Went to Badland National Park over the weekend. A quick storm passed by on Saturday afternoon but Sunday morning was pretty sunny. Saw a few mountain goats roaming around not very afraid of people (though I was the only one there). A few pictures here, please let me know if there is something I can do to improve - no post processing is done on any of them.
You don't need a class, just pick up a copy of the Audubon Guide to north American Mammals.
Nice shots - the first has great potential when you lighten the rock and sheep. The two with their heads together has great symmetry. The grazing head shot misses the mark, it's just too closely cropped. With head shots, it's generally better to include some shoulder so the animal doesn't look like a wall mount. Thanks for posting these.
Yeah, that works. A really spectacular shot!
This sure could use some postprocessing (Levels adj., color correction, etc.) in order to look its very best.
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Soubhik
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Nice shots - the first has great potential when you lighten the rock and sheep. The two with their heads together has great symmetry. The grazing head shot misses the mark, it's just too closely cropped. With head shots, it's generally better to include some shoulder so the animal doesn't look like a wall mount. Thanks for posting these.
All could use some sharpening and color correction work to remove a strong color cast.
If you want to see a larger view of the first one you can watch it here :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30774043@N06/4492266744/sizes/l/
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4492266744_550ceab285_b.jpg
This sure could use some postprocessing (Levels adj., color correction, etc.) in order to look its very best.
Bill Brennan