Dawn of the Striped Ones

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 13, 2014135 views6 comments

A scene from early one morning near Nebrownii waterhole in Etosha (November 2013).

Single exposure, exposed for the sky and lifted shadows in the FG in processing using grad filters, luminosity masks for the darks and dodging.

Techs:
Nikon D800
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR-II @ 70mm
f4.0 | 1/250 SS | ISO-800

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 13, 2014 at 7:50 PM

Love the mood of this one. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on August 14, 2014 at 4:56 AM

Excellent work Morkel ! I like the mood captured with that big dramatic sky in the BG

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 14, 2014 at 7:25 PM

I like that the sky is the first point of interest, then the eye finds the zebras. It has a bit of an other-worldly mood which I think conveys pre-sunrise quite well.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 14, 2014 at 7:54 PM

The weather, clouds, make the scene. They are what drew me to the image and the animals are an added plus. Works well.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 18, 2014 at 11:54 AM

Great atmosphere n beautiful frame !
I really like B&W on the top n bottom n colour in between !