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Bighorns

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Posted by Dan Walters on November 28, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Bighorns
Captured these guys near Georgetown this morning. They were really active. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Posted by Dan Walters on November 28, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Here they are trying to untangle themselves.
Posted by Mike Dunn on November 28, 2008 at 6:57 PM
The first shot is awesome.Great capture of the eye. The second shot takes a little time to figure out. Did they actually knock horns? :toast:
Posted by Rohn B. McKee on November 29, 2008 at 12:56 AM
Please share your equipment, and the camera settings for these wonderful photographs.
Posted by D J Kuklinski on November 29, 2008 at 12:59 AM
Great captures!
Posted by Dan Walters on November 29, 2008 at 2:40 AM
Thanks for the replies. The second image shows the two after the collision. Just could not quite get the shot I wanted during the point of impact.

Canon 1D Mark2
Sigma 500mm f/4.5 lens
f/4.5 at 1/640 second
ISO 400
AWB




Posted by John Klotz on November 29, 2008 at 5:02 AM
All I can say is WOW! Excellent as always Dan!
Posted by Laurie Wendt on November 29, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Dan, Both Great shots! The first one is really Awesome!
Posted by Stan Rose on November 29, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Great stuff, Dan!
Posted by Rick Dunn on November 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Yeah, it took a while for me to figure out what was going on in #2. Once I did, I realized that I've had many days like that recently... :biggrin:

Nice work, Dan. Your dof and isolation of your subjects is always spot on; I think you make it look easier than it is!
Posted by Scott Fricke on November 29, 2008 at 1:50 PM
Great shots Dan. I really like the second one, a humorous moment when they are trying to be so studly. A couple weeks ago I was driving up I-70 and just west of Idaho Springs there was a group of males, two were doing the running head buttes, something I had never seen in person. Unfortunately it was the first time in over a year I didn't have my camera with me :frown:
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on November 29, 2008 at 2:53 PM
I like how you got him begging for a snack on the first one. :biggrin:
Very nice. :toast:
Posted by Jeff Hackett on November 29, 2008 at 9:14 PM
Wow, great images! That first one let's me know a severe headache is on the way.
Posted by Don Grall on November 30, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Awesome stuff, Dan, that 2nd one is really funny and the 1st is quite dramatic.
Posted by Richard Voninski on November 30, 2008 at 3:48 PM
Wild stuff.. The eyes in number 1 are freaky.

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