Rasta

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 22, 2011288 views10 comments

This big boy surprised us as he literally stumbled out of the bushes in which he had been sleeping. Luckily he was as surprised as we were and froze, enabling us to safely return to my vehicle. He then strolled past checking us out with these big eyes.
Because of his hairdo we named him Rasta (with all due respect).

Kalahari, Botswana
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/500 Sec.
Aperture Value f/6.3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 260
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -0.33
crop app 95% of orig

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 22, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Vincent,

He looks very surprised indeed, have you got any images from his point of view

Marvelous capture of the moment

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM

Those eyes are strongly compelling. My wish would have been to see all of that lifted paw, however.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Great catch of this handsome fellow in awesome light, love the alertness of his look. A Beautiful Portrait Vincent

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on November 23, 2011 at 4:20 AM

this is a terrific portrait ... like his intense look and those amazing eyes ... too good

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on November 23, 2011 at 12:14 PM

You snapped his photo before he got to fix his hair??! Beastly! (Oh, and great image.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 23, 2011 at 2:20 PM

It would be hard to best this one! The stare is so intense it draws you into the frame, IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 23, 2011 at 5:05 PM

Great eyes. The stare is penetrating. The light is sweet.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 24, 2011 at 3:02 AM

Haunting eyes & great light !!!
I would have preferred to go for tighter crop, in case the paw was clipped due to surprise element.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on November 24, 2011 at 3:24 PM

Killer EYES in Killer Light ! Absolutely Gorgeous

His hair reminds me of pranks people play on their pet cats with static electricity

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on November 29, 2011 at 2:42 PM

Great expression, light and fitting title here Vincent

I too would have liked a tad more "paw"...and would consider toning down facial highlights a wee bit.

Congrats on your honours in the Fujifilm competition

good to be sharing the 'stage' with you...

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