Great Orme Kashmir Goats
There is a large herd of Kashmir Goats living on the Orme, they were there today and I took advantage of the opportunity to photograph them....
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There is a large herd of Kashmir Goats living on the Orme, they were there today and I took advantage of the opportunity to photograph them.
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helen_marie
August 29, 2012
Congratulations on your feature! Great photo of the Kashmir goats in a rare position. Great capture!
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alabamasboy
August 29, 2012
is that anywhere near Llandudno by any chance? I have few very similiar shots from there, good job
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LoreenSwann
August 29, 2012
Congratulations on being featured!! Seems like you had quite a hike to capture this one!! Great job!!
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snowdon
August 30, 2012
I have replied to everyone individually but would just like to place on record my appreciation of all the support and comments that I have received since the feature. Thank you all......David
shellandshilo
August 30, 2012
They are so amazing and beautiful look at that view the goats the water and mountain everything perfect stunning image.
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kkat
September 21, 2012
Beautiful animals. Never seen any!! Great Capture with background! Good Luck! Voted!!!
Thimbee
October 09, 2012
Congrats on this fine work. Really like that with VB we can enjoy pics from around the world like this.
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DigitalDawn
March 29, 2013
Great shot, lovely lighting, what a scene and absolutely great looking goats!
SFalagario_photos
August 21, 2013
This is a fantastic shot! I love it.
Please feel free to share this in my viewbug project "Animals with Horns"
Please feel free to share this in my viewbug project "Animals with Horns"
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Behind The Lens
Location
On the Great Orme at Llandudno, North Wales. the Orme is a very large outcrop of rock jutting out into the sea and is a haven for wildlife.Time
It was late afternoonLighting
The sun was on the way to the horizon and the light was warm and throwing long shadows.Equipment
An Olympus E620 four thirds camera and a digital ED 12?60mm 1:2.8?4.0 SWD lensInspiration
I had seen the Kashmir goats in a herd and followed them, anticipating a good photograph when the light was from the right quarter. When I first saw them, the sun was behind them and they were in silhouette. they are magnificent animals. It was a quest and I was determined.Editing
I do post processing with Photoshop, the photos were taken in RAW and had to be normalised with a bit of contrast and levels adjustment. The light was good and not a great deal of adjustment was needed in this case.In my camera bag
It depends, I have an Olympus XZ-1 f1.8 compact camera with an electronic viewfinder which I carry most times with me. If I am going on a photo shoot, I carry an Olympus OMD EM1 with several four thirds lenses and an adapter for my micro four thirds camera ... 35mm Macro, 25mm pancake a digital ED 12?60mm 1:2.8?4.0 SWD Olympus ED 50?200mm 1:2.8?3.5 SWDFeedback
What I did on the day was to move to a place where the light was on the subject but not in my frame. With wild animals such as this, any perceived movement causes them to move swiftly away therefore it is important to stay low and stalk them. Be aware of the breeze that it does not blow your scent to the animals and put your feet down slowly and under control on the outside edge so that noise is minimised. Slow movement and keep low, kneeling or lying using high ground behind you so that you are not silhouetted and detected. Be aware of noises made by the camera (especially bleeps with autofocus) and make sure that the animals do not hear them. Take several pictures at once when you are settled because as in this case the sound of the shutter moved them on.
