Mean Buff

Looks really intimidating, thanks to the awesome low perspective and of course the buffalo. Must have been close at 200mm. Love the shiny blacks and the dew in the grass

Works for me composition wise, so would a square crop in this instance.

Works well enough for me Morkel! I particularly love the fixed attention you've drawn from the primary subject and the depth of colour in it's coat, but I also love the strand of grass hanging from the side of it's mouth as well as the way the secondary Buffalo seems to be trying to communicate with the white bird on the ground ;^)

I think most of all though I like the way the centered Buffalo appears almost 3D! Thanks for sharing :^)

I like the soft light and detail on the face of the buffalo with those dew drops Morkel. The vibrant green grasses contrast nicely with the black subject. What works less well for me is that all 3 subjects are overlapping one another. I tried to imagine this with space between the subjects and the main buffalo placed a bit off center and feel that would have made a stronger composition.

Beautiful image Morkel. I really like the front bull's expression and you really nailed the focus. I'm not too sure about the bull at the back, would be nice to have some separation from the main one. The white bird similarly isn't standing quite where I would have "placed him". Love the soft lighting and simple color scheme. Very effective image over all.

Thanks for your valued feedback, folks.

In hindsight it would indeed have been better with more separation between the "players" of this scene. Can't really remember if it was possible to maneuver my vehicle to get it like that, but I do know this area has lots of acacia bushes which make it hard to keep the same clear angle as I had here...