Big and Small...

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 18, 2015178 views9 comments

...there's room for all!

Funny how certain photos take a couple of years to jump out at you. I took this in 2013 in Etosha, and never looked twice at it until this weekend...

Don't you just love the size difference here? A massive giraffe bull and a petite springbok ewe quench their thirst at sunset in the Etosha National Park, Namibia.

And no - I didn't have time to reposition to separate the head of the giraffe and the springbok ;)

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f5.0 | 1/400 SS | ISO-900

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 18, 2015 at 7:07 PM

Great capture - beautiful lighting and I really like seeing these 2 species interact

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Comment posted by Paul Knox on March 18, 2015 at 10:27 PM

I agree with luke, great lighting, calm and relaxing like the seen

Registered on March 11, 2015, 20 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 19, 2015 at 7:23 AM

Great title. The title "Odd Couple" would have also worked. I really enjoyed seeing the size difference in these two guys. The comparison is made especially interesting in that the giraffe's head is so close to the Springbok's. I would bet the Giraffe's head weighs as much as the Springbok. Really interesting capture. You might want to look through some other images you haven't processed. I bet you find more gems like this.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2015 at 10:09 PM

That's a really cool shot showing the size difference so well Morkel, great lighting too. I think ideally there would be a bit of separation between their heads but that's very minor here. Sweet shot.

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 19, 2015 at 10:43 PM

What a wonderful shot! Only way to improve this is would be for the water to be broad enough for an entire reflection. :

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Comment posted by Joe James on March 21, 2015 at 10:36 PM

Nicely done Morkel!

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on March 22, 2015 at 12:13 AM

Nice way to show sense of scale and harmony in nature

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 22, 2015 at 8:37 AM

Hi Morkel,

Yep, that size differential is definitely striking! I like how the powerful leading line provided by the neck of the giraffe leads directly to the little springbok.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 27, 2015 at 5:08 PM

Thanks for your kind comments, folks

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