Young Dall Sheep Ram

[John Ippolito]

Young Dall Sheep Ram
High in the Alaska Range. August
The Rams generally reach full curl in year seven or eight.
D300, 300 2.8 VR, f4, 1/640, ISO 400, spot meter off coat, manual

[Ken Watkins]

John,

This is a real beauty, how on earth do they manage to run around on that scree?

My only gripe would be that the image is not large enough, I would love to see a close up of the head.

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice clean image John, like the inclusion of the environment/habitat as it gives the shot context. Not sure if the horn of the other Ram (rear back leg) adds anything or could it be removed to give a cleaner look?

TFS
Steve :wave:

[Robert Amoruso]

The diagonals gives the image a nice compositional tension.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice to see you posting John. Love these sheep and this is a nice capture of one in habitat. I like the different shades of color in the BG rocky slope.

[DanWalters]

Like the walking pose and the surrounding environment. Can almost hear the sheep walking across the loose rock.

[Stu Bowie]

John, excellent exposure, sharp, and I like the placement in the frame. I do like how most of the sheep is against the distant OOF BG.

[John Ippolito]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment!


Nice clean image John, like the inclusion of the environment/habitat as it gives the shot context. Not sure if the horn of the other Ram (rear back leg) adds anything or could it be removed to give a cleaner look?

TFS
Steve :wave:

Steve, I actually like the reminder the OOF sheep gives me with regard to the rest of the group, but I realize that is my personal memory - I agree with you. If I was to make a FA print, the OOF sheep would go. Thanks for your insight and look at the details.:S3:

[Harshad Barve]

John
You gotta love this , absolute gem
TFS