Big Horn Sheep

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 20, 2011133 views11 comments

Here are a couple big horn in Zion National Park a week or so ago, as they peered curiously over a rocky edge along the plateau on the east side of the park...

Canon 1DIV @ 223mm
1/1250 f/5.6 iso400

Thanks for taking a look!

John

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on November 20, 2011 at 9:37 PM

Very nice! Like the angle and the position of the sheep.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 20, 2011 at 10:22 PM

Nice image. The colors, the composition and dof are good.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on November 20, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Nice shot John, I love the sharpness of the sheep.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on November 21, 2011 at 11:56 AM

John, I love the expressions on their faces! I think the difference in their positions is also visually appealing. I do find the sticky brush at the bottom a little distracting, but it could be cropped or cloned out. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 21, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Nice spacing, with just enough DoF, it appears. I like the mix of soft colors too.

Max

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on November 21, 2011 at 3:12 PM

The looks on their faces are too cute. Love the way they have aligned themselves. One of the more engaging pics of big horns I've seen.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 21, 2011 at 3:18 PM

Great pose on this pair John

Excellent light and nice sandstone podium. Do you know if these are the desert bighorn species or the Rocky Mountain version?

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on November 22, 2011 at 10:28 AM

They look so comfortable as they peer down on you .Looking upwards to them ,makes for a very nice composition.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 22, 2011 at 10:35 AM

John,

Absolutely marvelous, the look on the rear sheep is wonderful

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM

Pleasing composition and color!

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on November 23, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone!

@Ken... these are the desert big horn variety. A friend recently shared some images of some rocky mountain big horn, and they are definitely much 'beefier'. ;-)

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