Impala

by Karin De Winter

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 2, 2011136 views11 comments

Kwando Concession, Linyanti Region, Northern Botswana 2011.
Canon 1DmkIV, EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM, 1/1000, f/4, ISO 200.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on July 2, 2011 at 8:17 PM

One of the most striking portraits of an ungulate ive seen in this forum for a while ! Just Terrific

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 2, 2011 at 11:36 PM

I like this image a lot. The comp, color and detail are great. Fine work.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on July 3, 2011 at 12:23 AM

awesome comp and dof.

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Comment posted by Arthur Tiutenko on July 3, 2011 at 9:03 AM

I like it very much, Karin! The shallow DOF works great!

Registered on July 9, 2009, 9 Posts, 95 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 3, 2011 at 12:38 PM

The shallow DOF works very well here Karin to isolate the Impala's head, whilst still maintaining the 'herd' feeling. Did you apply any additional blurring of the BG or is this how it came out?

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on July 3, 2011 at 1:54 PM

Very stunning image Karin. I love everything about it!

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Comment posted by Karin De Winter on July 3, 2011 at 4:25 PM

Thank you all very much for commenting.
@ Vincent: at f/4 the RAW image background was already pretty blurred. I processed it in LR as follows: corrected white balance, desaturated the greens, put on a brilliance filter and applied some extra blurring with Nik's Color Efex Pro; next the image was cropped just a bit from top and right side.
Best regards, Karin.

Registered on February 23, 2011, 7 Posts, 13 Comments

Comment posted by Harshad Barve on July 4, 2011 at 3:42 AM

Winner all the way

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 4, 2011 at 8:31 AM

Nice expressions n feel here !
Not a fan of square comp. but it works well here.
Jagdeeo Rajput

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Comment posted by Joe James on July 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Really, really cool shot Karin! One of the coolest "herd" shots I've ever seen and the focus on the face of the impala is just perfect. Combined with the OOF herd I think you have a winner here.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 6, 2011 at 11:41 AM

Great capture! I love the depth of field.

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