Portrait: Mountain Goat, Olympic Mountains
Aug 4, 2018 23:58:55 #
Laurence68
Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA
I was quite a distance off trail on Wednesday, and roamed the glacially carved soaring ribs of bedrock that are overlain with trees and plants.
The Mountain Goats seemed to be congregating lower down than normal, so I took advantage of the terrain to put myself in close with this guy.
He has adorned himself with a nice layer of dried mud. This statement seems to be in vogue for the goats. It's all the rage for fashion in the high country.
I was having bad luck with images that were not quite in focus. However, switching to auto-focus caught this one spot-on, and the eye is in critical focus here.
The Mountain Goats seemed to be congregating lower down than normal, so I took advantage of the terrain to put myself in close with this guy.
He has adorned himself with a nice layer of dried mud. This statement seems to be in vogue for the goats. It's all the rage for fashion in the high country.
I was having bad luck with images that were not quite in focus. However, switching to auto-focus caught this one spot-on, and the eye is in critical focus here.
Aug 5, 2018 00:10:12 #
Aug 5, 2018 06:18:44 #
Gorgeous photo, Larry! The light, setting, rich colors, perfect pose.
Aug 5, 2018 06:27:07 #
What a lovely shot! Very crisp, perfectly composed and realistic colours to boot. The flowers are a contributing bonus without stealing the show. Must have made the hike feel very worthwhile.
Aug 5, 2018 10:01:13 #
That's a really cool photograph! The pose and perspective are really nice. The background and environment are beautiful.
Aug 5, 2018 10:31:33 #
Wonderful capture. Nice composition and color. He Looks like he is posing especially for you.
Aug 5, 2018 11:36:07 #
Laurence68
Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA
Thanks all. Actually, the trail getting up into the high country is an awfully steep climb of approximately 4000 feet in just 3 miles. So, finally getting up into the higher meadows was a relief. I could see a few goats "dotting" the rocks and swales above the basin, so just started climbing individual ribs of rock. I was lucky here, in that the goat and I suddenly "found" each other. He definitely gave me the "eye", and that was a good thing. :-)
Aug 5, 2018 12:09:47 #
Aug 5, 2018 16:32:47 #
Hi, Larry,
Personally, I love the image, especially that you included the low v3getation and conifer limbs in the left half...it all more fully characterizes his environment.
From a compositional point-of-view, however, his gaze off to the right...and away from the center of the image inserts a perceived imbalance to the image ...and suggests that a crop from the left side to place his nose on the upper left intersection of the thirds could be very effective.
Were it my image I would really struggle with the decision...and am not at all sure what it finally would be!
Dave
Personally, I love the image, especially that you included the low v3getation and conifer limbs in the left half...it all more fully characterizes his environment.
From a compositional point-of-view, however, his gaze off to the right...and away from the center of the image inserts a perceived imbalance to the image ...and suggests that a crop from the left side to place his nose on the upper left intersection of the thirds could be very effective.
Were it my image I would really struggle with the decision...and am not at all sure what it finally would be!
Dave
Aug 6, 2018 05:12:32 #
Aug 6, 2018 13:02:17 #
Laurence68
Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA
Uuglypher wrote:
Hi, Larry, br Personally, I love the image, especi... (show quote)
Dave, this guy's eye was actually locked onto me though his head was turned slightly. In essence, it was a "staredown" and I think he was surprised to see me. I thought of the "staredowns" I used to have with my sister when we were little, waiting to see who would blink first. :-)
Aug 6, 2018 14:29:04 #
Laurence68
Loc: Olympic Peninsula, WA
And speaking of "staredowns"...don't EVER get locked into a staredown with an Olympic Marmot (Marmota olympus), especially one that is already angry about you being on his turf.
I got locked-in on the staredown when I glanced over to this guy. It lasted a long, long time...too long. The marmot won, I couldn't take it any more. Sometimes you lose the game. I wonder if this makes me a Lewzer human?
I got locked-in on the staredown when I glanced over to this guy. It lasted a long, long time...too long. The marmot won, I couldn't take it any more. Sometimes you lose the game. I wonder if this makes me a Lewzer human?
Aug 6, 2018 15:10:15 #
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