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Bighorn Sheep

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Posted by Ernie Marx on August 19, 2010 at 12:14 AM
Bighorn Sheep
These three rams lined themselves up on a hillside between Cody and Yellowstone. They aren't doing anything interesting, but I liked how they arranged themselves. Helpful (or damaging) comments are appreciated.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 19, 2010 at 10:42 AM
Hehe, that looks like a triple-exposure! Cool shot, Ernie.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 19, 2010 at 11:50 AM
If the middle one was at the top I would have said they have lined up according to their horn size :biggrin: - nice one ...
Posted by Jackson Frishman on August 19, 2010 at 12:24 PM
The line-up is really sweet, and tall and skinny is not a format you often see for wildlife shots. Works for me!
Posted by Jack Brauer on August 19, 2010 at 1:08 PM
That's great! The arrangement really makes this one special.
Posted by Grant Collier on August 19, 2010 at 1:49 PM
That's pretty cool! At first glance, this looked like a Photoshop creation where you cloned one bighorn a couple times (though obviously it isn't). I think this could stand a little more post-processing. Maybe a Levels adjustment to give it more dynamic range, a small S-Curve for more contrast, and maybe a bit more saturation and sharpening....
Posted by Jesse Speer on August 19, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Rare catch. Nice. And welcome.
Posted by John Mumaw on August 19, 2010 at 3:35 PM
I agree with the others' comments.
The arrangement is indeed special and really quite cool.
I'd be pleased as hell to have captured this one!
Posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 20, 2010 at 12:37 AM
Made me think of the three monkeys for some reason....

Trippy shot!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 20, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Very cool capture Ernie! Not sure I have ever seen them so well lined up :toast:
Posted by Jason J. Hatfield on August 22, 2010 at 2:42 PM
Are you sure you didn't just use the "content aware" fill in photoshop to get those other two? :wink:
Posted by Dan Walters on August 25, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Really like the position of all three bighorns. Nice comp!