Fall in the Gardiner basin routinely provides good Pronghorn sightings. This male was watching me carefully as I got out of my car, set up my tripod and took a few shots. Then he and the rest of his herd grazed away slowly, only occasionally looking up to make sure that I wasn’t following. (7D2, 100-400 @ 400, 1/640 s, f/8, iso 800, tripod)
Cropped a la Max’s suggestion.
Outstanding, Mark. These fleet footed guys are the gazelles of our grasslands and prairies. The golden knee high gasses and warm lighting provide the perfect backdrop for this paused head turned view.
These pronghorns have always been my favorite hoofed western states dwellers. Very nice indeed.
What a beautiful image of a beautiful creature! The landscape is perfectly complimentary for the animal. The limited palette has worked a treat. Great focus on the face and he’s given you an ideal pose.
Love those autumn grasses in the park, and this is one of the best subjects in that setting. Lovely portrait, Mark.
My main feedback centers around the crop. I don’t see any overwhelming “directionality” in this pose, so I don’t think leaving the traditional extra space in front helps. The eye is drawn in to the front-facing subject rather than wandering away following the direction of a profiled gaze or pose, so I think centering it in the frame horizontally makes a lot of sense here.
Beautiful image in a pretty setting. I like the simple background of the golden grasses highlighting the buck.
A nice capture of this Pronghorn Antelope, Mark! Good detail on the animal and the foothills in the background add some nice environmental context. Nice shot!
Max, this is full frame (as usual) so I just accepted the buck’s position. Cropping to 4x5 with the buck almost centered (reposted above) does make him more compelling, but it takes away somewhat from the grasses…an interesting choice of context.
