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Antelopes have a lot of curiosity. Two things I would wish for this picture: That you had used more ISO and a smaller focal opening. The detail held together on the front antelope held well despite the large crop.

Jerry, I like this type of image where the front animal/bird is in focus and the rear animal/bird is OOF. So in this case f4.0 works well for me. I just wish the pronghorn on the far left side was not there.

Hi Jerry,

Nice colour palette here and there's no doubting what the main subject is! I like the out-of-focus antelope on the right, but the one overlapping the butt of the main subject doesn't help the composition (at least for me). If this were mine I might crop it a little differently - cutting off a little more on the left and adding that same amount on the right (so shifting the subjects to the left a little more).

Cheers...

Brad

Thanks for all the comments. I too wish the antelope on the left wasn't there. Brad, I took your advise and re-cropped. I think it helps.

Hey Jerry,

Yep, I prefer the re-crop.

Question: What's driving your decision to move away from the default 3:2 aspect ratio towards a more pano presentation? The reason I ask is that I'm seeing SO many panos these days - sometimes it works well (depending on the subject matter), but often it doesn't (or is neutral). In this case I don't see a strong reason to go pano (unless there's something outside the frame driving th decision). Just curious...

Cheers...

Brad

Brad,

In this particular case, the antelope were standing on a hill that rose up behind the Lamar River. I was on the opposite side of the river. Just below the vegetation that you see in my image, the terrain drops off abruptly toward the river. There is some barren spots and some spots were very busy. I usually prefer a more conventional crop, but in this case it wasn't possible without including part of the river bank.

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you. Your images and critiques have caused me to rethink how I take images. I have no shortage of shots with sharp, well exposed wildlife. What I didn't have were images that "spoke" to me. I think you know what I mean by that. I longed for images that touched me emotionally or took me to a different place. I wanted images that I, and others who see my work, continue looking at well beyond the first glimpse. The image of the two ibex that I posted is a good example. My daughter happened to walk past my monitor while this image was up. It stopped her in her tracks. It was the emotional impact that drew her in. So, thanks for helping me understand what makes a special image.

hello jerry

I do like the colors captured and the intense far away looking of the antelope. The one on left behind is a distraction but , that's what it is!:)

By the way.... I like to identify my subjects with common names and if able to include the latin names too. This helps the observer and identifies the photographers knowledge of the subject. For me it really helps me get into the subject and learn more about the species! This part can be Very enjoyable and also pulls an observer into your well documented image and maybe lingers longer and maybe even ask some questions. Just my thoughts here:)


Thanks for sharing, like the image repost better!

Bill

This would have been a nice shot but for the antelope coming out of the other antelopes rear end. Kind of hammers the whole shot IMO. Little mistakes like this are a good learning process though and likely in the future you will notice things like this and make adjustments before pressing the shutter release

Hey Jerry,

Thanks for the info on the crop. And...thanks a bunch for your other comment - made my day!

Cheers...

Brad

PS: And the result in the women's gold medal hockey game didn't hurt either!!