A few minutes with an Antelope

kdog

On the way home from the circus with the family in the car, I spy this antelope out in a field. So of course I veered off the road to try to get some pics before he ran off. The kids are used to this behavior (mine, not the antelope's).

Surprisingly, he didn't run. He just stood there for some reason.


Oops.


"What are you looking at?"


"I'm outta here"


All in all, I couldn't complain. :wink

Thanks for looking.
-joel

ian408

That last one is pretty cool. I like the DOF and the look.

Ric Grupe

Yep, the last one!

Maybe even a little more contrast, Joel.

kdog

ian408 wrote:

That last one is pretty cool. I like the DOF and the look.

Hey, thanks Ian. Yeah, that's probably the best of the bunch. The mountains make a better backdrop than does the fence and he's framed pretty nicely in that setting.

-joel

kdog

Ric Grupe wrote:

Yep, the last one!

Maybe even a little more contrast, Joel.

Thanks, Ric! The problem is that the light was to his rear, and his face was basically in the shadows. Anything I used to increase contrast also increased the shadow. Sigh. You're going to make me go back and do the layers-mask thing aren't you? :bluduh



Oh yeah, the other thing was that the big galoot wasn't cooperating at all. I really wanted to get him to turn into the sun, but he wasn't having any part of it. My wife and kids were getting so fed up with me chasing this guy and repositioning the car, eventually the whole family was out of the car screaming at the antelope to get it to do something.

Cheers,
-joel

anwmn1

Nice shots Joel- agree the last one is particularly the best.

raptorcaptor

I'm going to have to go with the crowd on the last one!

PrescottPhotog

kdog wrote:

On the way home from the circus with the family in the car, I spy this antelope out in a field.-joel

Hi Joel. Nice shots. The last one is a definite keeper but he better watch it or he'll be hanging on some hunters wall. That's a nice rack that guy is carrying.

BigAl

Nice set Joel - must be different and say I prefer the direct look of #3. Pity about the BG though...

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

Nice shots Joel- agree the last one is particularly the best.

Thanks, Aaron! As you can probably guess, these were shot right in your old home town.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

raptorcaptor wrote:

I'm going to have to go with the crowd on the last one!

Thanks, Gen! All you artsy-fartsy types go for the composition, huh?

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Joel. Nice shots. The last one is a definite keeper but he better watch it or he'll be hanging on some hunters wall. That's a nice rack that guy is carrying.

Hey, thanks Chris. Yeah, he's a healthy beast.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

BigAl wrote:

Nice set Joel - must be different and say I prefer the direct look of #3. Pity about the BG though...

Thanks, Al! Yeah, I kept trying to attract his attention when he starting walking out over the hill, but he just kept on walking and wouldn't look back.

Cheers,
-joel

riddim_maker

Awesome series Joel
Animals seem to welcome your presence
even while they're going "Oops"
But seriously, seems like you had a similar experience with the fox series you posted previously. What's your secret???

Ric Grupe

eventually the whole family was out of the car screaming at the antelope to get it to do something.

jwear

it looks to me like you scare the crap out of them I thought you was a nice guy nice capture alll I ever got was butt shots

Shasoc

Great finding, very nice captures, Joel.

Harryb

That last shot is a wall hanger.

dbaker1221

last shot for me too

anwmn1

kdog wrote:

Thanks, Aaron! As you can probably guess, these were shot right in your old home town.

Cheers,
-joel

Good thing my mom doesn't look on here. You visit my home town area more than I do- i would be in soo much trouble!

Osprey Whisperer

Cool beans Joel. that last one rocks.

Maestro

Hey Joel, the male must have perceived you as threat and marked his territory. Were you looking rather primitive! Hey, seriously these are very nice shots of what looks like a prong-horn, right? I really like the comp in the last one.

kdog

riddim_maker wrote:

Awesome series Joel
Animals seem to welcome your presence
even while they're going "Oops"
But seriously, seems like you had a similar experience with the fox series you posted previously. What's your secret???

Thanks very much, Russ. My secret? I dunno, might have been the Purina Antelope Chow I had in my pocket?

Although my seemingly inability to scare animals might not be an advantage when we go to shoot the Katmai bears next summer. :eek1

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

jwear wrote:

it looks to me like you scare the crap out of them I thought you was a nice guy nice capture alll I ever got was butt shots

Hey Jeff, thanks for checking in.

Scared? No, I think he was making a statement about my photographic abilities. :bluduh

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Shasoc wrote:

Great finding, very nice captures, Joel.

Thanks, Socrate! We might not have all the cool birds and aligators that you Floridians have, but we do have some big mammals out here.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Harryb wrote:

That last shot is a wall hanger.

Thank you, sir!

-joel

kdog

dbaker1221 wrote:

last shot for me too

Thanks, David! Ok, I'm noticing a pattern here. Folks prefer mountains to barb wire fences in the shots. Mental note made.

Cheers,
-joel