Nice Grass

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 9, 20181,441 views4 comments

A Burchell's Zebra in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
EOS 1DX Mk II
200=400 mm F4 at 400 mm
F 7.1
ISO 800
1/1600

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 10, 2018 at 10:20 PM

I can't believe there have been no comments on this yet. This is a great shot Ken. You have really nice detail in all of the whites and the blacks in full daylight. The direct look is great, and the stem of grass is perfect. I don't understand this forum in particular. It seems like everyone is afraid to say anything here. It is really weird.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 11, 2018 at 2:07 PM

Yes, the exposure is perfect, as mentioned by Ed. I think the grass stem is a fine point of interest, but the chewing action somehow detracts from the up close and personal nature of a portrait...and that is just a feeling thing, as if a portrait should show the subject at its best and not be about the action of eating. Here the attention is naturally distracted by the lower jaw offering an off kilter expression and we are prone to study that rather than the great eye quality, texture and light.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 15, 2018 at 10:32 AM

Nice portrait. I love the skewed jaw.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 20, 2018 at 6:04 AM

Thanks for the comments which are much appreciated, I am with Jerry on the jaw.

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