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Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs
hahn23


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Silence III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Location: Big Thompson Canyon, near Estes Park, CO.
Date: Nov 23, 2012
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Nov 24, 2012

 A bighorn flock on the cliffs of the canyon.

[Nov. 26th, 2012 04:12:55 PM]

Bighorn sheep make no noise, especially when they are huddled in fear.

From left to right: mature ewe, immature male, nine year old ram, five month old lamb. Both sexes of the bighorn sheep have horns. So, the commenter who mentioned these were all rams is mistaken.

[Nov. 29th, 2012 09:57:38 AM]

Their camouflage is good. I don't think they blend in with the rocks because their wool texture is very different from the granite. Their camouflage is a part of their natural adaptation, as is their silence.

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Place: 65 out of 76
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Avg (commenters): 5.7500
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Views since voting: 512
Views during voting: 176
Votes: 97
Comments: 9
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AuthorThread
 12/03/2012 04:41:27 AM
I'm just a city-slicker, I assumed they were all meh-ing like sheep all day ;)

Message edited by author 2012-12-03 08:35:18.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/02/2012 11:03:01 PM
The light is lovely. Wonderful sight. Voted earlier.
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 12/02/2012 08:58:20 PM
Nice capture of a mountain family. I like the little ones a lot. Good light.
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 12/02/2012 10:42:41 AM
Very nice capture, I like the winter tones. The parent is is keeping a beady eye on you.
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 12/01/2012 09:28:43 AM
Great shot! That's a piercing eye.
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 12/01/2012 12:47:34 AM
I am going to have to climb a mountain soon - photos of true wildlife never gets old.
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 11/30/2012 09:56:35 PM
Great title. busy photo..
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 11/28/2012 05:35:26 PM
I like the title. The photo seems a bit busy to me. If there were some better background separation, that may help, but their natural camouflage is so close in color to the rocks that it makes your subject blend in.
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 11/26/2012 01:38:23 PM
Silence of the Rams.
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