Grevy's Zebra
by Mario Moreno
A portrait of a Grévy's Zebra (Equus grevyi), also known as the imperial zebra. It is the largest wild equid and the largest and most endangered of the three species of zebra, the other two being the plains zebra and the mountain zebra. It is named after Jules Grévy and is found in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared with other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. This image, however, was captured in Cabarceno Wildlife Park in "semi" free conditions while accompanying Marina Cano on one of her workshops in this park.
Canon EOS 5D MKII - 300mm - 1/160sec @ f4.5 - ISO 400
Comments
14 commentsThere are enough browns and subtle grays in your image to help pull the outline of the zebra out from the blackness. I like this image a lot...............Jim
Balan Vinod
Grt, Ingrid.
Very fine image - well-done!
Sandy
This one is very striking - the complete lack of a background contributes to its effective and eye-catching simplicity. And the bits of orange-brown add interest beyond that which a simple B&W treatment would have. Very well done...
Like Morkel I'm curious if this was shot in the wild or in a more controlled setting. The lighting seems almost "studio-like", tho' I know this is achievable in the field with natural light (with meticulous attention paid to post-processing).
Thanks for sharing this eye-catcher!
Brad
Morkel ... you hit it on the nail. Although Brad is right and this studio effect can be achieved in the wild with a bit of processing, this image was captured in Cabarceno Nature Park in Northern Spain. The zebras have a huge enclosure that is shared with wildebeest, giraffes and some other antelope. It was a rainy day and this zebra found shelter in a sort of cave hence the dark BG