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Meeting at the Waterhole
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Meeting at the Waterhole

by Kah Kit Yoong

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 6, 2009542 views20 comments
Etosha, NAMIBIA

Cropped to panoramic format. Sunset at a waterhole.

Canon 5DMkII, 24-105mm 4L IS, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/200, GND filter.

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by john hansen on August 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
what a beautiful light. The placid mirror of the water is so cool.
Registered on September 11, 2007, 95 Posts, 369 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 6, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Beautiful end of the day shot Kah Kit. I'd love to have been there.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on August 6, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Gorgeous
Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 6, 2009 at 9:17 PM
Lovely light! The subtle sky really works to your advantage in this capture!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by usha peddamatham on August 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Looks like a painting. Beautiful lighting and everything else is perfect.
Registered on June 25, 2009, 82 Posts, 389 Comments
Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on August 7, 2009 at 2:39 AM
Lovely serene atmosphere here, Kah! So evocative of a typical African waterhole. :toast:
Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments
Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on August 7, 2009 at 5:45 AM
beautiful Kah
well captured

:)
Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on August 7, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Lovely scene KK. Great light and the pano crop was a good choice in this situation.

Just a quick question out of interest if you don't mind. I see you are using the 5Dmk2 lately, do you prefer it over your 1Dsmk3?
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 7, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Vincent I use the 5DMkII as a back-up. I prefer the faster frame-rate for wildlife on the 1DsMkIII. I was using 2 bodies for this shoot. Since the 24-105mm is less likely to be used for wildlife I put it on the 5DMkII. I don't think there's much difference in quality.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on August 7, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Exceptional use of sunset.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 7, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Wonderful Africascape.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on August 8, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Wow, very nicely captured. Love everything about it especially the light, the scenery, and the elephants just put it over the top.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on August 8, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Stunning light Kah Kit, and I love that tree! Great shot :toast:
Registered on March 3, 2007, 123 Posts, 717 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 9, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Very beautiful animalscape!
The tree seems to be balancing the two elephants.
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 9, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Hi Kah Kit,

A very nice composition and excellent use of light. I particularly like the subtleties of the sky. Very well done - no nits on this for me.

Cheers...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by John W Lee on August 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
I could pinpoint exactly where in the world you were standing when you took this pic from the thumbnail. :biggrin:

Nice balance, super sky and lovely light all add up to making this a very nice capture of the feeling of the place..

John
Registered on February 17, 2006, 24 Posts, 129 Comments
Comment posted by Luca Mussato on August 10, 2009 at 7:15 AM
excellent, the lights are fantastic. very well done.
Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 10, 2009 at 1:14 PM
I feel the web doesn't do this image justice. I bet this would look terrific as a large print ahnging on my wall!
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Neal Cooper on August 12, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Beautifully captured. Like the late afternoon Namibian light. Nice composition with the tree almost taking center stage. Well done. :toast:

Neal
Registered on June 3, 2009, 144 Posts, 306 Comments
Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 12, 2010 at 9:52 PM
Great shot! The light is just too good! :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments