Dusty Etosha Plains

Arid southern Africa is a very dusty place; more especially in the dry winter season. This dust ,however, was created by the first few (speeding) vehicles that passed on the dusty track (on the right outside the frame) in the early morning. Normally I hate this kind of dust creation, but this morning we welcomed it as a unique opportunity with the rising sun behind it emphasizing the layers in the landscape. Although I would have preferred a herd of giraffe as opposed to a lone springbok, but you can't always have it all.

I am reluctant to include my techs,... Obviously a needlessly high SS, which I should have traded for more a smaller aperture... I guess I was not yet fully awake.

Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/4000 Sec.
Aperture Value f/5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm
FF width, cropped top & bottom