Gallery: WildlifePosted November 23, 2014105 views8 comments
Two Giraffes take a last drink as the sun sets over Klein Namutoni waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 533 mm
F8
ISO 1600
1/640
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 23, 2014 at 8:36 AM
Love the position of these two. The light seems a little flat though. Perhaps adding some contrast to the giraffes would improve this.
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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on November 23, 2014 at 8:54 AM
wonderfully synchronised.
I think a bit more foreground might be better if you have it Ken.
also perhaps move the subjects a little off centre
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 23, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Ken: very nice light and position of the giraffes as well. I think if he b/g were darkened a bit, it would make the animals stand out more. The shoreline is tilted CCW. Richard
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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on November 23, 2014 at 4:56 PM
Great image Ken ! Great light, perfect line up and low angle . . .
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 24, 2014 at 3:43 AM
A terrific Image, very well captured!
The mirror poses work so well!
Jagdeep Rajput
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 24, 2014 at 7:53 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments, I rotated the image to the level of the soil
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 24, 2014 at 4:13 PM
Best viewed larger! Good timing on capturing the mirror poses.
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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 25, 2014 at 8:22 AM
Hey Ken,
Great "f8 and be there" moment. As others have pointed out the mirroring is great. I'm in agreement that a slight shifting of the subjects off-centre (I'd choose moving them to the right slightly) would improve the image. I'm personally not seeing a need for the pano-ish crop here - doesn't seem to strengthen the image to me. My only other wish would be for a little more contrast...
Cheers...
Brad
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8 commentsI think a bit more foreground might be better if you have it Ken.
also perhaps move the subjects a little off centre
The mirror poses work so well!
Jagdeep Rajput
Great "f8 and be there" moment. As others have pointed out the mirroring is great. I'm in agreement that a slight shifting of the subjects off-centre (I'd choose moving them to the right slightly) would improve the image. I'm personally not seeing a need for the pano-ish crop here - doesn't seem to strengthen the image to me. My only other wish would be for a little more contrast...
Cheers...
Brad