Gallery: WildlifePosted June 28, 201664 views5 comments
Africa's largest Antelope is normally extremely nervous and difficult to get close to, this was an exception. Taken im Mokala National Park, South Africa
EOX 1DX MkII
200-300 mm F4 at 200 mm
F 7.1
ISO 800
1/1600
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5 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 28, 2016 at 12:15 PM
Wow, 200mm? This guy was indeed close. One of the best Eland shots I've seen. Well done.
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Comment posted by William Bickle on June 28, 2016 at 1:49 PM
Hello Ken, Wonderful capture , I bet you were excited to be so close!
The image seems like some hot spots and with some overall toning down better details could really be appreciated more!
thanks for sharing.
Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 28, 2016 at 10:01 PM
This it certainly not a view we often see of this species. Good work there. My one wish would be for there to be a little less background competition for attention, especially in the area right and up from the face, where my eye keeps going to (and trying to decipher) those OOF shapres.
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on June 29, 2016 at 5:22 PM
I don't know how you manage to get close to anything in Mokala, Ken. It seemed like every species I encountered there was skittish. Great job managing a wider shot of this impressive specimen.
Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 2, 2016 at 3:59 AM
Thanks everybody.
The light was indeed very bright and the sun low in the sky it is winter here and very cold!
Max,
Firstly can I say thank you for visiting Mokala, it is a great little park, but it also does not provide zoo like opportunities for photographers, but the lack of crowds is greatly appreciated!
The day before we found a large herd of Eland who behaved more normally and swiftly ran off into the distance
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
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5 commentsThe image seems like some hot spots and with some overall toning down better details could really be appreciated more!
thanks for sharing.
Bill
Max
The light was indeed very bright and the sun low in the sky it is winter here and very cold!
Max,
Firstly can I say thank you for visiting Mokala, it is a great little park, but it also does not provide zoo like opportunities for photographers, but the lack of crowds is greatly appreciated!
The day before we found a large herd of Eland who behaved more normally and swiftly ran off into the distance