Klipspringer

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 5, 201499 views5 comments

I have only rarely seen these rock lovers, and only twice had them near enough.
This one was taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania as we returned to camp. The rock on which it was standing was actually a very large free standing boulder about 10 metres high, how it got up there I have no idea.
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F7.1
ISO 800
1/125
They come ready sharpened

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 5, 2014 at 7:55 AM

Well taken Ken! Without a lot of distraction shows the klipspringer very well. I like the color, the BG and the texture in the body of the antelope. Might be just a tad tight on the left. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 5, 2014 at 11:19 AM

I like the head turn and soft light in this Ken. I do wish it wasn't quite so tight on the left.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 7, 2014 at 3:29 AM

John and Kurt,
The tight crop is down to another "clipped" Klipspringer on that side

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 7, 2014 at 11:33 AM

Nice light and interesting perch. I, too, thought it was really tight on the left and assumed there was some kind of interference there.

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on December 11, 2014 at 2:39 PM

Nice detail and BG . . . Really like this Ken ! My only "problem" is how tight it is in the bottom

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