Genet at NIght

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 4, 2014115 views3 comments

22Nov2011, 9:25PM at Mankwe Wildlife Reserve, Northwest Province of South Africa. This photo was taken some distance away, and required a considerable crop, so it was not possible to coax further detail out of the pelage. I was happy that the leafless shrub wasn't lightened by the flash. Although I have looked for wildlife day and night on several visits to southern and eastern Africa, I have never before seen this species. I used a spotlight to focus on the animal.
Canon EOS 7D
EF300mm f/2.8 IS USM +1.4x
On tripod in open vehicle
1/250 sec; f/4.0; ISO 200
Shutter priority; Spot metering
Canon Speedlite 580EXII with Better Beamer

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on August 4, 2014 at 9:47 PM

Good image of this nocturnal creature. I like that most of the genet is not blocked by branches. The larger image does show the large crop, not much you could do about it. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 4, 2014 at 11:21 PM

All things considered, this came out very well. It's such a difficult species to get photos of, and you nailed a nice clear view of it. Well done, Ronald.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 5, 2014 at 8:11 AM

Hi Ron,

I share Max's feelings - all things considered...not a half-bad documentary shot of a genet!

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments