Nowhere to hide
This ewe could not escape this Ram, try as she may. She had 4 chasing her non-stop. Then the rams were joined by a very young ram who got in on the action as well, he had spunk and was willing to mix it up with the big boys. Light was a bit harsh.
D300, 400 w/1.4tc, 1/2000, f5, iso400, man exp.
Thanks for looking, comments and critiques appreciated.
Todd
Not really working for me Todd, as I find it all a bit busy, with little separation between subject & environment, sorry to sound rather negative on this one Todd.
Steve
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Never saw a sheep hide under a rock before. She really must not have been in the moodI think you did a good job with the light here. Shadows yes, but they look realistic and as I would expect them to. I like the little color splash of the sumac(?). Not having them looking at each other (or at least one looking at the other) hurts the story a bit.
I like the look of determination in his eye, but fear her hiding place is none to good.
Excellent behavioural image in spite of the "technical" difficulties
Todd - interesting to see the rocky habitat but they do blend in. You handled the light well.
TFS,
Rachel
To me it is the natural order of wildlife to blend with their environment. And that can make you crazy when you see great action with great animals and there is just no way to "unblend" them from their natural background. But we all do try.
Would prefer to see better seperation between the subject and BG but interesting behaviour captured.
Love these chases... Nice habitat here and some action..It does show were they live. I like it!!
Thanks for the comments everyone, much appreciated. For those wanting more separation, agree that would be nice and you get a few chances for that but this is their habitat so you have to deal with what they give you :). Now I'm hoping next year for snow in the area (I know where to find them now) as this year was unusually warm and sunny, that will let them stand out a bit.
Todd
Originally Posted by Todd Frost
Todd,
I could not agree more, the unnatural look is OK, but not real.
Good luck for next year
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