Dall Portrait

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 26, 2011230 views6 comments

Dall ram close-up, shot this summer near Polychrome Pass.

As always, comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Denali National Park, AK
Sony A200
Sony 70-300 @ 160mm
1/640 sec @ f6.3
iso 100

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 27, 2011 at 12:21 AM

Great control of exposure to get the white detail. Excellent portrait...and the rich browns are a nice plus, too.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 27, 2011 at 7:14 AM

Very nice close-up of this ram. Exposure is right on! Must have been exciting to get so close. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on November 27, 2011 at 8:15 AM

Hello Guy

Good exposure with those difficult whites, detail on the Rams horn is excellent. With the high sun position the eyes seems hooded and lazy.

I like the fine fur end-hairs detailed with darker bg. TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 27, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Great portrait of a Dall Sheep. I like the detail and the way you handled the whites. I was there two summers ago and I didn't get anywhere near this close to Dall Sheep.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on November 28, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Very interesting portrait Guy ! The background goes well with the horn and the amber in the eye. The fiery eye gives the sheep an awesome evil look.

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Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on November 29, 2011 at 3:34 PM

Lovely warm quality to this beautiful Ram portrait .The detail and texture of his coat is lovely and I can almost touch and feel those horns.

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