Golden Buffalo

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 20, 201686 views5 comments

Once again the remarkable Buffalo sightings available at Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda offer up another relatively rare sighting.
You can unfortunately see them on hunting ranches where they are selectively bred for the "discerning" hunter to bravely shoot, I am told you can pay up to $ 50,000.
I prefer them in the wild here they are naturally occurring,
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F8
ISO 800
1/2000

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 20, 2016 at 11:18 AM

Hi Ken! Nicely framed, touch more room at the bottom would help.
If this was mine, I would reduce the overall brightness, to emphasize the 'Golden Buffalo".
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 21, 2016 at 11:47 PM

Nice view of this unique color form Ken. The large version is really nice. I can see Jagdeeps points and it could help to darken the BG/other buffalos to emphasize the golden one a bit more.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 22, 2016 at 10:28 AM

Jagdeep and Ed,
Thanks for your comments and suggestions, I have another image of this Buffalo, which I hope will utilise these suggestions. I will post it shortly.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 23, 2016 at 11:36 AM

Interesting variation. I, too, like the idea of Jagdeep's suggestion. Do you know if the injury on the shoulder of the background individual is from predator or from other conflict?

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 25, 2016 at 2:50 AM

Lon,
It certainly looks like a "rip" injury, but what caused it I have no idea, there are very few Lions in this area.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments