Got this parting glance during a brief peek of sunshine between the clouds as a late spring snow shower was blowing in. 5DMKII, 1-400L, f6.3, 1/4000s, ISO 400, slight crop for comp.
Got this parting glance during a brief peek of sunshine between the clouds as a late spring snow shower was blowing in. 5DMKII, 1-400L, f6.3, 1/4000s, ISO 400, slight crop for comp.

Hi Steve, nice light and detail on the goat. It's tough to compose a "butt" shot and this one is no exception. Don't think you can do much about it though :).
Loi
Gorgeous tones, soft background and colours. Cheeky pose just makes is perfect. Spot on focus, but his nose looks a little soft - might just apply a little sharpening there and then it's a winner.
Ed
Everything works for me here...pose, setting, soft tones/colours, and the sky above.
Might add some sharpening (wee bit) as hinted at by Edward!
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Thanks for the comments guys. Funny about the sharpening, I actually blurred the face a bit for the posted version. I'm actually kind of fond of these from the back, looking over the shoulder shots. Not because I like looking at animal rear ends but because it kind of says to me "I see you, I know you're there, but I'm gonna just keep on doing my own thing."
Hi Steve - I like this a lot. There is almost a conspiratorial feel to the look back pose and it looks like it's smiling for you. Nice detail and color. It all works for me.
TFS,
Rachel
Hi Steve, the light is cast on the face perfectly - nice eye. Well exposed on the whites, and the finer detail on the fur shows up nicely. Well captured.
Hi Steve,
great image of this animal. Never have seen one in real. Very well done
Have a great evening
Ciao Anette
Hi Steve, I really like the light on this one, nicely composed with good detail & texture in the fur. I would agree that the head good do with some slight sharpening and I like the way the light opens up the eye. Regarding the 'over the shoulder look' I agree it does add something to an image, however, personally I would prefer the 'rear' to be a little less full on, with the 'butt' slightly more angled away from the viewer, a bit 'in your face' for me.
Would it have been worth dropping the ISO as the SS seems quite high, or was there a reason?
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks Rachel, Stuart, Annette, and Steve. I appreciate the comments. Regarding the settings, I was shooting in AV mode and picked a midrange ISO that I felt comfortable with. Those clouds in the BG were moving pretty fast and the light was alternating between bright spots of sun like this one to clouded skies of varying darkness, one of the fun things about shooting in the mountains during late spring.