Wednesday, 8th August 2007
Mountain Morning Pose
by Ken Conger
On a recent June photo trip to Colorado was hoping to capture some mountain goat images. After several days of shooting in freezing temperatures and strong winds on top of Mount Evans (14,200 feet) it was certainly worth the effort. The goats appeared and the Nannies (adult female) brought the kids (newborn) up from the nursery cliffs on our last morning. Additional images of mountain goats with lambs can be viewed on my web site.
Equipment: Canon MarkIIN; 70-200mm lens
Ken Conger
Ken is a career conservation police officer. His motivation and enthusiasm for wildlife protection carries over to his leisure pursuit of wildlife photography. Ken has a collection of images that range from birds to large mammals. None of the images on Ken's site are caged or staged and are strictly of wild animals.
Website: www.kencongerphotography.com
Mountain Morning Pose by Ken Conger was photo of the day on Wednesday, 8th August 2007. It is tagged Goats, Wildlife. You can leave a comment below.
18 Comments
kml
Your work is top-notch, Ken. I never tire of viewing your images and visit your website frequently. Excellent Work!!
Anurag
Your work is always of the highest quality Ken.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst
When I was in Canada and Alaska I have seen quite a lot of these lovely animals. Sometimes they were walking alongside the road! I like the pose of the goat and the background, but I think you underexposed the goat at least one stop. The coat of the goat is too greyish in your picture; it should be white. I also think the lack of a (visible) catchlight in the eye of the goat is a shame. Lastly I think I would have off-centered the subject more. He’s looking to the right, so why not place him a little more to the left to give him some more space to look at?
Erin
Wow, while I like this picture, I think your website is most phenomenal. Great work!
Anna Milligan
Absolutely stunning.
Joanne Stewart
Very nice picture of a fine animal. The picture couldn’t be more perfect, unless it had a kid with it, lol. But seriously, it’s georgeous…close up of goat, mountains in background. Perfection! Thanks for sharing it with us and God bless you. Keep up the good work. ♥
Pauline Jones
I thought that I go to a lot of trouble to get the pictures I want but this is exceptional; real dedication.
Rushdie
Hey. Didn’t that goat’s mother tell him not to stand so close to the edge?
Ken Conger
Thanks all for taking the time to provide such kind comments!
Photo Buffet
This is one of those rare images that few of us will ever see for ourselves. What great timing!
Paul Indigo
Amazing capture. Brilliant.
Eli Shams
Wow ! It certainly worth the effort. It feels like the top of the world.
Eli Shams
I come again… What a great catch
su
High on a hill is a lovely goatherd! I love it, its perfect to me, congrats
Rajib Singha
Yes Eli is right. The photo has a top of the world feel. Good shot Ken.
Su
Love your website,
renee
Amazing shot, like it a lot
Deborah Flowers
Excellent image! That’s true dedication to the craft!He’s so cute and that is an amazing background! Congratulations!