Evening Antelope

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 10, 2010112 views5 comments

This is a Blackbuck Antelope that is native of India, but was transplanted to Texas in the 30's. The antelope has done quite well in Texas and there are a number that are free ranging in the Texas Hill Country. I captured this one yesterday at sunset.
50D
SS 1/2000
ISO 400
FL 400
F5.6
50% CROP

Thanks for looking at my picture and for any comment.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 11, 2010 at 6:32 AM

Interesting antelope species Jack. I quite like the setting with the grass and trees with that black BG. I would only experiment with the crop to create a better balanced image. I see you have cropped app 50%. Of course I do not know how the original image looks like, but maybe including more of the habitat and positioning the buck a bit more off-center would make for a more appealing image.

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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on January 11, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Thanks for the comment, Vincent. I went back to my original picture and I had not cropped as much as I thought. I only cropped a little off the right and off the bottom.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on January 12, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Great light and I really like how the landscape echoes the antelope in tone.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 14, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Love the light on this

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM

I agree fully with Vincent's suggestions. I like the dark of the antelope in the light grass with the dark background...

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