Gallery: WildlifePosted July 24, 2014299 views4 comments
(Endangered)
Etosha Park, Namibia
2014:05:22
500mm
1/100 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 400
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1
Comments
4 comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 25, 2014 at 5:57 AM
Sandy,
This is most definitely a Black Faced Impala
They are not really endangered but there are not many of them IUCN lists them as "least concern"
I like the water dripping from his mouth, but I think a slight adjustment to WB would make this even better
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 25, 2014 at 7:49 AM
This is a beautiful antelope. Much more striking than the variety I encountered in Tanzania. I really like the setting and the water dripping from his mouth. The side lighting gives it a nice look. I'm not seeing the WB issue that Ken mentioned. If it is there, it is subtle, because nothing jumped out at me when I first viewed it. I do however think it is a bit soft. Your shutter speed of 1/00s is really slow for a 500mm lens. I think this might have affected the sharpness. Looks like you had a little more ISO to trade for shutter speed. Regardless, it is a fine image I would love to have in my portfolio. Perhaps some day I will get to see one of these beauties in person. Your Africa series has been great. Keep them coming.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on July 25, 2014 at 8:10 AM
The water dripping from the impalas mouth adds to this very fine image. Nice pose the impala is in. This is a fine series of photos from Africa you are posting. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 27, 2014 at 9:14 AM
Hi Sandy,
The water dripping from the mouth adds interest to this image and always nice to capture an image of a less common species. Between the waterline on the rocks and the dripping water, it's looking to me like a slight CW rotation might be appropriate here. Moving a little more to the personal preference side...I think including a little more of the foreground water might strengthen the image a little - as is it feels almost like the subject is coming out of the frame (i.e., right at the front of the scene) and reduces the amount of depth in the shot (functionally the same concept as giving the animal more room in the direction it is facing, but applied to the near vs. distant edge of the scene as opposed to the sides of the scene). If this were mine I'd probably shift the subject slightly more to the right as well...but that's even more personal preference stuff!
Cheers...
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comments
4 commentsThis is most definitely a Black Faced Impala
They are not really endangered but there are not many of them IUCN lists them as "least concern"
I like the water dripping from his mouth, but I think a slight adjustment to WB would make this even better
The water dripping from the mouth adds interest to this image and always nice to capture an image of a less common species. Between the waterline on the rocks and the dripping water, it's looking to me like a slight CW rotation might be appropriate here. Moving a little more to the personal preference side...I think including a little more of the foreground water might strengthen the image a little - as is it feels almost like the subject is coming out of the frame (i.e., right at the front of the scene) and reduces the amount of depth in the shot (functionally the same concept as giving the animal more room in the direction it is facing, but applied to the near vs. distant edge of the scene as opposed to the sides of the scene). If this were mine I'd probably shift the subject slightly more to the right as well...but that's even more personal preference stuff!
Cheers...
Brad