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Grand Teton/Yellowstone N.P.'s - Some Real Spectacular Studs - Post#4 - 4 Photos
Jun 9, 2016 16:28:51 #
Finally getting a chance to get back to my photos and post a few here. Been crazy around here the last few weeks...sold our truck and trailer, bought a new Outback, guests from Switzerland and a wedding. Now for some peace and quiet!
Anyhow, caught up with these two spectacular Rocky Mtn. Big Horn rams west of Tower Junction in Yellowstone N.P. this past May. The "big one" is better than full curl which makes him a real trophy and the smaller one is right at full curl and another very good ram. They were is dark timber which made photographing them a bit of a challenge in the dappled light. It was a fun time!
Taken with the Nikon D7100 and the recently released Nikon 200-500 lens.
Anyhow, caught up with these two spectacular Rocky Mtn. Big Horn rams west of Tower Junction in Yellowstone N.P. this past May. The "big one" is better than full curl which makes him a real trophy and the smaller one is right at full curl and another very good ram. They were is dark timber which made photographing them a bit of a challenge in the dappled light. It was a fun time!
Taken with the Nikon D7100 and the recently released Nikon 200-500 lens.
Jun 9, 2016 16:35:29 #
How handsome! Terrific you were able to spot these and photograph them.
Jun 9, 2016 17:04:21 #
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Jun 9, 2016 17:07:25 #
Beautiful animals. Did u know that they break the tips off their horns so that they can maintain peripheral vision... Just love nature!
Jun 9, 2016 17:14:32 #
Jun 9, 2016 18:19:15 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
How handsome! Terrific you were able to spot these and photograph them.
Linda in over 40 years of photographing wildlife, and lots of BH Sheep, these are the biggest to date. Keeps me coming back to Yellowstone a couple of times each year. I forwarded these photos to a couple of hunting guides and they believe the big ram would score between 185-190" and the smaller ram around 175-180". That would put them both in the Boone & Crockett record book.
Thanks for stopping by and your nice comments.
P.S. - Think I've seen a couple of your posts over on fred miranda recently...very nice!
Jun 9, 2016 18:23:37 #
clh3RD wrote:
You might offer Nikon the rights to No. 2 as an illustration of the 200-500 mm IQ.
Thanks clh...I appreciate you stopping by and your nice comment!. I am very impressed with this lens and starting to think about holding discussions with the war department about getting a D500 to really take advantage of this lens' capabilities!
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Jun 9, 2016 18:28:30 #
wapusk wrote:
Beautiful animals. Did u know that they break the tips off their horns so that they can maintain peripheral vision... Just love nature!
Thank you wapusk and yes I did know that. I have hunted and chased wild sheep all over the Rocky Mountain states and Alaska and now spend considerable time trying to find and photograph them. Like all wildlife, they are regal animals!
Jun 9, 2016 18:31:55 #
gym wrote:
Beautiful shots, Alan!
Thank you Alan, I appreciate you dropping by and commenting and, glad you enjoyed these photos.
Jun 9, 2016 18:32:26 #
jederick wrote:
Finally getting a chance to get back to my photos ... (show quote)
Very good captures.
Jun 9, 2016 18:44:26 #
jederick wrote:
Thanks clh...I appreciate you stopping by and your nice comment!. I am very impressed with this lens and starting to think about holding discussions with the war department about getting a D500 to really take advantage of this lens' capabilities!
Very nice!
I brought my 80-400 and D7100 to Yellowstone in October. I now have the D500 with the 200-500 and enjoy them,particularly for the quicker focus acquisition,but don't short sell the D7100. I now bring both cameras and unless I'm shooting birds,either is fine for me. Nice to have two different lenses ready to go! I have the 70-200 or 18-140 on one and the 200-500 on the other!
Jun 10, 2016 03:12:42 #
Jun 10, 2016 08:23:31 #
photophile wrote:
Very good captures.
Thanks Karin, appreciate you stopping by and glad you enjoyed the photos.
Jun 10, 2016 08:31:05 #
DaveO wrote:
Very nice!
I brought my 80-400 and D7100 to Yellowstone in October. I now have the D500 with the 200-500 and enjoy them,particularly for the quicker focus acquisition,but don't short sell the D7100. I now bring both cameras and unless I'm shooting birds,either is fine for me. Nice to have two different lenses ready to go! I have the 70-200 or 18-140 on one and the 200-500 on the other!
I brought my 80-400 and D7100 to Yellowstone in October. I now have the D500 with the 200-500 and enjoy them,particularly for the quicker focus acquisition,but don't short sell the D7100. I now bring both cameras and unless I'm shooting birds,either is fine for me. Nice to have two different lenses ready to go! I have the 70-200 or 18-140 on one and the 200-500 on the other!
Thanks for the nice comments Dave and that is one great system you have with the two cameras. I do something similar keeping the 200-500 on the D7100 and the 16-70 on the Sony A6000 so I'm ready for either wildlife or landscape.
I'm in a quandary about my 80-400 lens now that I have the 200-500...really like the lens but it never gets on the camera now...
Jun 10, 2016 08:33:01 #
Sylvias wrote:
Very good captures, very impressive animals.
Thanks Sylvia, that is a lot of head gear they are carrying...about 30 lbs.!
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