Bighorn in falling snow

I really admired this shot when I first saw it last December or so, and I like it even more now. The snow falling really makes this one for me. Great job Steve.

I have fond memories of this. As I recall it had just started to snow - the precursor to the big snowstorm overnight and we were on the road back from Maligne lake and saw this guy up on a grassy area in front of the trees. i got my very favorite Ram pictures of the whole trip right here. This is a great shot!!!

This is incredible! I really like Bighorn sheep.
Thanks for this one.

Cool shot Steve
The snow really makes this one for me.

Hadn't seen this one before. Very nice - and a nice complement to the other pair in snow. Very different environment and very nicely done. (You guys are making me jealous that my schedule won't let me get anywhere near there at the right time of year!)

Rich

I really like this image. It almost looks like he smiled for you

Chris

Lovely image Steve. Well seen and taken.

Steve,

Well done and the snow is a plus.

Very nice! Love the snow.

EJ is right about the story. I was leading the gang back from shooting Moose towards Maligne lake and honestly, I was getting a bit tired of shooting and needed a short break. I saw this and another ram up a very slight hill next to the road. I almost didn't stop since we'd seen so many ram previously. I don't know what it was but I decided to stop and everyone including Steve didn't hesitate and got their gear out to shoot the pair. Chas and I stood by the side of the road and watched the scene unfold while everyone else did their shooting. I mean, how many Big Horn Sheep images does one person need? We already had literally hundreds of killer captures from five previous days of shooting. Then the snow started to fall. Then the light just started to get just right. Then we realized the subjects just seemed to pose perfectly for our shooters. After about 10 minutes, Chas and I looked at each other, didn't say a word, pulled out our gear and made several dozen more killer captures.

I got my best, most favorite portraits ram of the entire 8 day trip on this stop. It still kills me to think I almost drove by and didn't stop.

Steve, I don't think the nose it too hot. There is a very tiny part that's totally max'd out but I think it's fairly small. Great capture and thanks for having more vision of the possibilities than I did.

Thanks for the comments everyone, this is one of my favorites from that trip

Tom Hill wrote:EJ is right about the story. I was leading the gang back from shooting Moose towards Maligne lake and honestly, I was getting a bit tired of shooting and needed a short break. I saw this and another ram up a very slight hill next to the road. I almost didn't stop since we'd seen so many ram previously.

Well I'm pretty glad we stopped. I was tired as well, and had cold, wet feet (totally inadequate footwear) but I figured you can't have too many Bighorns, they're just too photogenic to pass up.

Didn't you injure your hand or something around this time?

E.J. Peiker wrote:Didn't you injure your hand or something around this time?

Yes, that was the day I took a spill and sprained my thumb. I recall setting up my tripod one-handed. I learned my lesson, I now have a nice pair of Merrells

If I remember correctly, we nailed some great Elk shots on the way back from this scene.

Steve, I remember this well, and it looks as great now as it did last year. Seeing all the Jasper posts makes me itchy for the coming workshop. I too made some of my most memorable images from this encounter.

A few spots remain.

Best,

Chas

Greg shot Steve. the snow puts this one over the top for me. i don't think you can have too many bighorn shots.

This is a very cool image and sooo sharp. I like it a lot.