Musk Ox

Posted by Steve Kaluski on Sun Nov 05, 2017 12:31 pm

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Took a quick trip to Norway with some friends in September., bit of a boys trip.

On reflection, to haul both the 500 & 200-400 lens would have been a good call, but when we set out that day we had no idea how far we may have had to 'yomped' across the undulating terrain which was still a DMZ area, parts still to be cleared by the Military.

Often folk feel that a 500 is purely for close up, hey they are oh so wrong, it also works well for the wider aspect too

. This Musk Ox had the lovely Svånåtindan mountain range as the backdrop, very impressive and with the weather cooperating too - in turned out nice

Thanks to those who posted a reply to the previous posting.

Steve

Subject: Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus) with the Svånåtindan mountain range
Location: Norway
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 500f/4 MKII
*Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO320
Original format: Landscape, slight crop
Processed via: LR 'Classic' CC & PSCC2018

* DoF should have been f/5.6

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by Lillian Roberts on Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:48 pm

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Steve,

This animal is high on my "hope to photo one day" list. I love the way this one is shown in his natural habitat. Really love the contrast and range of colors you captured. Some would say he is a bit too centered in the image, and you probably could lose some of the right and upper parts of the image as a whole. But then the same critics would say you should have given him more room.

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by Steve Kaluski on Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:38 pm

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Thanks Lillian, yes a great subject to photograph, albeit that you are limited to how close you can get and these beasts can move quickly. Yes perhaps a tad too centred and I would loose a sliver off the LHS leaving room for the subject to 'walk into' so to speak.

Certainly a long way to go from Palm Springs, but if you also like to photograph White Tailed Sea Eagles then norway is a place to go.

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by Ron Day on Sun Nov 05, 2017 5:58 pm

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A delightful ox-scape, Steve. The foreground habitat is perfect, and the clouds hovering near the distant mountains add great atmosphere to the scene.

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by John P on Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:21 am

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Great environmental image of this Musk Ox! Nicely seen and taken!

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:40 am

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It works for me Steve, a lovely wider view of the Ox in its natural environment, and what an impressive backdrop! Beautifully done.

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by clement on Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:43 pm