Shot with 300 mm lens on South rim of Grand Canyon later afternoon. I had been struggling with the fear subject all week. Being on the edge of the canyon, the idea of "fear" along the edge was obviously in the back of my mind. That this completely fearless mountain goat would show up at the right time on the edge of a 3000 feet drop was pretty unbelieveable. I took a dozen shots where this one is definately the most impressive with the goat seemingly posing for me out in the wild.
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I felt the same way when I was at the rim of the canyon: don't fall. It is clear you were at the right place at the right time and were lucky enough to have the goat just stand there while you were able to get a few shots off. This was a great shot and fits the title perfectly.
Thanks for sharing your awesome good fortune to be in the right place and ready when the right time happened. This looks like the "big one" that you will have to measure up to from now on. Well deserved big blue.
I would like to buy non-exclusive rights to this photo. How does one get in touch with the photographer when no email is given in his profile? Thanks, Mike, temp2@tut.com
A simply awesome shot! What incredible luck, but great skill to get the shot just right with such tangible sensation of scale in the composition.
I seriously want to slap anyone who rated this 5 or below. The person who voted this 1 should get their coat, back their bags and check out of life! ;)
Thanks for all the comments! I must say that I am very happy to get this win after just a few participations in the dpchallenge (that I think is a terrific concept BTW)! Thanks to your votes I realized that this picture may actually have some potential........here's what the photo editor of one of the major US wildlife magazines said: "It's a perfectly good photo, very dramatic." I was obviously very excited by this feedback! We'll see what happens, maybe this will be my first photo sale ever?!?! Good luck with "texture" challenge everyone! Jakob aka Chakkobbo
The best non-horror-ish picture this week, I think. It's not comical like most came out, but downright satisfying in the guts because when you look at it, you're inevitably forced to put yourself in the position of the animal.
Great shot -- wish the colors in the background weren't so flat -- but I also know how hard it can be to bring them out when you're talking that kind of distance. (After the competition's over, play with it in an editing program.) What I really want to know is what it's looking at....
great picture, my favorite this week, wish the further part of the canyon wasn't so dull (if that is the correct description), it just seems a ltitle too bright and maybe a little blurry
This is a great photograph! It appears that you caught it during the :Sweet Light" period of either early morning or evening. This has given the background rich color as well as just enough light to properly expose the subject. Very inspiring, but may not do real well because most will think it misses a direct hit on fear. You deserve a 9 from Autool.
This is a great photograph. The fear factor for me is the height. Dont care too much for the title, yes the animal is fearless but I think something like "A long way down" would of worked better for this challenge.
What a neat photo. I hope you post where this was taken. I have one that is simular my husband took when he went to the Grand Canyon. Nice photo. Great shot!
The mountain goats can have the ledges. None for me, thanks. Is this the Grand Canyon? I was there about 5 years ago, wouldn't go ANYWHERE near the edges. Awesome shot. Wouldn't change a "thang." karmat
My pick for number 1. Unfortunately for you, my number one picks don't usually do well. I certainly hope that's not the case here because this is an incredible shot. A+
I really like this shot and the title does explain what you were "going for", (sound of shoe dropping) but I don't buy it. It isn't a question of the goat's fearlessness, this is it's environment (do you fear your house?); as for you being in it's place (substitution thing), if you were the goat, you'd be "at home", too. Absolutely wonderful shot, thank you for sharing, too bad the challenge wasn't drop dead great nature shots, you'd have won hands down. 5 Swash
This shot is so unbelievably incredible. (where this was taken). I have spent months in the wilderness trying to get a shot like this, One simply does not just stumble across a photo opportunity of this magnitude. - I would give this an 11 Congrats.
This is an amazing photo... Is this the grand canyon? I'm glad i wasn't taking pictures in that heat :) The fear factor seems a little weak to me but I'm giving this photo a 9 purely on it's subjective appeal :) = 9 - jmsetzler
Great photo "9", HOWEVER, fear - fearless, Black -white, jing - jang. "Opposites". I'll give you the benefit of the doubt onthe basis of how good the image is. Overall "7". Dogman ;-)
This is a really great shot. Although its just an animal, it shows isolation as well as vastness. The shot has a good angle and is respectably clear. I am feeling the goat! Good shot!
i'm trying not to swear, thats an awesome photo!!!! you're so lucky to take such a great photo. it's perfect! this will be the only 10 I give out this week, well done dude.
Excellent wonderful composition! I love this photograph......I can't give it a 10 this week because you've really captured the opposite of Fear in my opinion. I used to live in Washington State and would watch these animals leap around on the edge of cliffs -- they really are fearless. Great shot (8).
the challenge is fear, not fearless, sorry. just kidding, I love your picture and I thought it was yours from the moment I saw it - ok, I knew you went to LV and GC for the weekend ;-) color, DOF, crop, meet the challenge, a plain 10! hope you win beegee
Wonderful photgraph. I love the many light contrasts and the stratae of the surrounding canyons. Having a fear of heights myself, I can only admire the courage of the photgraper for capturing this moment
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