Eland

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 14, 201553 views7 comments

Every now and again Eland do not run away when you approach them, this was one of these rare occasions.
The largest Antelope in Africa is in my view a beautiful animal and certainly better than the Buffalo for a Big 5 selection, it was obviously not dangerous to hunt
This Male and female posed nicely for us in the Lewa conservancy, Kenya.

EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 560 mm
F 8
ISO 400
1/1250
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Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 14, 2015 at 8:13 AM

Beautiful capture of antelope that we don't see very often. Well done.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 14, 2015 at 10:38 AM

Ken,

you are absolutely right, it really seems that this big antelope is more afraid as any other antelope type. Nice to see an image of them so relaxed and also male and female. Both poses are as well fine.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on December 14, 2015 at 12:31 PM

I agree they posed nicely for you. IMHO a very pleasing composition. I like the bird on the left side eland. I would like to see it just a slight bit darker. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on December 15, 2015 at 3:16 AM

Another excellent capture, Ken! Crisp detail, excellent poses, perfect exposure and the little bird is a nice bonus. Well done! devil

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 15, 2015 at 11:53 AM

Solid capture, Ken. Thumbs up.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 15, 2015 at 9:25 PM

I like this as posted Ken. Love the soft light, the head turn from both makes me wonder what they are looking at and the bird looking over the back of the antelope on the left is a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 16, 2015 at 1:17 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated devil

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