sorry for the late replies, just been rammed with stuff, plus I'm just not getting any notifications for replies and I know others are in the same boat.

BTW, the reason for going high on the SS was to freeze the guard hairs of the coat, being over a meter long I didn't want any movement in the coat as the Musk Ox moved.

[haseeb badar]

Hi Steve -- Very late on this but I won't differ from others, this is indeed a lovely frame, with a very handsome looking subject and of-course lovely colours all around. IQ is fantastic as always and even though the angle is a bit high, it is not affecting viewing experience at all. I think getting lower would have made the FG vegetation a bit bothersome?

This is taken on foot ? i mean how do you approach and search these animals ?

Lovely frame , TFS !