Bontebok in the Flowers

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 31, 2015136 views8 comments

Here's a shot from West Coast National Park in South Africa a couple of years ago. The flowers were in full bloom in the Potsberg section of the park and we found some nice birds and mammals to photograph amongst them, Bonteboks being one of them.

Canon 7D 500F4 1.4x 1/1250 F8, iso 400

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8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on April 1, 2015 at 12:54 AM

Excellent seasonal image. Only improvement would be if this were a Springbok.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 1, 2015 at 2:58 AM

Nate,
Africa's rarest antelope is a beautiful yet largely unknown animal, thank goodness it was saved,
Great image capturing its habitat perfectly

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 1, 2015 at 7:36 AM

Just a beautiful image in all aspects. Glad these guys are still around.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 1, 2015 at 8:50 AM

Hey Nate,

Very pretty scene with an uncommon subject - what more can you ask for? The range of colours supplied by the flowers is really nice.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 2, 2015 at 7:00 AM

Great setting Nate n wonderful frame!
The best part of frame is bokeh, the OOF flowers!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 2, 2015 at 11:27 AM

Such a beautiful setting. The combination of green and purple caught my attention at first, and then I began to notice the yellows and oranges peeking through as well. Nice one, Nate.

Max

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 3, 2015 at 10:54 PM

This has all one could ask in layers, colored flowers in layers, an exotic subject well exposed and well posed. I appreciate the details of catch light, wisp of greenery in mouth, whites and shadows showing detail and rich over all color saturation.

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Comment posted by Joe James on April 11, 2015 at 9:42 PM

Aaaah, such a beautiful image of one of my favorite antelope! You have a winner here Nate.

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