Battle Tested

Had an awesome experience photographing this guy. I was up at 4:30 AM and headed out to try for a few photos before work. I glassed from a few locations but wasn’t seeing much, so I sat on a good vantage point and let the sun continue its slow rise. As I scanned the area i saw this guy feeding at about one thousand yards out. He was feeding toward me and moving along a trail I have watched sheep move down many times before so when the ram went down into a canyon i scurried to get set up behind a small buck brush. From the seclusion of the bush I could watch a good distance down the trail. I sat for about 10 minuets when this guy popped over the hill headed down the trail right toward me. I began snapping as he slowly moved ever closer. The wind was in my favor and allowed me to go undetected until the ram was too close to photograph with my bigger lens. Once the ram moved to a point where he was down wind, he instantly became alert and started making snort and bleating noises. Within seconds his nose alerted him to the danger and he wheeled around and within a few bounds was headed down the cliffs. From this experience I am again reminded of the importance of knowing the behavior of your subject and the importance of patience but still the greatest component of getting good photos is good old fashioned luck.

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