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Roan Antelope
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Roan Antelope

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 29, 201651 views2 comments
Following yesterday's Africa's largest antelope here is an image of the second largest.
Like the Eland these are generally skittish, but these one seemed oblivious to our presence,
Taken in Mokala National Park, South Africa.
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 at 236 mm
F5.6
ISO 400
1/2500

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 30, 2016 at 10:38 AM
Clean capture.  My wish would be for him to offer you a bit of head turn or body angle into the camera, but of course in the moment of the encounter that is a matter of chance.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 4, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Lon,
I agree but I liked the open mouth, I have more which I will post later
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