I am not known for wildlife photography but when those two adolescent Ibex´s climbed a large boulder in-front of my while hiking down from Lac Blanc in the French Alps I could not resist photographing them. Indeed it was the most exciting time I have had photographing for a long while. They were only 5-10m away from me and seeing them practicing their fighting skills for about half an hour on the rocks was quite the show.
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EricOPhotos 2 months ago | reply
Wow, great timing! This frozen moment makes me regret the moment of violence that comes afterward. See, I would have probably taken the shot of the impact and posted that, and I would have been wrong. It's the anticipation of the moment that works so well here. You almost cringe at the inevitable collision. As I heard the announcer at a monster truck rally say, "You paid for the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!"
JuttaMK 6 weeks ago | reply
Incredible shot!
pvanhala 6 weeks ago | reply
Stunning moment, fabulous capture
coyrooster 6 hours ago | reply
Now days after Flick's radical facelift was installed May 20, 2013 it's more of a joy than ever to behold this picture *paused* in the new (moving) fullscreen mode.
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