Sunrise in Mara

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 13, 2012185 views6 comments

Giraffes and a young one at sunrise.
Please excuse me for not posting techs, as they went haywire. I was used to seeing 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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6 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 13, 2012 at 4:13 PM

I do like the silhouette against the sunrise. This has such a feel of wildness to it!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 13, 2012 at 6:51 PM

great mood here Jagdeep - nice distinct silhouette shapes too!

for my tastes I would've liked the middle giraffe placed just to the RHS of the sun

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 13, 2012 at 11:42 PM

Wowee! Great image, Jagdeep, but would echo Morkel's observation of the middle giraffe being a little too bang-on on the sun.

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 14, 2012 at 12:07 PM

Hi Jagdeep, I remember seeing other ones of this series from you. Excellent graphic silhouettes here and I like this one for the inclusion for so much of that beautiful sky. My only nit with this is regarding the composition or, more specifically, the positioning of the three subjects. As is it comes across as a bit chaotic to me and I feel it needs some more harmony to make this really work.

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 15, 2012 at 12:20 PM

My only wish would have been for a perspective to show more of their long legs to emphasize height. Not too much to ask for in a real world encounter, huh?

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

Comment posted by Joe James on March 15, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Lovely image Jagdeep! Those tall silhouettes against the red sky work wonders although I would have to agree with Vincent that it does look a tad chaotic. I think that if luck had smiled and the only two giraffe were the ones on the edges this would be a real winner, that one in the middle kind of unbalances things just a bit. I'd still love to have this in my collection, nicely done!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments