No Birds --- Antelope

pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
edited August 8, 2007 in Wildlife
I have few frames of antelope from my trip through New Mexico last week.

Hi -- Whatcha doin'??

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Here's looking at you...... No - This is not a composite!

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We're outa here!!

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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2007
    I love the look of antelope. Thanks for sharing these shots.
    Nicely done!
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2007
    Nice handling of the exposure with all that brown. Good job photographing we do not see much around here. Were these on a reserve or wild in NM?
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,270 moderator
    edited March 27, 2007
    They sure look healthy. And for a second, I thought you bagged a rare two-headed species in the second shot.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 27, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Nice handling of the exposure with all that brown. Good job photographing we do not see much around here. Were these on a reserve or wild in NM?


    No reserve. These were free ranging along NM HW 58 west of I-25 on the way to Cimarron NM.

    I have photographed antelope in Colorado, Wyoming, western Kansas, and New Mexico. Antelope can frequently be seen along the backroads of north eastern New Mexico in the grassy plains. I would think they can be found in the western Oklahoma panhandle and north western Texas panhandle as well.

    They are skittish if you try to exit your vehicle.

    But that is really two antelope, not the famous two headed antelope seen at the circus freak show.
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 27, 2007
    David_S85 wrote:
    They sure look healthy. And for a second, I thought you bagged a rare two-headed species in the second shot.

    I thought we entered radioactive zone Laughing.gif

    Great shots!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 28, 2007
    Super captures PF clap.gif Love the lighting and backgrounds on the shots.
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited August 7, 2007
    Nice shots, PF! I missed these first time around.

    They're a lot bigger and healthier than the ones I saw in Arizona last weekend. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for them as I travel around the southwest.

    :ian

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    They're great! I love how they sort of blend in, sort of don't. Were you pretty far from them?
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    I love the composition in the first and overall tonal range in the rest.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 7, 2007
    kdog wrote:
    Nice shots, PF! I missed these first time around.

    They're a lot bigger and healthier than the ones I saw in Arizona last weekend. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for them as I travel around the southwest.

    :ian

    Cheers,
    -joel


    I think yours were a bit younger, Joel.

    These seemed to have a little bigger horns.

    Antelope range from lower Canada to northern Mexico in the western states where there are no fences. They do not do well at all where the land is fenced, because they cannot jump a fence in any way. They will sometimes crawl under a fence if possible.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 7, 2007
    schmooo wrote:
    They're great! I love how they sort of blend in, sort of don't. Were you pretty far from them?

    I shot these last spring on the way to Angelfire Ski resort in New Mexico. I had to check the exif 700mm 20D 1.6 Mag factor so yup, they were a long way off.

    I don't think I have ever gotten closer than maybe a 80-100 yards, Stephanie. They are very wary. They always know you are there, and keep an eye on you.

    They can run like the wind - some sources say they can run almost 70 mph - as fast as a cheetah.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited August 7, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    I love the composition in the first and overall tonal range in the rest.

    Thanks Maestro. F8 at 700mm doesn't leave very much in the way of depth of field.

    Here's another frame I liked..

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    those are great captures!! wow..700mm!eek7.gif
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  • theinlawjosietheinlawjosie Registered Users Posts: 162 Major grins
    edited August 7, 2007
    These are really cool shots, well done! The quote in my signature is actually from a Phish song titled "Run Like an Antelope" thumb.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2007
    Almost looks like you forgot to advance the film! :D

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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 8, 2007
    Great captures. I particularly like the first one.thumb.gif
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