Family Tree

by Ingrid Vekemans

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 28, 2015527 views11 comments

Ostrich chick family lying in long grass under baobab tree in Tarangire in Tanzania.

1/800s
f/5,6
600mm
400 ISO
Nikon D800E

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on February 28, 2015 at 2:05 PM

Funny and lovely !!!!

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 28, 2015 at 2:38 PM

Very neat photo! A fun one to see, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 28, 2015 at 4:08 PM

Maybe crop top to square to leave just trunk of tree? Not sure, It is so good as is. Did you have to do or say anything to get all of the chicks(?) to look at you?

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on March 1, 2015 at 6:16 AM

Thanks, John, Alberto and Jim for you comments!
Jim, I personally love the unique, rootlike top of the baobab tree, so personally I wouldn't cut it to square. I didn't do anything to catch the chicks' attention…they were actually looking in all directions, therefore they were quite safe for any predator that might be trying to get close

Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 1, 2015 at 8:28 AM

Really unique capture. I remember the baobab trees well from my trip to Tarangire. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 1, 2015 at 11:23 AM

Neat image. Sure has me chuckling with those heads popped up out of the grass. The gently warm colors and the slight softness of the tree works very well and puts the interest on those heads, where it belongs.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 1, 2015 at 8:17 PM

This will certainly have broad audience appeal for the sense of story. The soft lighting is a bonus, too. Thumbs up!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 3, 2015 at 5:01 PM

This is very nice Ingrid, great image well executed.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 5, 2015 at 8:10 AM

Fun shot, Ingrid. I like the series of periscopes looking up over the long grass.

Max

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Comment posted by Johan Malmros on March 7, 2015 at 9:37 AM

Really nice Ingrid. Interesting and different!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 21, 2015 at 12:33 AM

Really cool image, Ingrid! I love the tree in the background, it has a really neat look to it.

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