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Mt. Goat, Mt. Evans
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Mt. Goat, Mt. Evans

by John Tobias

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 16, 2010195 views7 comments
Canon XTi, Tamaron 28-300mm lens
!/400 @ f-11 ISO 200, at 249mm. +3 exposure

I had not been on Mt. Evans for nearly 20 years. My goal was to find and photograph mt. goats. I was near the summit around 6:30 am and was treated to a band of mt. goats who unlike those I had seen years before, very adjusted to people. I was the only one there at the time, although others came while I was there. It was a great time and the goats were very cooperative.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Sally King on January 16, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Nice details and a very cute expression. Nice light to show off the fur. I love the piece of grass stuck on the horn. I am hoping to go to Mt Evans this summer. What time of the year was this shot taken? How hard is it to get to where these goats are? Thanks.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Ron McCombe on January 16, 2010 at 7:08 PM
What a lovely shot,

good exposure, very sharp, great back grpound

I would love to have this in my collection

Well done
Registered on November 16, 2009, 190 Posts, 207 Comments
Comment posted by Cam Held on January 16, 2010 at 7:25 PM
John,
Awesome portrait! I love the intimate comp, and the catchlight is great! You must have been pretty close to them to get this close of a portrait at less than 300 mm! The exposure is also spot on! Great shot!
-Cam
Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments
Comment posted by JACK NEAL on January 16, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Good portrait of a young goat, John. Very clear, sharp and I like the background. Thanks for shareing.
Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 17, 2010 at 2:14 AM
Always great to have co-operative subjects :smile: This is a very solid portrait John. You handled the exposure on the whites extremely well despite your +3 compensation. That you needed to dial in this much surprises me a bit. I might consider brightening the eye, but just a tiny bit.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by kiran khanzode on January 19, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Nice lighting and detail in the image, I like the clean BG ! :toast:
Registered on February 21, 2009, 83 Posts, 428 Comments
Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 2, 2010 at 10:02 AM
This is a great portrait! The exposure looks perfect, and you chose the right DOF to blur the BG just right. Really nice work. Every time we drive past the Mt. Evans turnoff on I-70, I wish we could take a detour and check out the goats but we're always in too much of a rush. Maybe someday!
Registered on June 13, 2007, 434 Posts, 2742 Comments