Japanese mountain goat

[Charles Glatzer]

Japanese mountain goat or Nihon kamoshika as it is called in Japanese.

1D IV, 300mm f/2.8 II w/ 1.4x III
Manual, Spot metered on snow +2 EV, 1/1000 @ f/9, ISO 800
Post-production- 15in MBP, LR3, CS5, NIK

See you where there is light, or at the computer,

Chas in Japan

[Ken Watkins]

Chas,

This is a very strange looking animal, which I have never seen before, so I find it quite difficult to comment on.

It looks quite dark and a little lacking in derail, but that may be how it looks like

[Jess Lee]

Interesting subject and perfect exposure.

[Grady Weed]

You nailed the exposure, lots of details in the snow with just the right amount of shadows. I like the eye and the smile on the face. I think the head angle works for me because the animal is looking down the trail ahead of itself, it is sure footed and it shows up in the image. Reminds me of one of my wolf shots you helped me with sometime back. We have got to meet up for a shoot sometime. Many thanks for sharing Chas!

[Sid Garige]

Never seen one before Chas. Excellent details and brilliant comp as usual.

[Brendan Dozier]

Nice comp, Chas! Cool looking goat - Like pose you captured, nicely processed, like the subtle texture of snow. Twigs sticking out are nice habitat touch.

[Harshad Barve]

absolute rocking image for me , never seen before
TFS

[Shreyas Mantri]

Beautiful animal, and incredible details. Am a big fan of your animals-in-snow shots.
Thanks for sharing!