Lesser Kudu

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 15, 201454 views4 comments

This smaller version of the Kudu is quite rare, and is found only in northern Africa.
I have tried over many years to get anything near a reasonable image but it has a habit of running away,and is rarely seen outside of its normal habitat of dense trees
This one was a long way off and immediately ran
Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/1000

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 15, 2014 at 4:40 PM

Ken, a neat shot of an elusive quarry. Sharpness on the Kudu is excellent and I like the comp using the narrow zone of sharpness to let is stand out in the field. The slight head toss while chomping on some morsel it found is a plus. Congrats on getting the shot.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 16, 2014 at 1:44 AM

Rick,

Thanks very much

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 16, 2014 at 11:49 AM

I am looking forward to the day you show us the full capture of a lesser kudu. I KNOW you will do it! In the meantime, this proves they are out there and you are getting close.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 17, 2014 at 6:37 PM

A beauty Ken, I like how well the Kudu stands out despite being surrounded by grass, cool pose too.

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