Let's go driver!!

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 13, 2010121 views11 comments

I wasn't sure wether to post this in the fauna or in the birds gallery,but saw that the main subject, well indeed that that occupies the biggest part of the frame, is the texture of a Giraffe i choose for the first.
It was shot in Tarangire Ntl Park Tanzania in 2007.

Techs: D2Xs - Nikkor 300 F/4 + TC 1,7 - iso200 - 1/250

C&C welcome

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on September 13, 2010 at 6:47 PM

I love your title Luca - it made me smile

and I sure needed that today. Terrific close-up of these freeloaders.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Poggioni on September 13, 2010 at 7:35 PM

A delightful image. I love the sharp texture of the giraffe, the diagonal drawing of the neck similar to a slope and the pose of the birds.

Marco

Registered on August 6, 2009, 15 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on September 13, 2010 at 11:30 PM

Really like the texture you've captured in the giraffe's fur. Direction of the bird's heads and the way the back of the giraffe splits the frame both add to the image.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 14, 2010 at 8:13 AM

You could post it in either of the galleries... a very strong image !
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 14, 2010 at 12:05 PM

I am so glad you decided to post this here Luca, these oxpeckers are so much a part of large African mammals that they belong here

. This is very cool, I like the way you have composed this with the Giraffe's neck going from corner to corner. Visually I think this could benefit from a slight mid-tone contrast boost, perhaps on the giraffe only.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Richins on September 14, 2010 at 5:45 PM

Love the way you titled this. I wonder if somehow increasing the contrast to the giraffe would make this image pop. Like it.

Registered on March 6, 2008, 113 Posts, 1009 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 15, 2010 at 1:07 AM

Very engaging caption, and beautiful capture, Luca!

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on September 18, 2010 at 5:03 AM

Great photo, very funny!
The giraffe's colors somehow don't seem right to me, though?

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 20, 2010 at 5:20 PM

I like where you placed the oxpeckers within the frame and the diagonal line of the giraffe.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on December 9, 2010 at 5:44 PM

Hi all, and thanks for your comments.
@Ingrid, for what I've learnt, and it is very little, giraffe's colors depend on different factors: where they live and their age (not sure if also what they eat make the difference as for flamingo feathers). That's all I know (admitted it is true) but there were plenty of them dark like this.

Cheers, luca

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on January 23, 2012 at 10:19 PM

Nkice composition. You placed the birds at the right spots. I love the fur of the giraffe with the diagonals and the circular pattern reflecting in the sun.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments