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Ibex in the rocks

Ibex coming from the rocks

Ibex coming from the rocks
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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 400/1

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Jan, 2020

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in an area called "Creux-du-Van". That's a circle cliff in Switzerland, near Neuchâtel. This place is well knoew for the beautiful landscape as for the presence of a group of Ibex. It's also famous because of the number of people who lost their life there, falling down the cliff cause of the mist which can be really important.

Time

I shot this photo a 2nd of january at 6 pm, just before the sunset. There was very few snow for that time. I was walking all around the circle, looking for the Ibex, but couldn't find them. I was about to go back to my car before the night when I saw that wonderful male.

Lighting

That was a typical light of sunset in winter. With that point of view, I got the cliff behind the Ibex, and the rocks took that bluewish color announcing the blue hour. A really nice light for that picture.

Equipment

I hase gone to that place with the idea of either landscape or wildlife photography. I took my tripop with it's gimbel for the 400mm lens, a wide angle zoom 16-35mm for the landscape and my Canon EOS 1Dx Mark II for camera. All the walk around the circle, I shot with the wide zoom cause I didn't see any Ibex yet. At the end, when I saw the first Ibex, I started with the wide angle (I was really close to the Ibex, less than 5 m far), then I changed for the 400mm f/2.8. Some picture hand hold first, then with the tripod. Most of my pictures that day are close up portraiture of the Ibex because I was too close . That shot is the best one because of the Ibex coming out of the rocks.

Inspiration

I was looking for these Ibex since quite a long time when I finally succeed in finding them. I only had to fing the right place, the right view and the right light to catch the picture I wanted.

Editing

Only developpement in Lightroom, no more post processing for that picture.

In my camera bag

It all depends on the aim of the day. For that one, I had my Canon EOS 1Dx Mark II with 2 lenses, the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM and the Canon EF 400 mm f/2.8L IS USM. And of cours my tripod with a gimbal.

Feedback

For wildlife pictures, only one word: patience ! You have to be patient. You can never be sure that the animals will be there, and that's what make wildlife photography so interresting. Anyway, enjoy nature.

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