Spotted this bighorn ram with a few ewes right off of the road - I pulled over, set up the tripod and was able to quietly shoot the group for all of 3 minutes before a 10-car "sheep jam" ensued and the sheep headed for higher ground. Guess I should've worn my camo...
I usually try to give the main subject of my shot a bit more space than this (both behind and above), but the sheep were pretty bunched up and I really wanted to isolate the ram from the shaded ewes. The light obviously wasn't great, and the shadows in the bg and across the ram's head bother me a bit. Any thoughts?
Grant, Colorado
03/28/10 - 4:48 PM
Sony A200
Sony 75-300 @ 140mm
1/500 sec @ f5.6
iso 160
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4 commentsSandy r
I'm in agreement that the image is a little tighter than optimal, but totally appreciate the reasons why. I actually like the shadows in the background - I think they add some nice depth (and I like that the majority of this image - including foreground and background - is quite sharp). I did notice the shadow across the face right off the bat, but to say that it "bothered me" would be an exaggeration. It will be interesting to see what others think - I tend to be more tolerant of shadows than many others...
Cheers...thanks for sharing this...
Brad