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Gallery: WildlifePosted November 25, 2016112 views9 comments

It's been said that a buffalo bull looks at you like you owe him money. Well, let me tell you, when I spent a few minutes one winter's morning in June all alone with this dude on the Mphongolo road in northern Kruger, I was fumbling for my wallet and my vehicle just before he walked away :)

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR-II @ 200mm
f5.0 | 1/400 SS | ISO-1400

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 26, 2016 at 4:23 AM

Morkel,

the light is fantastic as it is also the pose. I may thing in adding a bit of contrast which would benefit in my opinion the overall character of the image.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 26, 2016 at 9:02 AM

That light is special indeed. Wonderful capture.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on November 26, 2016 at 10:43 AM

Loving that light on the right, Morkel. His expression and the detritus in the horns exude quite the personality. enlightened

Max

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Comment posted by David Bogener on November 26, 2016 at 2:29 PM

Great back lighting, pose and exposure. A little tight on the top, but this works well as presented.

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Comment posted by Christopher Yeoh on November 26, 2016 at 2:58 PM

I agree that the lighting makes him looks particularly menacing!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 28, 2016 at 12:50 PM

Photography is about light and this image is primarily about light...and the effect in can have in interpreting a scene. I like how this cape buffalo bull looms high in the frame and seems to be daring you to so much as move. Processing choices seem right on. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on November 29, 2016 at 12:26 PM

Ah, the light is gorgeous. I love the typical buffalo gaze and the extra touch of the vegetation he picked up somewhere on the way cool

- a bit more space at the top would have been even better for me, but maybe there was something there that would have distracted our attention. Great shot!
Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 1, 2016 at 12:48 PM

Yeah, I hope you threw him a few bills. It may help the next photographer. The magical light makes this a winner. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on December 2, 2016 at 2:47 PM

Thanks folks, glad you enjoyed this one.
It's tight at the top as I had to rotate it a bit :(

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