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First Spring
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First Spring

by JACK NEAL

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 24, 2010114 views7 comments
This was taken yesterday in Idaho. This very young Pronghorn was not sure what to do. She later laid down in the flowers and was not to be seen.

50D
1/640
F 8
ISO 500

Thanks for looking at my picture and for any comment.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 24, 2010 at 5:42 PM
A cute little beast in a beautiful setting - very nice.

The plant stem merging with the eye is a minor shortcoming.
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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 24, 2010 at 11:27 PM
IMHO, the pronghorn is cropped too tight on the top, bottom and left hand side. Needs abit of room and some cropped off of the right hand side. I like the habitat you caught this little guy in. Thanks for posting.
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Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 25, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Precious pronghorn, lovely setting. Well done Jack. :smile:
Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments
Comment posted by Bob McQuade on June 25, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Nice capture. A rare opportunity.
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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 26, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Beautiful image Jack; the flowers make the image work for me as they complement the young, fresh and fragile subject so well.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 26, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Yes this one is pretty young. I found a new baby a couple of days ago and it remained "hiding" flat in the grasses so a clean photo was impossible. I am always struck at how large their eyes look at this age! Your exposure looks fine and it is fortunate that this one was in the field of flowers. Because the light is contrasty it would have been interesting to see how it would have looked if you had shot wide open. What a cutie!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 29, 2010 at 3:52 PM
A wonderful setting for a young pronghorn, what a find this was, I like the look and big eyes, I might be inclined to add some more room but a wonderful shot as is, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments