Roan Antelope

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 16, 2013331 views5 comments

One of the primary reasons we added Hwange NP to our itinerary this past July besides some prodding from Ken (thanks Ken!) was the chance to see Roan and Sable Antelope. They are present in Kruger (our other destination) but very infrequently seen. Low and behold, we saw this good looking fellow not even 30 minutes after landing in Hwange. As luck would have it, we only saw three Roan in Hwange but did see plenty of Sable and didn't see either in Kruger.

Comments and critiques always appreciated, thanks for looking.

Canon EOS 6D
Canon 100-400 @ 400
ISO 500
F6.3, 1/1,600 sec

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 16, 2013 at 10:57 PM

This is a really special sighting! You are blessed!

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 17, 2013 at 11:11 AM

Hi Joe, indeed not a very common sighting, although in certain areas it can be (not sure about Hwange being one of them). You have some good detail here and the flicking tail is a nice touch. I do find the composition a bit too centered. The dark vertical line coming down from the top edge (dead tree trunk?) is a little distracting in the otherwise nice clean BG. Did you get some good sable shots as well?

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 17, 2013 at 1:54 PM

Nice shot of a fine animal. It nicely shows the environment. The animal is a little to centered for my tastes.

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

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 17, 2013 at 10:51 PM

It helps when your target species makes its arrival as hoped, and on schedule. Very nice image here, but will have to add my voice to the chorus singing "too centered". I suspect you may have had your reasons for the crop as presented.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on September 22, 2013 at 8:57 PM

Thanks folks for the feedback. I was traveling all week so this is my first chance to check in. Here's a slightly different crop with a bit more "room" for the Roan to walk into the photograph.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments