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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    Lovely comp and colours Rachel. I like the details and eye contact. Super sharp!!! TFS.

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    Stu,

    Splinters can happen from rubbing their horns against the trees. Looks like a old guy.

    Very nice composition Rachel. Sharp and good techs.

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    Thanks Sanjeev and Sid, much appreciated. Sid, thanks for the additional info too.

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    Hey Sid, thanks for the feedback - I didnt realise their 'horns' were called splinters. Never too old to learn.

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    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..
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    Just superb, one of your best for me, excellent details...
    Dan Kearl

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    Thanks Andre and Dan, much appreciated.

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    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!

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    Gabriela Plesea

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    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.

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    Thanks Gabriela and Steve. Steve, thanks also for the additional info about the horns.

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    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....

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    Thanks Dale for the comment and the additional info.

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