Summer Portrait
Not much time for shooting anything new for the last few months so I've been culling the drives. This one is from last July, during a quick after work trip. I liked the body angle and eye contact, the late afternoon light, and how it shows off the coarseness of their fur. 40D, 500/4, f5, 1/1600, ISO 400, +1/3 EC, HH from vehicle, cropped a bit all around. Consider it a late entry for antelope week.
Love the pose, catchlight and overall golden light here Steve.
TFS
BG , Pose and colors to die for , brilliant
TFS
I love these antelopes and this is just beautiful. I love the light, the soft background and the sparkling eyes. The flowers add to the 'prettiness' of the overall image. They have interesting markings and I find the way their skin/hair folds intriguing. You've even managed to capture the large blood vessels in the front legs, no doubt this is handy to get the blood moving around when they are racing at those high speeds they achieve.
The muscularity of the antelope is certainly evident with the detail-enriching sidelighting.
Steve - nice light, pleasing bg and fg and pose all work to take this image to the next level.
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Rachel
All been said, love the light and IQ. The awesome BG also adds nicely Steve
Lovely portrait of this nice doe. Sweet light, exposed well with nice sharpness. Nice bg too boot. Well done.
Side note, I'm sure Steve knows this but others from other parts of the world may not, the Proghorn is not actually an antelope, it has it's own distinct classification.
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Todd
Simple, but affective Steve and as Roberts as mentioned, the sidelight really does illustrate the form and structure of this animal. The yellow flowers make a nice touch breaking up the scene.
Steve just curious, what is on the side of the animal, looks like a big scar, surely not?
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Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks for the comments everyone, they're appreciated.
Thanks for sharing that info Todd. They are interesting animals with some unique attributes.
Steve,
The "scar" is a space in her fur caused by molting. They shed in some peculiar patterns sometimes but mostly seem to lose fur from the bottom up (legs, then side & back). Being wide open plains animals, they've got some surprisingly thick fur and it can be pretty interesting to see the change. Here's a pic of a different one a little earlier in the season that better shows what I'm trying to say.
Thanks steve, appreciate the info and attached image, now gives clarity to my question, many thanks.
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks Steve, that's really interesting and seeing the second image shows the moulting very well.
crisp portrait here Steve - I dub you the king of pronghorns! :)
late entry accepted, by the way, and thanks for the interesting info on the molting
Thanks for the look and comment Morkel. And the coronation
Lovely IQ and DOF...The soft light and colors work a treat
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