A Running Dog

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 9, 2012363 views13 comments

You know the location by now...
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe...
Lying on my stomach in a sandy riverbed...
Tried some slow shutter speed panning here...

I became a father for the 2nd time last Friday, hence my silence!

I kept the incline here as it really was an incline (notice the riverbed edge in the background), and I believe diagonals add some dynamic to images if used properly.

Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II + 1.4xTC @ 700mm
f8.0 @ 1/60 SS @ ISO-1400
Low light at sunset

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 9, 2012 at 1:27 PM

Big congrats Morkel!

I agree with the diagonal, keep it! IMO this is a very well executed panning shot, with plenty of detail in the animals and the BG and FG enough and the paws enough blurred to indicate motion. Very nicely done.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on August 9, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Hello Morkel

Sweet Image, Capturing the Movement has separated this image from still & static. Sharp where it matters. Nice Effect!!

PS... Daddy .... Congrats!!

Thanks for sharing.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Cross on August 9, 2012 at 6:45 PM

Nice sense of motion in this Morkel. Is it really running? I get a sense of more like lopping along. African Wild Dog? The incline makes perfect sense and does help define the habitat. Congrats on the new addition to the family.

Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on August 10, 2012 at 12:11 AM

Congrats on the new arrival, Morkel! You haven't mentioned whether 'it' is a boy or a girl, though. About the image, I think you have got the panning spot on, and yet retained the sharpness on the dog's face.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 10, 2012 at 7:19 AM

Thanks for your kind comments guys!

It was more of a canter than a full-on run...

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

Comment posted by Ian Plant on August 10, 2012 at 8:56 AM

a great sense of motion and energy in this, sweet!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 10, 2012 at 9:55 AM

Outstanding, love teh compositon and the slight blur implying motion. Well done!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Interesting panning shot with good detail where it counts. I like the color of the wild dog in relation the the background colors to make it really stand out more. Excellent shot

Congrats on the new arrival, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 12, 2012 at 4:04 PM

Thanks Ian, Jorne and Jim!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 13, 2012 at 9:41 AM

First of all...Congratulations on the baby Morkel!
Second....really nice shot. I also like the diagonal look. BTW..I love these types of shots and still have been trying to get a Coyote here to cooperate, but they always run away from me so I end up getting the rear end and that just doesn't work...

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 15, 2012 at 4:29 PM

Congrats on the WP and also on the new baby!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on August 17, 2012 at 4:02 AM

Congrats Morkel on the excellent image and your new addition to your family