Just like dad

I went to check on 2 areas of the Jura today,The first area i saw a chamois or should i say it saw me and 1 ibex,the second area is my usual area where there are 4 mothers and 4 babies although it seems that one of the babies has gone,either fallen to its death or taken by a lynx of which there are a couple in that part of the jura,I spent a few hours watching and following them as they grazed after which they went back to the cliffs where the babies had a rough and tumble (sometimes 20feet or more)and then they all went under some bushes and had a sleep at which point i left

Canon 1d2 500F4 1/320@f4 iso200 Levels,curves,sat and sharpen,i also cloned the other young ibexs horns from the bottom of the image

Hello Dave
Great action shot, they must have super glue on the bottom of their feet to stick to those narrow ledges The heads look a bit soft, but that is no doubt due to the movement as they are about to "lock horns". On my monitor it looks like it could take a little more contrast too, but that's easy to fix.
Best wishes
Phil

Hi Dave,

Looks like you're still hitting the mountains which is great to see. Looks like they are actually lying on their side and you're photo is taken directly from above. Incredible grip! They're really quite fluffy aren't they. Nice cutesy factor in this shot. My only comment would be to play with the levels a little. I'm sure with some tweaking you could really bring out the contrast and colours of the rocks.

Hi Phillip
Not sure whats happened here as they are pin sharp on the tiff and seem to have suffered from the jpeg conversion,i also didnt convert to srgb which doesnt help

Here is a repost,looking closely the heads are a tad soft

Terrific. My first thoughts were that this was taken looking directly down on them, then it dawned upon me.
The new version has helped colour and sharpness for web viewing, a definite improvement here.

I know it looks a strange angle but i was sitting directly opposite on a rocky outcrop,The ledge they are on is only a couple of inches wide and they constantly knocked each other off as i said before tumbling straight down to a larger ledge,they seemed to think this was great fun and would rush back up for another go,after the larger ledge there is a sheer 400m drop

Hi Dave
a very nice capture and these are certainly phenomenal animals.
John
Aberdeen

Hi Dave

Much prefer the repost though the heads do look a tad soft. Tells a great story though.

John

I really like the unusual perspective here and find the posture of both animals works superbly,especially the way the eye contact between the pair is so obvious.
Love the diagonal lines of the cliff and animals positioning too.
The slight increase in contrast of the re-post works well.

Hi Dave

Love it - never seen a shot like this before!

David

Hello Dave

Wow what a belter.



Danny

P.S I have emailed you but I have got the feeling you are not getting them as I have emailed you a couple of times and never received a reply so I think some thing is wrong