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by István Pénzes

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 7, 2010177 views8 comments
It was 3 weeks ago,a snowfall all day long... the last snow this winter hopefully. The rams came to the nearly feeding place very eagerly.

50D+400/5,6L
ISO100 f/6,3 1/400
tripod

Every C&C welcome.
Thanks!

István Pénzes
Győr, Hungary

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on April 7, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Very nice photo, good winter scene, IMHO the back ram could be sharper, but that may not have been possible under your light conditions. I assume these are wild mouflon sheep?
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on April 7, 2010 at 6:25 PM
fantastic image ! their horns look magnificent. what i like most is the snow against their gorgeous winter fur.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 7, 2010 at 6:51 PM
István,
Beautiful animals in a beautiful setting. The simplicity of the snowy BG, plus the falling snow highlighted against the rams makes this an outstanding scene. Would have been a good candidate for combining two images, each focused on one ram, but we all know how difficult it is to get even one animal in focus when they are moving. The focus on the one nearest the camera works.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 7, 2010 at 8:28 PM
I really like the balance you've struck here Istvan.
Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 7, 2010 at 10:22 PM
You have created an arresting image in difficult lighting circumstances. Well done! It has an almost graphic appeal. Looking hard to find a nit, I suggest you might try backing off the sharpening on the main/near ram's horn as there seems to be some halo, but not much. I think the "edgy" quality is in keeping with the graphic feel. I like this a lot.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on April 8, 2010 at 3:26 PM
this is an interesting image. A nice winter scene. The lighting circumstances weren't that easy. you did a good job here. I like this shot.
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by Luca Mussato on April 8, 2010 at 5:10 PM
nice winter scene and well captured, looking at the larger photo i think that more DOF could have helped to make the leftmost ram more on focus. Easy to say in front of a monitor :wink: anyway i like its simplicity.
Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 9, 2010 at 9:46 AM
Hi István,

Very nicely done - this would have been an exposure challenge and it's always tough working with multiple subjects. I like the diagonal placement of the two subjects and, as others have stated, the snow adds a very nice graphic appeal. I doubt you could stopped down enough (regardless of the light) to bring both subjects into focus, so your only option would have been combining two shots (each focused on a different sheep) and there are some who consider this "going too far" with digital technology...

Thanks for sharing this interesting shot...

Cheers...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments