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Wilderness Rendezvous
Wilderness Rendezvous
hahn23


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Dec 18, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2008

 Bighorn ram and ewe on MacGregor Mountain on December 18, 2008. Part of a flock of 35 sheep.

[Jan. 2nd, 2009 03:28:59 PM]

Both sexes of this species have horns. The female on the left is the ewe and that's as large as her horns will get. The male is the ram on the right. He is about 9 years old. His horns will continue to curl all of his life (expectancy of maybe 12 years). But, to maintain his peripheral vision, he "brooms" off the tips of the horns so he can see left and right.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 407
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Avg (commenters): 7.1111
Avg (participants): 6.4000
Avg (non-participants): 6.2745
Views since voting: 1747
Views during voting: 279
Votes: 166
Comments: 15
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 02/18/2010 10:15:58 AM
This piece is very interesting, Hvae you ever thought about making calendars? Sometimes wildlife photography can com off looking very mediocre, but, not yours, noope. It has an interesting artistic perspective. The Masculinity of the male ram just forces it's way throughout the image. I would really enjoy looking at it while checking my appointments for june.
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 09/21/2009 12:24:50 PM
Beautiful shot
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 01/08/2009 12:40:10 AM
excellent! congrats on the top 40, I'm planning on visiting a friend of mine in Denver and heading to the park in the spring, hope to see this kind of stuff!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2009 08:18:53 PM
Beautiful!
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 01/05/2009 03:55:28 PM
Majestic animals. Well captured and presented.
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 01/05/2009 11:42:04 AM
Very well captured
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 01/04/2009 12:19:18 AM
great depth of field and composition...
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 01/03/2009 06:52:08 AM
Glorious animals photographed well
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 01/02/2009 08:40:10 PM
nice composition
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 01/02/2009 01:32:51 PM
I can sense the connection between the two animals, almost like they gossiping about something they see off in the distance...
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 01/02/2009 01:25:26 PM
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Message edited by author 2009-01-23 14:07:11.
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 01/02/2009 09:42:24 AM
I cant wait to get back to Colorado to get some shots of these beauties. Lovely photo
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 01/02/2009 05:15:58 AM
beautiful capture
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 01/01/2009 01:45:40 PM
National Geographic quality here. Seriously.
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 01/01/2009 06:32:05 AM
very sharp very nice
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