Giraffe suckling young

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 14, 2011193 views10 comments

Giraffe suckling young at sunrise.
Please excuse me for not posting techs, as they appeared ridiculous. I was hoping to find a pride of Lions but Giraffes came across and I forgot about the camera settings.

Thank you so much for your kind attention and views!
Jagdeep Rajput

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10 comments

Comment posted by Zaccaria Exhenry on September 14, 2011 at 11:05 AM

Great image, i would have like the image to be a bit sharper. But nice catch!

Registered on January 21, 2011, 14 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 14, 2011 at 12:33 PM

Very, very nice work here Jagdeep and unique especially with the young giraffe suckling. I like this image very much. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on September 14, 2011 at 12:52 PM

I like too and just glad you made the shot. It is splendid.

Registered on April 18, 2011, 329 Posts, 1985 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM

It looks very sharp to me Jagdeep.(in fact the small version is way over-sharpened). Very strong silhouette, yet I do find it unfortunate that the BG does not allow a better silhouette of the youngster. I do know how difficult it is to get animals above the horizon for a good silhouette.

A minor CCW rotation correction is in place, even if it is just for visual purposes to get that right side of the horizon level.

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Comment posted by Gary Marquart on September 14, 2011 at 11:27 PM

Nice sunrise and silhouette shot. Very nice image.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 15, 2011 at 3:06 AM

See now if you'd been hoping to find a Giraffe to silhouette against such a wonderful background, surely a pride of Lion's would have shown up instead - LOL ;^p

Seriously Jagdeep, this Giraffe makes for a excellent substitute IMO ... WOW! I missed the first part you wrote and, wondering what the heck that unfortunate distraction was beneath the Giraffe, just realised you got a youngun' suckling!!! Now THAT's a real treat to see and bumps the pleasure of looking at this image all the higher :^)

Not doubt you were shooting this from the lowest possible vantage point, so point in me touching on that. The only improvement to my eye would be to tilt the image a little downward on the left to make a more horizontal line, other than this, it's a beautiful piece of work!

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on September 15, 2011 at 6:38 AM

That's a great silhouette of a giraffe and a very fine sunset you photographed them in.
Nice catch to have the calf drinking, but it is not very effective in this frame I think. But can't change nature I am afraid.
Looking forwards seeing more of your shots
Thx
jef

Registered on February 5, 2011, 21 Posts, 122 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on September 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Great image. Very dramatic colors. Could use just a little rotation.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 20, 2011 at 12:36 AM

Agree about the slight rotation, but other than that, I really like this Jagdeep. Beautiful BG and dramatic silhouette!

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Comment posted by Vijay Raj on September 21, 2011 at 10:37 PM

I have never seen this, the silhouette works well.

Registered on November 22, 2010, 29 Posts, 100 Comments