When we first spotted the small band of five Bighorn ewes near Red Canyon in Flaming Gorge, they were grazing and resting in deep shade among the pine trees. After a half hour or so, they stood up and walked toward us to the edge of the road into the perfect light. I was shooting with my Nikon D6 with the Nikkor 500mm PF and they came so close, whole body shots were out of the question so I was committed to getting a portrait. Once the sheep realized that we were not a threat to them, they trusted us enough to venture close.