Our most cooperative subjects in Yellowstone were the Big Horn Rams. We were able to find them each day we were driving the road between Mammoth and Cooke City, usually on the rocks relatively close to the road.
Canon 7DII
100-400 II @ 400mm
1/1000
f5.6
ISO 800
HH, FF, levels, curves, selective burning of the snow, sharpened in CCPS.
C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,
Rachel
02-24-2015, 11:14 AM
Stu Bowie
Hi Rachel, I really like the detail you have brought out on this fellow, and looks like he's fully aware of your presence. Great that you got him with a mouth full of grass, and I would be interested to find out why the end of both horns are tattered/ worn - fighting maybe?
02-24-2015, 11:17 AM
Rachel Hollander
Hi Stu and thanks. I think you are correct about the ends of the horns but Dale or Steve C. can probably answer more definitively than I can.
Thanks again,
Rachel
02-24-2015, 01:04 PM
Sanjeev Aurangabadkar
Lovely comp and colours Rachel. I like the details and eye contact. Super sharp!!! TFS.
02-24-2015, 10:37 PM
Sid Garige
Stu,
Splinters can happen from rubbing their horns against the trees. Looks like a old guy.
Very nice composition Rachel. Sharp and good techs.
02-25-2015, 07:21 AM
Rachel Hollander
Thanks Sanjeev and Sid, much appreciated. Sid, thanks for the additional info too.
Rachel
02-25-2015, 10:26 AM
Stu Bowie
Hey Sid, thanks for the feedback - I didnt realise their 'horns' were called splinters. Never too old to learn. :w3
02-25-2015, 02:01 PM
Andre Pretorius
Hi Rachel
Detail on the goat and horns amazing, grass in mouth and snow on splintered horn tips add to image.
Good exposure on ram not to blow the whites in snow.
Comp effective with some more grasses which he feeds on in front of him.
Once again those oblong pupils...
Too cold for my liking there:e3..
02-26-2015, 03:20 AM
dankearl
Just superb, one of your best for me, excellent details...
02-26-2015, 09:41 AM
Rachel Hollander
Thanks Andre and Dan, much appreciated.
02-28-2015, 09:28 AM
Gabriela Plesea
Hello Rachel,
This certainly falls into the "very printable" category IMO - there's such beautiful detail everywhere and the image is so vivid, it has that 3D feel we all seek. I like the framing and pose of the subject, and those tattered ends of the horns add great character - superb image, I thoroughly enjoyed viewing, thank you Rachel!
Warmest regards,
02-28-2015, 12:49 PM
Steve Canuel
Nicely detailed and the grasses are a plus. I suspect that some brooming of the horns occurs during their head butting, but they're pretty good at making sure they meet head on with the thickest part. They'll rub their horns on trees and rocks if/when the tips curl enough to obstruct their vision.
02-28-2015, 12:57 PM
Rachel Hollander
Thanks Gabriela and Steve. Steve, thanks also for the additional info about the horns.
03-02-2015, 06:56 PM
D. Robert Franz
Hey Rachel, love the image great detail achieved.. This rams horns are damaged by impact during the fights that occur in the rut. This brooming is quite common amongst the rams....
03-02-2015, 07:05 PM
Rachel Hollander
Thanks Dale for the comment and the additional info. :wave: