Sharpe's Grysbok

Hi Morkel,

Interesting pose, interesting animal - can't say I've ever seen an image of one before. The light is quite sweet here and the pose is quite endearing. From a natural history perspective I find those small horns interesting - is this a young animal and/or a female? If so, do the older ones (or males) have larger horns? Just curious...

I like MOST of this image - I do find the out-of-focus foliage along the left side of the frame a little distracting and almost visually "confusing", especially the region to the left of (plus slightly above) the hind end - those near "swirls" of green pull my eye pretty strongly. The greens may well be accurate but to me seem almost a tad too punchy or overwhelming - if this were mine I'd probably experiment with pulling those back a bit? Just a thought...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this - nice seeing a Grysbok for the first time!

Brad

Great shot of this elusive animal, Morkel! I like the pose here. The marking in the ear are beautiful!

thanks for the comments Brad and Ellen.

I liked the framing of the green foliage as it shows this little guy's natural habitat, which is dense, lush riverine forest.

@Brad - the bush during that summer was particularly green and vibrant due to higher-than-average rainfall...but will see what it looks like toned down a tad

Terrific Stuff !! What a cute looking animal and a great pose as well