Musk Ox

Nice portrait of a bull muskox. I like the position of his head and horns. It does seem that some of the detail in his back has been lost. I know the hair in this area can be lighter. Thanks for sharing.

Nice close up, Ken. Looks like he was really keeping both eyes on you. I like your DOF here, with the foreground being in focus.

Cool ox portrait Ken - sharp where it needs to be, and the eyes and horns look great. The lack of sharp focus on the slightly blown back doesn't bother me. Too bad about the blur on those foreground leaves, but still a nice shot.

Hey Ken,

Those "droopy" horns are excellent - love the black tips. The contrast range on the musk ox itself - with the very light horns and fur on the back combined with the very dark face must have made for a tricky capture (and I think you handled it quite well). The composition works fine for me, tho' I wonder if you could lose perhaps a little off the top?

My gut says that brightening up the shadow regions near the left eye and slightly pulling back the exposure on the "crown" portion of the horns might make this shot work even better, but without seeing the original file I can't really say with any confidence if this would be possible.

Photographing these guys is very high on my personal "hit list" so I'm very envious of your opportunity (and results!).

Cheers...

Brad

Nice image Ken. I like everything as posted, but might crop a bit off the top it it were mine. Still nice work either way.

I agree, this is one handsome fella..And who's gonna disagree with the big guy?
Details and DOF looks great, you had some good light too Ken. I especially like the way the green veg frames his mug. Another option that might work is a 4:5 portrait comp, although it would seem tighter of course.
Well done