Okavango Sunrise

Gallery: LandscapePosted January 24, 2012314 views13 comments

Giraffe silhouetted at sunrise in the Okavango Delta. Image captured in the Moremi Game Reserve near 3rd Bridge in Botswana. If you would like to join me on an upcoming photo safari please go to <a href="www.southcapeimages.com" target="_blank">www.southcapeimages.com</a>

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13 comments

Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on January 24, 2012 at 12:47 PM

Wow. This is very striking! It's incredible you got that perfect reflection along with the great pose of the large animal. Did you play around with panos of this?

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on January 24, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Thanks Nathan ....... No, no panos at all. I was camping right there and this what I enjoyed that morning. Incredible without the animal ...... extraordinary with it.

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on January 24, 2012 at 2:02 PM

Lovely silhouette and saturation Mario. Very peaceful mood.

Gary.

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 24, 2012 at 2:07 PM

The silhouette works really well here.Beautiful colors. If this were mine i would crop off the top. A pano would be great here.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on January 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM

Beautifully rich color but not over saturated at all. The giraffe really brings this to another level - you were very fortunate.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on January 24, 2012 at 7:03 PM

I hate to disagree with Bill,
But I like this crop... the deep blue is spectacular.
Another great image on this Gallery.
Nice work Mario.

Registered on September 19, 2011, 68 Posts, 668 Comments

Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on January 24, 2012 at 7:20 PM

I was wondering what that leaning silhouette was from the thumbnail. Great surprise that it was a giraffe.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on January 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

Beautiful lighting & silhouettes. It almost looks like the giraffe was posing for you! I echo others' comments about cropping this to a pano, but it is also very nice as presented.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on January 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM

Absolutely gorgeous

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM

That's neat, Mario. The comp and light make for a very graphic image. The silhouettes feel a bit unsharp.

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Comment posted by Wayne Simpson on January 24, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Very simple a lovely! Love the colour and simplicity of it!

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on January 25, 2012 at 3:22 PM

Glad I clicked on the thumb Mario! Didn't know that was a giraffe! To my eye it looks slightly tilted down to the right. Other than that, wonderful capture!

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 25, 2012 at 9:41 PM

Welcome to NPN and the Landscape Gallery Mario! What a wonderful image and nature story. I think you're absolutely right - incredible without the giraffe, extraordinary with it.

Personally the blue is slightly saturated, but certainly withing the realm of personal taste. A pano would also be effective, but not necessary to tell this great nature story.

Thanks for posting and we look forward to your images and participation.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments