Frozen Battle

Written By Ray Hennessy
 

Photographer: Trond Westby

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1/640 • f/4 • ISO 1600 • Nikon Z9 • 600mm • Nikon Z 600mm f/4 TC

I have always dreamt of a perfect photograph of the musk oxen. As I don’t think there is such a thing as a perfect picture, this might be close of what I imagined. It is not common for the musk ox to fight like this in the winter. Usually they will just head butt to show who is the leader. But this was deadly serious. Definitely worth the 4 hours hike with heavy backpack, snow shoes and minus 16 degress celsius.

 
Ray Hennessy

Starting in 2007 my fascination with nature photography began.  In the years since, wildlife photography with a focus on birds has gone from a very passionate hobby of mine to become my career. I spend much of my free time in natural areas searching for birds and any other wildlife that comes along. I concentrate on using creative natural lighting and interesting compositions to capture unique images of common and rare wildlife. My favorite style is a more scenic photo that includes some of the habitat wildlife lives in. I also enjoy passing along the knowledge and experience that I have gathered over the years to other photographers who are eager to learn.

www.rayhennessy.com
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