Golden hippo

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 6, 2011333 views7 comments

Zambia, Kafue national park, Hippo Lodge, this hippo was just in the sun of early morning, so it gave him a great glow background. Yes colors are more saturated but I felt it looks great on him

Nikon D300, Nikon 500mm AFS, 1/1500sec; f/4,0, ISO 200, image is cca 70% crop from total size.

best regards, Gorazd

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7 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 6, 2011 at 8:11 PM

The saturation may be a bit overdone for my tastes, but the effect is still very cool!

Max

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 6, 2011 at 9:49 PM

I like the effect Gorazd. One of those photos that requires a bold approach, no doing it half way. Might level the horizon with a slight ccw rotation. Very artistic in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on November 7, 2011 at 2:02 AM

Beautiful and inspiring...I absolutely love the bokeh reflections in the water. Am going there myself shortly...can't wait....thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on November 7, 2011 at 6:32 AM

Another awesome Hippo image Gorazd. I have to agree that the saturation is a little high, but its just a personal preference.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 7, 2011 at 12:08 PM

Great to see something different here Gorazd; meaning to say that your image is very unique and very artistic IMO.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on November 7, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Fabulous imagery here Gorazd! I love the bokeh and sparkles and the idea here. I might back down a tad on the saturation as it's just a bit overcooked at the top (and I do love my saturation turned up a notch

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Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 8, 2011 at 8:35 AM

Hi Gorazd,

I like the transition in the amount of black vs. orange from foreground to background, but between the high saturation and blown highlights the image looks a little too unnatural and "photo-art-like" for my personal taste. But others obviously have a different opinion! As Vincent said, it is nice to see something quite different in here though!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments