hyena

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 31, 20071,533 views10 comments

this was taken on a trip to kalagadi south africa ,last year. i came across a hyena den, this female was lying down ,when all of sudden she sat up to look at springbok that was closly passing by...

taken with nikon d1x ,6oomm lens , car mount,and wimberly head.. minor ps work , full frame...

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10 comments

Comment posted by Christina Craft on October 31, 2007 at 6:43 PM

This is amazing. I love the depth of field and everything about this image. You made the hyena look cute and foreboding at the same time.

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Comment posted by Peter Delaney on November 1, 2007 at 1:09 AM

thanks christina.appreciate the comments.these chaps are definitly more on the forboding side it never ceases to amaze me when i get close of how big and threating they are....

Registered on October 27, 2007, 57 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 1, 2007 at 3:27 AM

Great use of the shallow DOF. I also love the warm tones.

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Comment posted by Peter Delaney on November 3, 2007 at 4:04 AM

thanks Kah Kit...appreciate your comments

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 4, 2007 at 2:04 PM

Peter,

a very nice image and very good usage of depth of field. That is a great example on how to use this technique as a compositional element.

Well done.

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Comment posted by Peter Delaney on November 6, 2007 at 12:10 AM

thanks very much ...Cay -Uwe...

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Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on November 6, 2007 at 7:50 AM

VASBYT !!!!
Peter I love this shot .

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Comment posted by Peter Delaney on November 6, 2007 at 1:51 PM

thanks Avi

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 6, 2007 at 8:44 PM

Hi Peter,

Ahhh...nicely done! I often don't like images with out-of-focus backgrounds AND foregrounds (or how they're often executed), but this was works real well for me!

Cheers...and thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Delaney on November 19, 2007 at 2:05 PM

hi Brad....lovely comment ..really appreciated...thanks

Registered on October 27, 2007, 57 Posts, 101 Comments