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Fighting Hippos, Revised
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Fighting Hippos, Revised

by SandyRichardsBrown

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 29, 2014268 views6 comments
Kwando River, Namibia
2014:05:15

D800
80-400mm @ 350mm
/500 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on June 29, 2014 at 10:57 PM
Good details in this image. Also like the color and pose. I do think you could crop off the grass which IMHO would help to focus on the hippos. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on June 30, 2014 at 7:48 AM
Nice details on the river horse :biggrin:
i too agree with John on cropping the grass to not the eye wander in the top of the image :wavey:
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 1, 2014 at 11:20 AM
Like the pose / behaviour.
Is it a large crop?
Jagdeep Rajput
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 1, 2014 at 11:06 PM
I like the open mouths and interaction Sandy. I also agree with John about cropping out the shoreline in this image. It is a bit distracting because of the couple of bright spots and really isn't adding much to the shot IMO.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 2, 2014 at 10:19 PM
Superb detail, Sandy, and great action. I agree with other's suggestions on cropping away the shoreline.

:toast:
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 8, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Here is the improved version - thanks to all-
Sandy
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