Running Dog?

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 28, 2011110 views4 comments

This Wild Dog was returning to the pack at quite a pace in Mana Pools Zimbbabwe,13th September 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viewing vehicle

F8, ISO 800, 1/1250

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4 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on October 28, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Ken ...a menacing look ....the subject is a but centered, but not easy to compose with these ...thanks for sharing ...

Balan Vinod .

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 29, 2011 at 11:38 AM

These are extremely difficult subjects to photograph in my experience Ken, so IMO you did well capturing this one running. Not the most pretty one of the pack probably; of course each individual has unique markings, but it strikes me that its coat does not show any big white and black patches. Good to see they still occur in Mana Pools.

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 29, 2011 at 5:56 PM

Well captured with just the optimum amount of head turn.

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

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 30, 2011 at 12:27 AM

Balan and Lon,

Thanks very nuch for your kind comments

Vincent,

Mana Pools is famed for their Wild Dogs we had five or six sightings there but only two really good for photography, on our way out to the airstrip we saw a pack of around 25 of which twelve were this years pups but were unfortunately only able to spend a little time with them in a very awkward position.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments