Steep Nap

[MontanaDave]

"Steep Nap"

As a newbie, I began wildlife photography in June of 2024.
In October, I wanted to find some mountain goats to photograph.
So I got to the trailhead in the dark and hiked by headlamp up for 2 hours to arrive at the top of the mountain at sunrise.

I spotted 2 rocky mountain goats at eye level, but they were feeding away from me and they were in dark shadows of a northwest facing slope.
So I waited as the sun rose and moved across the sky.
Finally 4 hours later, the slope was bathed in soft sunlight, the goats had bedded down, and luckily were facing me at eye-level.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice catch!

 

[otherprof]

"Steep Nap"

As a newbie, I began wildlife photography in June of 2024.
In October, I wanted to find some mountain goats to photograph.
So I got to the trailhead in the dark and hiked by headlamp up for 2 hours to arrive at the top of the mountain at sunrise.

I spotted 2 rocky mountain goats at eye level, but they were feeding away from me and they were in dark shadows of a northwest facing slope.
So I waited as the sun rose and moved across the sky.
Finally 4 hours later, the slope was bathed in soft sunlight, the goats had bedded down, and luckily were facing me at eye-level.
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Great shot! You really worked for that opportunity to create something beautiful.